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Cupping Isn’t the Only Strange Tactic Olympic Athletes Use to Get a Boost
Those painful cupping “hickies” are only the start—athletes go to great lengths to gain an edge
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Dominique Dawes’ Guide to Watching Gymnastics
The former gold medalist offers a cheat sheet on her sport’s rules, maneuvers and slang
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An Insect Could Make Ash Baseball Bats a Thing of the Past
The invasive emerald ash borer is threatening the forests where Rawlings and Louisville Sluggers come from, putting the bats in jeopardy
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The Ancient History of Cheating in the Olympics
Punishment for cheating and bribery in the Olympics of Ancient Greece could include fines, public flogging and statewide bans from competition
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Italy Just Hosted the First Olympics-Like Competition for People With Down Syndrome
The unique competition drew 1,000 athletes
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Physicists May Have Finally Figured Out Why Knuckleballs Are So Hard to Hit
All with the help of a ball-throwing robot
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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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