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Ideal Way of Making Jump Shots in Handball Detailed
For handball players, ankle
sprains are just part of
life. But this may be about
to change: Researchers have
now undertaken a detailed
analysis of the three most
... > full story
Heads Up, Kobe Bryant: Researchers Discover That Trying for Another 3-Pointer Is a Mistake
Researchers shattered the
myth that players who score
one or more three-pointers
improve their odds of
scoring another. A new
... > full story
Former Football Players Prone to Late-Life Health Problems, Study Finds
Football players experience
repeated head trauma
throughout their careers,
which results in short and
long-term effects to their
... > full story
Research Reveals New Secret Weapon for Tour De France: Beetroot Juice
Winning margins in the Tour
de France can be tight. Now
there could be a new,
completely legal and rather
surprising weapon in the
... > full story
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Focus on Self-Improvement, Rather Than Winning, Benefits Young Athletes
February 9, 2012 — Underserved youth athletes report more life skill and character development when their coaches place greater emphasis on creating caring climates instead of focusing on competition, according to new ... > full story -
New Research Finds Sport Is Effective in Reducing Reoffending Rates
January 18, 2012 — A new research project into the role of sport in rehabilitating young prisoners has found that sport can be effective in reducing the reconviction rate of ... > full story -
Artificially Enhanced Athletes
December 13, 2011 — Superstar swimmers and certain comic book superheroes have something unusual in common -- when they wear special suits, they gain phenomenal abilities. A first-of-its-kind study shows how now-banned ... > full story -
NCAA Mandatory Sickle Cell Screening Program Not Enough to Save Athletes' Lives, Study Finds
December 12, 2011 — In response to a lawsuit after a college football player died from complications due to sickle cell trait (SCT) during a workout, the NCAA implemented mandatory SCT screening of all Division I ... > full story -
Few Doctors Follow Sudden Cardiac Death Screening Guidelines for Athletes, Survey Finds
November 13, 2011 — According to a state survey, fewer than 6 percent of doctors fully follow national guidelines for assessing sudden cardiac death risk during high school sports physicals, researchers ... > full story -
Why Do Some Athletes Choke Under Pressure?
October 21, 2011 — Athletes know they should just do their thing on the 18th hole, or during the penalty shootout, or when they're taking a three-point shot in the last moments of the game. But when that shot could ... > full story -
Math Professor Announces Who Deserves the Cy Young and Most Valuable Player Awards; Calls Rangers Solid Favorite for World Series
October 19, 2011 — With Major League Baseball's World Series set to begin tomorrow, math professor Bruce Bukiet has once again analyzed the players most deserving of winning baseball's most important awards for the ... > full story -
Athletes' Winning Streaks May Not Be All in Our -- Or Their -- Heads
October 5, 2011 — When an athlete consistently does well, sports commentators may describe them as being "hot" or "on fire." Scientists have debunked these streaks as being in the eye of the beholder, but a new study ... > full story -
College Football Players Can Cry (a Little) If They Want to
October 3, 2011 — While there's no crying in baseball, as Tom Hanks' character famously proclaimed in "A League of Their Own," crying in college football might not be a bad thing, at least in the eyes of one's ... > full story -
Schoolboy Rugby: Risk of Suffering an Injury During a Single Season Can Be High, UK Study Shows
September 29, 2011 — A new study highlights the injury risks for schoolboys playing rugby. The research shows that the chance of a school player suffering an injury during a single season is at least 12 percent and, ... > full story
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