Why ESPN Made Less Money From a Record NBA Season
11 billion ad haul in its first season — and still left the league's longest-running broadcast partner writing a smaller check than before.
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NAC is back on supplement shelves. Here's what changed, and what didn't
The FDA's 2024 guidance ended NAC's four-year legal limbo — availability changed, evidence didn't. The policy story, the trial record, and what users should know.
Weigh-in reform in combat sports
Combat sports weigh-in reform explained: rapid weight loss risks, morning weigh-ins, walking-weight programs — what the evidence shows changed.
What Make-or-Break Weeks Decide Professional Playoff Races
Playoff races are decided in make-or-break weeks: NBA play-in stakes, MLB's 12-team format and NFL tiebreakers, explained league by league.
Fat Adaptation and Low-Carb Endurance: What the Science Shows
Fat adaptation science reviewed: the 2017 race walker trial, train-low strategies, and what keto does and does not do for athletes.
Why athlete-owned media ventures multiplied across sport
Why athletes build their own media ventures, from The Players' Tribune to Ronaldo's record YouTube channel, and how the economics changed.
DMHA, higenamine and the hidden stimulants on banned lists
DMHA and higenamine appear in supplements labeled natural, but sport bans them and the FDA disputes their legality. How hidden stimulants work.
How Mobility Work Became the Secret to Decade-Long NBA Careers
NBA mobility training explained: ankle range, hip function, tendon care and load science behind the league's era of decade-plus careers.
Athlete Retirement: What Transition Research Shows
Athletic identity, forced exits and dual careers: what transition research says about retiring from sport and adjusting to life after it.
How football language crossed borders and never left
Football language crossed borders: Panenka, rabona and Anglicisms in every league. How football loanwords and vocabulary travelled the world.
Squat depth: what does the research actually show?
Deep vs half squats: trials show full squat depth builds more hip and thigh muscle, and knee-stress fears lack support in healthy joints.
Second Acts: The Athletes Who Reinvented Themselves Best
From George Foreman's title at 45 to Vince Carter's 22 seasons, second acts in sports follow a pattern. Inside the best career reinventions.
Training With Minor Pain: When to Stop
Training through minor pain: how to tell trainable soreness from stop signals, what research says and when to see a professional.
Why set-piece roles accelerate young defenders' development
Why set-piece roles accelerate young defenders' development: duels, zones, communication and accountability at dead balls.
What to eat before morning training: fasted versus fed, and timing
Fasted versus fed morning training: what trials and meta-analyses show about fat burning, performance, and pre-workout carbohydrate timing.
How the F1 Cost Cap Fueled the Rise of the Midfield
The F1 cost cap explained: $145M to $135M limits, Red Bull's 2021 breach fine, and how McLaren's 2024 title proves the midfield rose.
VO2 Max: How to Improve Your Number, According to Science
VO2 max improves 10 to 20 percent with the right intervals. The protocols, timelines, and testing methods the endurance science actually supports.
How goalkeeper distribution quietly rewired build-up play
How goalkeeper distribution changed build-up play: short goal kicks, baited presses and why keepers now pass like midfielders.
Creatine between sessions: does it speed recovery?
Creatine's recovery case — muscle damage markers, glycogen, missed sessions — rests on small trials. What is proven and what is not.
The 2026 World Cup Semifinals Rewarded the Teams That Don't Dominate the Ball
Argentina beat England 2-1 in stoppage time and Spain shut out France 2-0 to set a July 19 World Cup final at MetLife Stadium. The full breakdown.
Tour de France Opens With Relay Time Trial in Barcelona
The 2026 Tour de France opened in Barcelona on July 4 with a relay team time trial won by Visma-Lease a Bike, putting Jonas Vingegaard in yellow.
Why away days remain football's most durable ritual
Away days remain football's most durable ritual: travel, territory and identity no broadcast can replicate. Inside away fan culture.
Marathon fueling: what the evidence says
Marathon fueling evidence: 30-60 g carbs per hour and beyond, carbo-loading updated, gut training, sodium and caffeine — what studies show at the majors.
How Marathon Major Fields Get Built From Scratch
Marathon major fields are engineered: elite recruiting deals, Boston qualifying times, lotteries and charity bibs — how the big six (now seven) are built.
Supercompensation: How Training Adaptation Actually Works
Supercompensation and the fitness-fatigue model explained: how training adaptation works, how long recovery takes, and where the classic curve breaks.
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