You can try to find a more well-rounded athlete in terms of overall fitness than a mixed martial arts fighter, but we doubt you’ll be able to. A high level MMA fighter has the endurance to go five five-minute rounds with a little bit still left in the tank at the end. The power and […]
Top 10 Fittest Bodies in Sport
Being fit for a sport requires that the athlete reach or exceed the level of competence in just the fitness capacities of that sport, which makes it hard to compare athletes from different sports. A fit body means different things in different sports. For sprinters, a fit body is bulky and compact, capable of explosive […]
Athletes Plagued with Foot Injuries This Season
It’s been a bumping ride for plenty of professional athletes this season, and for many, the problem has been feet. Ankle injuries, athletes foot, broken toes – you name it. Players are being sidelined by their feet in droves. Sam Stosur has plantar fasciitis, a painful disorder affecting the heel and underside of her right […]
MLB Power Rankings
Wherever David Price goes — if he goes? — or whichever team snaps up Cliff Lee or those other Phillies stars, we know it will affect what we do here. That means scads of movement in our rankings possibly. Or, on a personal note, scads of overtime as we sift through the wheeling and dealing. […]
Coping with World Cup Boredom
The sun is shining, there is not a cloud in the sky. We’ve got another four days of this – training, lying about, watching DVDs. I’m not sure I can take it much longer. You wait your whole life for a chance to play in the greatest show on earth, then boredom kicks in – […]
