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.
The numbers suggest that teams tend to both punt and kick field goals too often.
Mathematicians borrow from Google's PageRank algorithm to rank Evander Holyfield the top boxer from the 1990s.
Three University of Maryland students harness brains and brawn in a popular obstacle course show.
The recent marathon world record highlights a useful way for parents to exercise.
Waves might explain the strange trends spotted in swimming times.
It's estimated that up to a third of the athletes that we'll watch at the Olympics, will be dopers. So how do you dope and get away with it?
Scientists argue non-toxic alternatives such as steel would keep many tons of lead out of the environment each year.
Getting enough shut-eye, say experts, could give athletes that elusive edge in competition.
The 100th Indianapolis 500 will continue the tradition of testing tomorrow's commuter technology on the track.
When will Curry come back and how good is the team without him?
The amateur playing with reigning Masters champ Jordan Spieth relies on physics knowledge and a unique set of clubs.
