A researcher who studies physical skills explains how getting your conscious thoughts out of the way lets your body do what it knows how to do, better.

In track and field, it's a common belief that middle lanes are the fastest. But according to the data, middle lanes aren't better, and in the 200-meter sprint, outside lanes might even be faster.

For some Olympic athletes, the temptation to dope is high. An expert sheds light on the different performance-enhancing drugs used by athletic cheaters.

Depending on the sport, some Olympic athletes could eat whatever food they wanted for breakfast and perform fine. Others, not so much.

A cardiac MRI of college athletes who had COVID-19 was seven times more effective in detecting inflammation of the heart than symptom-based testing.

News coverage of women's sports isn't as overtly sexist as in years past, but it's still less plentiful and less entertaining than that of men's athletics, research finds.

Endurance running is experiencing its 'marginal gains' moment.

Nine hikers were found dead in 1959 after a risky expedition in Russia's Ural Mountains. New research offers a plausible explanation.

Simply lowering the pressure in a soccer ball could go a long way toward reducing players' risk of head injuries and concussions, a new study shows.

Cardiologists say student athletes who test positive for COVID-19 should see their doctors to determine if heart tests are necessary, even if they don't have symptoms.