Sports
Go hard science or go home
In our sports coverage, we focus on physical demands, human performance, statistics, sports medicine, modern equipment and thoughtful analyses of the players, teams and games we love. From baseball to sailing to basketball to golf, from football to tennis to running to obscure sports, we seek the revealing secrets behind these competitions.
Anatomy and biomechanics raise questions about whether strictly enforcing the game's rules could increase the risk of injuries.
It may be time for at least one of the sports to leave trees behind and move to a material that's technically a grass.
A recent rule change has given golfers a conundrum and a new analysis reveals how complicated the decision is.
New study boosts the promise of one day being able to diagnose concussions quickly and easily on the sidelines.
Could using lighter-weight balls in practice be a safer way to speed up a pitcher's arm -- and the ball?
A conversation with baseball writer Keith Law.
Racing later this year could influence which horses will be at their best -- and their chances of winning.
New research reveals how much ads for a toenail fungus medication helped boost sales.
A conversation with Kathleen Bachynski, the author of a new history of youth tackle football.
Are you overconsuming caffeine in the form of energy drinks?
Panel of experts says there is not enough evidence to give solid recommendations on many youth sports safety issues.
Pain, gastrointestinal distress, blisters, chafing, mental fatigue and dehydration. Extreme challenges to a tough sport.
