Professional Athletes
Gold Glove First Baseman Matt Olson Grew Up Catching Pop Flies Thrown Through a Tree
Matt Olson is a human vacuum cleaner. The Oakland Athletics first baseman recently won his second consecutive Gold Glove award. Though he missed 34 games due to injury, Chapman still [...]
Can You Handle LeBron James’ Secret Recovery Weapon?
Stumble into LeBron James’ hotel room on a random night during the NBA season, and you might think you’re about to get a kidney stolen. The temperature's chilly. The window [...]
Christian McCaffrey’s ‘No. 1’ Weight Room Exercise
“Ironman.” “Superhuman”. “Thor’s long-lost brother”. Christian McCaffrey’s teammates often resort to the fantastical to describe the All-Pro running back. For good reason: the NFL has rarely seen a player simultaneously [...]
Did Early Specialization Break Zion Williamson?
Zion Williamson—the most-hyped rookie since LeBron James—is starting his NBA career on the sideline. The 19-year-old forward selected No. 1 overall in this year's NBA Draft by the New Orleans [...]
How Christian McCaffrey Trains During the Season
Christian McCaffrey wanted this. He wanted to be so multi-dimensional, so well-conditioned, so astonishingly productive that he’d never have to leave the field. Wish granted. McCaffrey has been on the [...]
Kyrie Missed a Game-Winner. What Happened Next Mattered More
Kyrie Irving was nothing short of sensational in his Brooklyn Nets debut. The all-star point guard totaled 50 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and zero turnovers in a performance that [...]
Ndamukong Suh: A Team’s Strength Coach Is Its ‘Secret’ Weapon
Ndamukong Suh has seen it all. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle has played in nearly 150 career NFL games. He’s played in a Super Bowl. He's endured a 4-12 [...]
Saints’ Players Savagely Taunted Tarik Cohen About His Height
Listed at 5-foot-6, Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen is one of the shortest players in the NFL. The New Orleans Saints made sure to remind him of that fact. [...]
Here’s What Eliud Kipchoge Ate Before Breaking the 2-Hour Marathon
For the first time in history, a human has successfully run 26.2 miles in under two hours. That human is Eliud Kipchoge. On Saturday, the 34-year-old Kenyan completed the feat [...]
Matt Breida’s Speed and Strength Testing Numbers Are Mind-Blowing
No NFL ball carrier has achieved a faster foot speed this season than Matt Breida. Breida, a third-year running back for the San Francisco 49ers, was clocked at 22.30 mph [...]
