Topic: Youth

October 10, 2012

The Long Run

Joe Samuel Starnes

Nick Chubb, one of Georgia's top high school running backs, is almost certainly younger than you. But he has already broken off a 98-yard touchdown run, which means he has experienced something you almost certainly haven't. But what does a 98-yard touchdown run feel like?

June 18, 2012

Head Games

Ryan O'Hanlon

Football's concussion epidemic is a matter of public record. But recent reports about a surge of concussions in girls' youth soccer suggest another problem brewing. All sports have their element of danger, but how much are parents supposed to accept? And how safe can sports ever really get?

March 6, 2012

The Heart of a Goof

Fredorrarci

The ranks of professional sportspeople are almost full of the young and stupid. Nicklas Bendtner just stands out because he's so open about it.