Ever bigger means ever better for new generations of baseball and football players. The Chemical Games New performance-boosting drugs make it easier to beat the urine test. The search goes on for genes that can identify the innate differences between jock and couch potato. An epidemic of undiagnosed concussions plagues professional and amateur athletes alike. The ultimate athletic shoe is one tailored precisely to your individual running style.
Cave divers cheat death in the most technologically sophisticated extreme sport.
Michael Menduno Going through the Motions Attempts to improve performance through biomechanics often get mired in academic debates. Acrobats Crafty skateboarders like Tony Hawk seem to bend the laws of physics. The Athletic Arms Race Advanced equipment may improve players so much that it destroys the challenge of some sports. The wildest Olympic sports could be played on the moon or Mars. Finally, an answer to why tiny countries like the Dominican Republic can rule certain sports.