NFL punters are only seen on fourth down and heard from less than that. But with Minnesota voters weighing whether to...
My son adores the Green Bay Packers. He's not even 3 years old, but he already knows how to tuck his little spongy football close to his chest when he runs. He watches the games in a pint-sized recliner emblazoned with Packer Gs. When he throws the ball, his football-loving grampy will often...
Today we think of baseball as an anachronism, a last vestige of America’s agrarian paradise—an idyllic game that take...
A growing body of research indicates that exercise is an effective treatment for depression and is comparable to medi...
Now this is a recipe for ratings: Take one Wallenda seasoned in seven generations of daredevil feats and family promotion. Cross Niagara Falls for the first time in 116 years. Stir with a high wire and a heavy pole in a three-hour televised spectacle broadcast by ABC. Add...
This will be a tough year for Olympic athletes to get away with steroid use, or doping. The World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have introduced new measures to discourage the use of performance enhancing drugs. In 2011 the IOC announced a ban against all...
During the summer and winter Olympics, athletes are presented with the opportunity to beat the records of past Olympians and sport idols. Watching these athletes compete with such agility, strength and endurance is astounding. The London 2012 Olympics had 26 world records beaten during the 16...
Gambling is easy money for everyone except the gamblers. Since Affirmed won that 1978 Triple Crown, the near-monopoly...
Dorothy Jane Mills made this presentation on June 4, 2010 at the convention of the Association for Women in Sports Me...
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