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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on His Love of History, Youth Sports and Which Books Everyone Should Read
The basketball legend has always had a writer’s touch
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Tour de France Goes High Tech to Battle Mechanical Cheating
Organizers will use thermal cameras developed by the French nuclear agency to detect “mechanical doping” during the 2016 Tour
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Smithsonian Curator on the Priceless Impact Pat Summitt Made on College Athletics
The winningest coach in NCAA Division I history left an incredible legacy
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What Brexit Would Mean for U.K.’s Arts, Sciences and Other Sectors
Exiting the European Union could have far ranging consequences for industries throughout the United Kingdom
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Artwork by Muhammad Ali Is Going up For Auction
You could own a painting by the Louisville Lip
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Olympics Allows Refugees to Compete on Their Own Team
Ten refugee-athletes from Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia and the Republic of Congo will compete at the Rio Olympics
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Headgear Fit for a Champion: What Muhammad Ali Left Behind
The boxer may be dead, but physical traces of his audacious life remain
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Even in the Most Polluted Cities, You Can Exercise Outdoors (A Little)
A new model finds that the health benefits of outdoor exercise can outweigh the hazards of air pollution.
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There’s a World Cup for Unrecognized States
This game is for soccer’s international underdogs
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Are the Fancy New Curling Brooms Fair? Robots and Lasers Will Help Figure It Out
So-called “Frankenbrooms” are causing tension amongst the world’s curlers
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Surf Legend Builds Artificial Wave That Could Bring Surfing to the Masses
The World Surf League just bought Kelly Slater’s artificial wave technology, a move that could bring surfing to places like Nebraska
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Why Making ‘Derby-Pie’ Might Land You a Lawsuit
The Kentucky Derby’s traditional dessert has a tangled legal history
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Los Angeles’ Skid Row Is Getting a Golf Course
It’s a hole-in-one for performers with a point to make about gentrification
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Smithsonian Best Small Towns 2016
The 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2016
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, our top picks this year are all towns close to America’s natural splendors
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Can Headphones That Shock Your Brain Help You Run Faster and Jump Higher?
They’re called Halo Sport, and they send electrical charges into the brain that their inventors say can boost athletic performance
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UC Irvine Becomes the First American Public University To Offer E-Sports Scholarships
The university jumps into the world of competitive gaming
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Switzerland Will Host the First Cyborg Olympics
The “Cybathlon” will show what happens when humans and machines collaborate
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Dive Between Two Continents in This Frigid Fissure in Iceland
Filled with pure glacier water, Silfra is the only place on Earth where divers can touch two continental plates at once
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These Five Objects Tell the Story of Soccer
Take an exclusive look inside the new FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich
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