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How do breakdancers avoid breaking their necks?

A breaker pulls off a headspin at a nightclub in the late 1980s. Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive via Getty Images by Aliza Rudavsky, Penn State For the...

At the Olympics, athletes show guts, glory – and a lot of ink, including tattoos that profess their faith

Argentina’s Rodrigo Isgro walks off the field after a men’s rugby sevens practice at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. AP Photo/David Goldman At the Summer...

Sports in extreme heat: How high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of practice, and the warning signs of heat illness

Contact practices generate body heat, and full pads and helmets hold that heat in. More than 50 high school football players died from heat...

By revealing their mental health struggles, pro athletes are scoring with fans

Teammates check on Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Martin after he fell to the ground fielding a ball during a game on June 19,...

Why the Olympic Games are a ‘civil religious’ ceremony with a global congregation

The U.S. gymnastics team selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics celebrates in Minneapolis. AP Photo/Abbie Parr by Terry Shoemaker, Arizona State University Fans are getting ready...

Has the media learned anything since the O.J. Simpson trial?

by Frankie Bailey, University at Albany, State University of New York With the death of O.J. Simpson, I can’t help but wonder whether the media...

Your heart changes in size and shape with exercise – this can lead to heart problems for some athletes and gym rats

An enlarged heart can lead to abnormal heart rhythms. Professional Studio Images/E+ via Getty Images by William Cornwell, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Exercise has long...

How Black male college athletes deal with anti-Black stereotypes on campus

Professors have lower academic expectations of Black college athletes compared with White college athletes, a study found. supersizer/E+ Collection/Getty Images by Jonathan Howe, Temple University In an...

Gridiron Glory: Toni Harris, the pioneering woman defying odds in college football

22-year-old Antoinette “Toni” Harris is making history as the first woman to receive a four-year college football scholarship. Her journey is one of determination,...

We blurred the gender of soccer players and had people rate their performances − with surprising results

Would people still call a women’s soccer match boring if they didn’t know the players’ genders? isitsharp/E+ via Getty Images by Carlos Gómez González, University of...

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