Science

Female scientist looking through a microscope

Women underrepresented in sport science research

Volvo, Ocean Race, sustainability, plastics,

Ocean racers did more than compete, they tracked growing plastics problem

NFL, football, hand-eye coordination

Study shows brain changes in football players could be from learned hand-eye coordination skills

NAZ Suns, Gatorade, basketball

Don’t sweat it? Actually, NAZ Suns say, ‘Please do’

stretching, female soccer players, football

What is the best way for athletes to warm up?

An ABC newscaster records athletes entering the stadium at the 1968 Olympics

From slow-motion to live TV: '68 Olympics impacted how we watch today

Umpires standing on a baseball field

Think the ump made the wrong call? Think again

Dick Fosbury soars over the bar during the men’s high jump at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City

Trial and error: How Dick Fosbury revolutionized the high jump

A box filled with doping test vials

Mexico City Games became launch pad for athlete doping tests

Jim Ryun running for team U.S.A.

Despite loss in 1968 Games, Jim Ryun set Americans up for later success

A runner on the track is given oxygen after collapsing during race

Altitude had major impact on performances at Mexico City Olympic Games

Bayer 04 Leverkusen player Karim Bellarabi takes part in a jump test

Sparta Science uses jump tests to prevent injuries