Sports

It’s More than Just a Game

Each time Army and Navy play football, as they will for the 100th time next month, the fiercest rivalry in sports is renewed

November 1999

Being Superstitious Can Drive You Crazy

July 1999

Attack! Explode!

At the “house of pain,” sports scientists are finding new ways to help great athletes get even better

May 1999

Conversation Stoppers

October 1998

Little Brother of War

Lacrosse sticks were tools of the trade in a rugged Indian game now growing popular around the world

December 1, 1997

Time Out—Sports in Art

December 1997

If You’ve Always Been a Hacker, Why Would You Want to Be Like Mike?

April 1997

Golf Gets Back to Nature, Inviting Everyone to Play

Using natural landforms and native grasses and plants, golf course designers are creating links that are environmentally up to par

April 1, 1997

In My Family, Snoring Has Pretty Much Always Been a Spectator Sport

In my family, snoring has pretty much always been a spectator sport

October 1996

The Gunks’ Are a Rock Climber’s Dream of a Cliffscape Paradise

The Shawangunks, a ridge in New York State, is a mecca for climbing enthusiasts who defy gravity using rope, “protection” and bravado

August 1996

Olympic Rowing—You Need Both Grace and Guts

And a day job. There will be no “Dream Team” of pro rowers in Atlanta; that’s because in 1896 rowing for profit was banned in Boston

July 1996

Don’t Look Now, but Here Come the Bladerunners

Whether stunting on the streets, gliding off to work or lining up for the orthopedist, nowadays in-line skates are the way to go

September 1995

Ruth? He Is Still In The Spotlight, Still Going Strong

A century after his birth, four decades after his death, the amazing Babe maintains a powerful grip on America’s imagination

February 1995