… Baseball is littered with examples of varying body types — Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who is 5-foot-6, and Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, who is 6-7, finished 1-2 in the 2017 American League Most Valuable Player Award voting — but cognitive bias can cloud judgment, too. In Teaford’s case More
The Super Bowl isn’t just one of the biggest sporting events of the year. It’s also one of the biggest eating events. And whether your team wins or loses the big game can influence how you enjoy your food – and how much of it you consume – even the More
Wer wissen will, warum König Fußball die Welt regiert, muss nur die alten Philosophen fragen, am besten Immanuel Kant. Der hat schon früh erkannt: „Der Himmel hat den Menschen als Gegengewicht gegen die vielen Mühseligkeiten drei Dinge gegeben: die Hoffnung, den Schlaf und das Lachen.“ Der Fußball lässt sie lachen. More
Katie Ledecky was not angling to become the face of American swimming when she joined the Palisades Porpoises as a 6-year-old. Her grand goal was to make it to the other side of the 25-yard pool without having to stop and rest on the lane line. “Swimming is really just More
Goals in soccer games can be few and far between, which helps explain the delirious nature of most scoring celebrations. Some players yank off their jerseys or drop to their knees and glide across the turf in glee. They all often end up at the bottom of a pile of More
American soccer fans had eight months to mull the question. Between the time the U.S. national team collapsed in World Cup qualifying last October to the moment the tournament kicked off here this month, they needed to decide which team to side with in the U.S.’s absence. For many, the More
