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The Swimsuit Series, Part 4: A Competitive Swimmer’s Musings
In Leanne Shapton's Swimming Studies "Bathing" chapter, there's a story behind every suit
July 17, 2012 |
By Emily Spivack
Return of the King Salmon
In the ocean waters just off California's Central Coast, the fish are swarming this summer like they haven't in years
July 12, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
In Sports, Winning Streaks Are Just Flukes
Winning streaks are engrained into our sports psyches, but are they actually a legitimate phenomoenon?
July 11, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Hungry? Pull Over. Here’s Your Guide to the Best Bets of Roadside Foraging
All along the roadways of America—and the world—there's figs, avocados and wild berries ripe for the picking
July 10, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
Double-Amputee Oscar Pistorius Will Compete In Olympics 400 Meter Race Without Qualifying
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius was born without bones in both of his lower legs and is a double amputee. But he will run in this summer's Olympics, the first amputee to compete in the games' track meets.
July 06, 2012 |
By Sarah Laskow
Swimsuit Series, Part 3: Is Today Truly the 66th Anniversary of the First Bikini?
The two-piece bathing suit got skimpier and more scandalous in 1946 Paris
July 05, 2012 |
By Emily Spivack
Fitness Afar: Great Places to Hang Out at the Bar
Going abroad needn’t mean going flabby—determined globe-trotters can find pull-up bars and other outdoor gymnastics equipment in some of the most unexpected places.
July 03, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
The Science of Choking Under Pressure
With amateurs and pros clamoring for answers, a psychologist who studies screw-ups comes through in the clutch
July 2012 |
By Abigail Tucker
300 Years of Rowing on the Thames
There must be something in the water at Eton, where rowing rules as the sport of choice
July 2012 |
By Joshua Hammer
Hope Solo Drops Her Guard
As her controversial new memoir will show, the leader of the U.S. women’s soccer team has always defended her turf
July 2012 |
By Nancy Hass
Why Are Jim Thorpe’s Olympic Records Still Not Recognized?
100 years ago, Jim Thorpe became the greatest American Olympian of all time, but not if you ask the IOC
July 2012 |
By Sally Jenkins
The Top 10 Biggest Sports #Fails of All Time
For athletes on the world stage, nothing is worse than choking under pressure. Here are the 10 most memorable transgressors
June 28, 2012 |
By Jim Morrison
Frank Deford on Bloggers, the Olympics and 51 years of Sportswriting
The legendary writer for Sports Illustrated dishes on, among other things, the changing relationship between athletes and the journalists who cover them
June 27, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Spanx on Steroids: How Speedo Created the New Record-Breaking Swimsuit
After Olympic officials banned the swimsuit that caused records to fall at the 2008 games, scientists are back with a new outfit that might break even more
June 27, 2012 |
By Jim Morrison
Two Women Finish Olympic 100 Meter Trial At Exactly the Same Thousandth of a Second
On Saturday, two U.S. Olympic hopefuls, Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh tied for third in the trial for the 100-meter race. Only one of them can run this event in the Olympics. Officials initially ruled that Tarmoh had finished one-thousandth of a second ahead of Felix. But then timers and referees took a closer look at [...]
June 26, 2012 |
By Sarah Laskow
Saudis to Send Women to London Olympics After All
The 2012 London summer Olympics will be the first time Saudi women athletes will be able to compete. According to the Associated Press, The discussions on sending women to the games have been wrapped in secrecy for fear of a backlash from the powerful religious establishment and deeply traditional society in which women are severely [...]
June 26, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
The Men Behind the First Olympic Team
Mocked by their peers and kicked out of Harvard, the pioneering athletes were ahead of their time... and their competition in Athens
June 26, 2012 |
By John Hanc
How Bathing Suits Went From Two-pieces to Long Gowns and Back
Bikinis may have been illegal in 1900, but they were all the rage in ancient Rome
June 22, 2012 |
By Emily Spivack
Yankees Fans Actually Do Keep Their Enemies Closer — In Their Minds, At Least
It’s June, 2010, in New York City. The Yankees are in first place in the American League East. The Red Sox are in second, and the poor Baltimore Orioles, well, they’re dead last. Walking into Yankee Stadium for a game against the Mets, you’re stopped by a researcher, who asks you: How far away is [...]
June 20, 2012 |
By Sarah Laskow
The Family that Never Quits Pedaling
I thought cycling with a sack of lentils, a laptop and a bottle of wine was hard. Then I met a pair of Dutch cyclists on tour with a grown dog, a puppy---and a baby
June 05, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
