There were several unique school nicknames in the pre-consolidation era. Here's some of the best from Lafayette area, then ...

Aug. 21—The idea of using analytics and statistics to affect your gameplay is hardly a new discussion. It's something that originated more than 60 years ago, and it's a concept that's still developing ...

A People’s History of Sports in the United States By Dave Zirin The New Press; 268 pp. The Gist: In A People’s History of Sports in the United States Zirin sets out to deflate the misconception that ...

On college campuses during the 19th century, sporting events were becoming increasingly frequent. Most were student-led affairs with few rules. Violence was common. As one Yale student wrote in a poem ...

How did a sport codified in England end up with a nickname that divides the Anglophone world? The surprising history of "soccer" starts in the British school system ...

The FIFA World Cup feels inevitable now, as if the world was always destined to stop every four years and argue passionately about lineups, penalties, and whether the referee needs stronger glasses.

All human activities can be traced back to basic instincts...? This is an ambitious claim. Many aspects of everyday life must first be explained to justify such a claim, including our attraction to ...