Most concussions in youth soccer happen during heading the ball. But it isn't the ball's fault, researchers say. Rather, it's player collisions. Avoiding aggressive play would help reduce injuries.
Sports can burn a lot of energy. But vacuuming the carpet burns calories, too. The question is, how much? We checked out the numbers and found surprises.
In NPR's most recent poll, a majority of American adults say they played sports in their youth. Many say they encourage their kids to play, too, and see health benefits as well as lifelong lessons.
American adults play more golf than any other sport. So how much exercise do you get from an afternoon on the links? Players clipped on pedometers and Fitbits to help us find out.
The Arizona Coyotes are a hockey team without a home after the Glendale City Council votes to void its 15-year contract with the team just two years into the deal.
Long hours in practice might account for the higher concussion risk in high school and college football, a study finds. Some schools are retooling practice to reduce the number of hits.
Top prospect Kris Bryant is set to bat fourth against the Padres Friday in his major league debut, bringing with him hope Chicago may someday soon win another championship.
If you're new to this area of winter sports, we'll reassure you: the Quad Cork 1800 is not a drink. Billy Morgan is being hailed as a hero for pulling off a trick that some had thought impossible.
San Francisco 49ers player Chris Borland is retiring from the NFL after a single season to avoid potential brain injuries. Some see this as the beginning of the end of football's popularity.
The 28-year-old Seavey finished the race early Wednesday. He completed the 1,100-mile sled dog race in eight days, 18 hours, 13 minutes and six seconds.
Recent scandals involving student athletes at Syracuse University and other prominent athletic departments, remind commentator Frank Deford of speakeasies during Prohibition.
More than 100,000 people are expected each day for Saturday’s Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 Race and Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at...
Last weekend, more than 40 swimmers from around the country competed in the inaugural U.S. Winter Swimming Championship in northern Vermont. They swam in a two-lane pool cut into an icy lake.
In 1963, Wendell Scott became the first African-American to win a race in NASCAR's top division. No other black driver has won a top NASCAR race since, but the sport is starting to diversify.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Family members say Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian is hospitalized in Las Vegas with breathing trouble and some type of...
Citing archery's historic methods, a Danish archer has released a video in which he fires three arrows in 0.6 seconds. Lars Andersen argues for speed and agility, in addition to accuracy.
There’s no arguing Bill Foley is a successful businessman. He is chairman of Fidelity National Financial and owner of more than a dozen wineries, and a...
UNLV officially announced the hiring of Bishop Gorman High School football coach Tony Sanchez to head its ailing football program. The university made...
If it’s real, it could be worth millions of dollars. And a Reno man currently toiling away in the warehouse of a food bank would have enough money to...
Bishop Gorman is undefeated after five games this season. Next up on their schedule is undefeated Southern California powerhouse St. John Bosco. A win...
Former UNLV basketball star Khem Birch has signed with the Miami Heat. Terms of the deal, signed over the weekend, were not available. Birch, who went...
