In a display of tenacity and daring, a British explorer became the first person to circumnavigate the globe by air, land, and sea. Earlier this month, James Ketchell completed a 34,000-mile journey around the world in a 40-foot boat called Mindset.
At the 2026 World Cup draw, FIFA Peace Prize recipient and U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the game should really be called “football.”
“There’s no question about it. We have to come up with another name for the NFL. It really doesn’t make any sense,” said Trump, an apparently new convert to the round-ball game.
With 104 matches in 16 stadiums across Canada, the United States, and Mexico, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be soccer’s biggest event ever.
It’s our job as turfgrass researchers hired by FIFA, the game’s governing body, to make sure those pitches feel the same for players and that the grass thrives.
It’s been a banner year for Arsenal, the soccer club based in North London: The men’s team was crowned England’s champion last month, their first Premier League title since 2004, and the women’s team won the inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup in February. But today we’re cheering for a different type of goal from the athletes.
In an eastern suburb of Syracuse, New York, this past Saturday, excited athletes swarmed the newly completed Carrier Park Superfield of Dreams. With seven turf fields, a special needs playground, and a basketball court, it’s the largest ADA-compliant athletic complex on the East Coast. The complex is now the permanent home of the Syracuse Challengers,
On Sunday, Clarke Reynolds was one of over 14,000 people who participated in England’s Brighton Marathon. But completing the 26.2-mile course wasn’t the only thing he achieved: The 45-year-old also marked a technological milestone, becoming the first blind person to run a full marathon with the help of volunteers guiding him through his smart glasses.
When Christina Lee trains for a marathon, she often notices a familiar face offering snacks, drinks, and other demonstrations of encouragement along her path: her dad. Though he lives in Ohio, Thomas Lee regularly travels to New York City to support his daughter in her running endeavors.
The Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina were a whirlwind of extraordinary and inspiring stories. From Norway’s overall dominance to Team USA figure skater Ilia Malinin demonstrating remarkable resilience following a devastating defeat and Italy’s Federica Brignone becoming the oldest Alpine skier to win gold (twice) less than a year after a traumatic crash. Though most of
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The 2026 Games are just nine days away, and the Team USA roster has arrived. And it’s historic: At 54, Rich Ruohonen — a curler and personal injury attorney from Minnesota — is the oldest American ever to make the Winter Olympics team. A triumph many years in the making, Ruohonen spent nearly two decades
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Hari Budha Magar is a world record-breaking mountaineer who just summited the highest mountain on Antarctica, proving that physical disabilities don’t define a person — or their limits. The 46-year-old from Canterbury, England, is now the first double above-knee amputee to conquer the highest peaks on all seven continents.
