Researchers are studying elite free divers who can hold their breath for minutes at a time to uncover clues to lung diseases like COPD.

The opportunity to play in postseason college football tournaments on national TV may motivate student athletes to keep their grades up.

Playing sports like basketball or soccer is better long-term for the bones of young athletes than sports like running, cycling, or swimming, a study shows.

High school athletes who play contact sports are more likely to misuse prescription stimulants throughout their 20s, a new study shows.

A survey of coaches and athletic officials in Texas indicates an opportunity for them to better protect athletes during high heat, humidity, and climate change.

A tool used to diagnose concussion may misidentify symptoms like fatigue and neck pain that are actually the results of intense exercise and not a brain injury.

Climate change may pose the biggest challenge at this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Games will be the first to use almost 100% artificial snow.

A close look at ACL tears in the NBA shows that basketball players who drive to the hoop more often have a higher risk of knee injury.

A new scoring system allows doctors who aren’t specialists to identify kids who may be at risk for longer-term effects from concussion.

Research indicates some college football players may be at risk for heart-related complications, based on race, the position they play, and more.