According to the Iliad, Mycenaean warriors included boxing among their competitions honoring the fallen. Introduction Ancient Greek...
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Justinian was dealing with the Persians over peace in the east at the end of the Iberian...
In recent times social attitudes toward cannabis are shifting in the wake of a growing body of...
Humans have fought in sport hand-to-hand combat since the dawn of human history, the earliest evidence dating...
Jousting fell out of fashion by the end of the Middle Ages, but there were occasional revivals...
The 1950s were a popular time for boxing as a number of extraordinary fighters came on the...
Horses were not used for transport, ploughing, warfare or any other practical human activity until quite late...
One of the leisure activities some Chicagoans could enjoy was a day at the ballpark. Originally published...
What do Pete Rose, Rob Manfred, Barry Bonds, and Ted Williams have in common? Why, Shoeless Joe...
There’s a hidden history of Black activists who were also college-football players. By Dave Zirin In 1966,...
The integration of collegiate and professional sports parallels the civil rights movement, but in important ways it...
Examining the dietary and physiological requirements of a modern athlete and contrasting this with those of ancient...
Punishment for cheating and bribery in the Olympics of Ancient Greece could include fines, public flogging and...
Ancient Chinese golf / Creative Commons The traditional culture not only influences the life of modern people,...
Flickr / Jaguar MENA, Creative Commons When you think about sports, do you consider the science behind...
The modern marathon distance comes from the 1908 London Olympics. Shutterstock The story behind the marathon is more complicated than it seems....
“John L. Sullivan, champion pugilist of the world” – an E.W. Kemble from 1883, the year that...
Tokyoites watch Hideo Nomo pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers at Sony Plaza on June 30, 1995. Shizuo...
Left: Yoyogi National Gymnasium; 2nd Gymnasium. Photo courtesy of Japan Sport Council. Right: Stadio Flaminio. Photo: Matteo...
1908 postcard of the White City Stadium, the main arena built especially for the 1908 Olympics Rebecca...
Colosseum in Rome / Wikimedia Commons Greece and Rome continue to shape profoundly the way we talk...
When a player’s on fire, is it hot hands? / Shutterstock By Dr. Joshua Miller and...
Boxing will still be filled with will they, won’t they questions / Image by Jeffrey Pott (Flickr...
A young Muhammad Ali / Creative Commons Edited by Dr. Andrew R.M. Smith / Jan.-Feb. 2017 Assistant...
Fireworks go off before Super Bowl XLVIII between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks. Andrew Kelly/Reuters...
By Mark Weisenmiller / 10.24.2016 “Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better...
The NFL joins the Age of Metrics. / Shutterstock By Dr. Galen Clavio / 09.21.2016 Associate Professor...
Brazilian pro skateboarder Luan Olivera performs a switch 360 flip at the Maloof Cup, a skateboarding competition...
Competitive sports were alive and well in the Middle Ages. Which would be Olympic sports? This curator...
Nike, goddess of victory, crowns the winner of a boxing match. Panathenaic prize amphora with lid (detail),...