There are benefits to sport participation, and it is important for parents to be aware of concussion risks, how to avoid them, and the signs when they may have occurred.
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As students return to school and prepare to join sports teams, here’s what they and their parents need to know about concussions.
While this football player’s arms may look like they give him an onfield advantage, his fingers may actually be more predictive of his athletic ability.
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Athletic ability is often linked to size – of muscles and bones. New studies are suggesting, however, that the relative size of two fingers could be more predictive of ability.
A convict hangs on to a bucking bronco c. 1940.
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McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will both cash in, but does a boxing novice stand a chance against a legend?
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt lays on the track after suffering a hamstring injury in the final of the men’s 4x100m relay during the World Athletics Championships in London on Aug. 12, 2017.
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Hamstring injuries played a major role at the 2017 world track and field championships. Without proper recovery, a hamstring injury can be career ending for some athletes.
Sports and the arts are now separated, but it wasn’t always like this.
McDonald’s unexpectedly ended its worldwide sponsorship of the Olympics last month. Here Canadian gold medallist Alexandre Bilodeau gets a snack at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.
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Since Michael Sam came out in 2014, no one in the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL has done the same. Are the barriers to coming out still holding firm? Or are there signs that the tide could soon turn?
Feeling sweary? On your bike!
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The national pastime is more than just a sport. In this roundup, we feature stories about baseball’s relationship to race, politics, the media and health.
When a player’s on fire, is it hot hands?
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For 30 years, sports fans have been told to forget about streaks because the ‘hot hand’ is a fallacy. But a reanalysis says not so fast: Statistics show players really are in the zone sometimes.
Ratings across a number of sports are in decline. But this doesn’t spell the end of live sport, rather it shows why we should strive to keep it on free TV.
Fireworks go off before Super Bowl XLVIII between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks.
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A recent decision by the International Olympic Committee has cheerleading under consideration for Tokyo 2020. But its very status as a sport has constantly been questioned.
Does gold go to the best snowboarders or the ones with the best place in the order?
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Whether it’s items in a shop, potential speed-dating matches or athletes competing one after another, the order in which they’re presented affects our judgments.
Some professional players find it difficult to change their routine to adjust to other careers when they retire.
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Research shows there are some common struggles among those who retire from being professional athletes but players can be successful in careers after sport.