Rafael Nadal is afraid of the dark. He has an intense fear of storms. He is afraid of animals, including dogs. (“I doubt their intentions,” he wrote in his autobiography, “Rafa.”) He doesn’t like to swim in deep water, even though he grew up on an island off the coast of Spain. He bought a … Read more
“I like building little machines,” the Cleveland Cavaliers’ center Jarrett Allen once told a local reporter. He was describing the soil-humidity reader he’d crafted one weekend so that he could know when to water his plants. He grew up taking his toys apart, trying to soup up his Nerf guns. As a kid, he broke … Read more
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Ilona Maher is the travel buddy we wish we had. For one, she seems like she’d keep us laughing through plane delays, lost luggage, and other travel mishaps. But also, the Olympic rugby player, viral TikTok sensation, and active “Dancing With the Stars” contestant is a bonafide travel pro, with her packed schedule taking her … Read more
Widespread littering at the end of popular singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh’s two-day concert at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here drew sharp criticism from athletes who train regularly at the iconic venue even as its owner, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), promised a clean-up in the next 24 hours. The stadium hosted the ‘Dil-Luminati’ concert on … Read more
Last spring, nearly four thousand college-football players entered the “transfer portal,” as the online database of athletes signalling their availability is known in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s bylaws. Some of them returned to their schools. But more than two thousand of them moved, for the reasons people have always moved: work opportunities, better weather, … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It’s no secret that being an elite athlete in the U.S. is a badge of honor. The brands we all associate with the ultimate in human determination and potential aren’t just the Olympic and Paralympic rings anymore; it’s the leagues, teams and sports franchises — like Nike … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Anyone who has found success as an athlete will tell you that sport teaches lessons that go far beyond the playing field. If you’re looking to succeed in the competitive business environment, there may be no better models than champion athletes. What is it that allows these … Read more
Former Cal Poly track and field star Shelby Daniele died Wednesday just months after she celebrated receiving her master’s degree, the university announced. A cause of death was not revealed. Daniele, 23, earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture in 2023 at California Polytechnic State University while starring on the school’s track and field team. The … Read more
Thursday night’s game between the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills began in an ordinary way—pre-game chatter about the Bills’ dominance of the Dolphins in recent years, the coin flip, kickoff, touchback. Only a few years ago, that normalcy—new kickoff rules aside—would have seemed a little strange. Earlier in the week, the Miami-Dade Police Department … Read more
Katie Ledecky, far out in front: one of the most astonishing sights in sports and, by now, one of the most familiar. It was twelve years ago that Ledecky shot to an early lead in the eight-hundred-metre freestyle final at the London Olympics, and then, instead of fading, kept lengthening her lead. It’s been eleven … Read more
