Every once in a while a mainstream newspaper or magazine does an article on how little the 100th ranked athlete (or lower ranked athletes) makes in a particular sport. I can distinctly remember reading about stories of nascar teams barely scraping by but can't seem to find these types of articles anymore, anyone know of any? Thanks.
posted on Jun 30, 2008 - 5 answers

I need teaching resources about race: the biology of human "races"; why "race" is not biological but social; how racial categories have shifted over time and place; and related questions on teaching about race? This is as a supplement to reading The Mismeasure of Man in a university "Critical Thinking" class. I need more science and verifiable cross-cultural examples to back up my "there are no biological races" claim. [more inside]
posted on Nov 5, 2007 - 38 answers

I have a mild case of athletes foot. I have read a fair bit about making it go away, and so far that treatment is working pretty well. But what should I do to my shower to make sure I don't get it again, and that no one else in my house gets it?
posted on Mar 14, 2007 - 10 answers

Help me find interesting articles, books, interviews about American steroid scandals in the Olympic Games. [more inside]
posted on Jul 7, 2006 - 2 answers

Do high school athletes receive academic credit? [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2006 - 25 answers

Which sport's athletes have the highest and lowest average IQ? [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2006 - 34 answers

Can you recommend a well-written figure skater's autobiography or biography? [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2006 - 4 answers

What have you done with your old childhood and teenage-era athletic awards and trophies? Did you keep them, or did you throw them out? What do/did you feel towards them, either way? And if you threw them out, did you find a means of disposal that allowed both for environmental concerns and the fact that you had your full name engraved on some of them?
posted on Oct 21, 2004 - 12 answers

Why do runners and other athletes in the Olympics wear sunglasses? Orange-tinted glasses seem to be most popular, even when events are taking place at night. Is it because, in some cases, they're running under the glare of stadium floodlights?; do they somehow make them focus better?; or is it all a style thing?
posted on Aug 22, 2004 - 8 answers

I'd like to know the number of athletes from each country competing at the Olympics -- basically, the size of each country's delegation -- for a little project I'm working on. The Athens 2004 site and the news orgs' sites I've checked do not provide such information, from what I can tell.
posted on Aug 17, 2004 - 3 answers