Northwestern University, the 20th-ranked college football team in the nation, won’t win a national title on the field this year. But the Wildcats are first in the classroom, according to the “Academic BCS,” the New America …
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Why Kids Under 14 Should Not Play Tackle Football
Tom Brady is the gifted quarterback of the New England Patriots, widely regarded (even by Jets’ fans) as one of the best ever at his position.
Man Uses Thought-Controlled Bionic Leg to Climb 103-Story Chicago Skyscraper
This is definitely from the future: a guy, using the power of his mind, literally, to control a bionic leg and climb a skyscraper in Chicago — all 103 floors, if you can believe it.
NYC Marathon Runners Find Their Own Way to Run — and Give Back
On Friday evening, with slightly more than 36 hours to go before the 2012 ING New York City Marathon, Mayor Michael Bloomberg canceled the annual event, amid criticisms the runners would be siphoning off valuable resources needed …
How Sports Can Forecast the Presidential Election
Every presidential election season, we hear about all sorts of factors that can predict the winner. And sports, it turns out, is also a crystal ball.
The Race Goes On: Despite Floods and Crippled Transportation, NYC Marathon Will Proceed as Planned
Much of New York City is submerged in water and out of electricity, but the city is still planning to host 50,000 runners for the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday.
Are Sports Fans Really Out of Control?
SUP Grows Up: Stand Up Paddling Hits Uncharted Waters
The sport known as SUP has been growing fast in California, Hawaii and along parts of the east coast since the mid 2000s. But in the last couple of years the surfing offshoot Stand Up Paddling has gone mainstream — and inland.
U.S. Women Gymnasts Win First Team Gold Since 1996
It was the Magnificent Seven that won gymnastics team gold in Atlanta, but appropriately the Fab Five US women earn top team honors in London.