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nytimes. com > athletic > 7278739 > 05/15/2026 > power-data-passports-cycling-tour-de-france

Why analyzing riders" power data could be cycling"s new weapon in the fight against doping

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1391+ words) In cycling's ongoing fight against doping, investigators are turning " with the blessing of several major World Tour teams " to the very thing cyclists are most protective of to detect signs of possible cheating: their power files. The International Testing Agency…...

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nytimes. com > wirecutter > reviews > tiger-tail-rolling-massage-stick-review

Foam Rolling After My Runs Is a Pain. This Rolling Stick Helps.

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (510+ words) Ingrid Skjong is an editor covering appliances and vacuums. She has also tested fitness gear, including nearly 70 pairs of workout leggings. As an avid runner, I've learned that it takes more than mileage alone to continue to run for as…...

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nytimes. com > athletic > 7254966 > 05/05/2026 > volleyball-spikes-under-the-lights-nebraska-penn-state

Nebraska, Penn State, Florida, SMU to play volleyball exhibition with $1 million in NIL prizes

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (405+ words) Dylan Widger / Imagn Images Four premier women's college volleyball programs will compete on Aug. 27 at AT&T Stadium in a nationally televised exhibition with a $1 million prize purse, the largest ever in women's college sports. Nebraska, Penn State, Florida and…...

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nytimes. com > athletic > 7211291 > 04/20/2026 > jordan-lucas-csun-volleyball-viral-celebrations

Meet Jordan Lucas, Cal State Northridge volleyball's master of on-court celebrations

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1396+ words) Cal State Northridge junior Jordan Lucas has gained widespread attention " both positive and negative " for his celebrations. Chuck Marvel / CSUN Athletics Jordan Lucas isn't hiding from anyone. The California State Northridge volleyball player, who has gone viral for his eccentric…...

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nytimes. com > athletic > 7141362 > 04/24/2026 > london-marathon-2026-senior-runners-ever-presents

London Marathon: Hundreds of over-70s are running. This is what motivates them

3+ week, 7+ hour ago  (2013+ words) It is one of the toughest feats in sport, a 26. 2-mile hit on the body and mind " a distance completed by only the few. Even for athletes in their prime, running a marathon is an arduous test of endurance. Of…...

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nytimes. com > 04/29/2026 > obituaries > 100-year-old-runners-lester-wright. html

These Runners Kept Going to 100 or Beyond

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (154+ words) Many picked up running late in life. They all shared an uncommon competitive drive. For centenarian runners, getting into the sport is often less about defying age than about having a second or third act, a chance at reinvention " after…...

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nytimes. com > athletic > 6993989 > 01/26/2026 > eilish-mccolgan-interview-racing-the-london-marathon-again-breaking-records-and-dealing-with-the-family-name

Eilish Mc Colgan interview: Racing the London marathon again, breaking records, and dealing with the family name

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1465+ words) To describe Eilish Mc Colgan's career arc using the fine wine analogy is wrong. Now 35, she continues to get better with age, but this is the greatest-ever distance runner from Scotland. It should be a fine whisky. After a successful…...

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nytimes. com > athletic > 6897608 > 12/18/2025 > nebraska-volleyball-merritt-beason

Merritt's heart: A second chance at life and the Nebraska volleyball connection that sparked a smile

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1564+ words) Merritt Squire, who turns 2 on Saturday, was named after former Nebraska volleyball captain Merritt Beason (right). Courtesy of Children's Nebraska OMAHA, Neb. " Little Merritt and big Merritt met Dec. 5. They share a cosmic connection, at first not evident on that…...

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nytimes. com > athletic > 7107686 > 03/29/2026 > warm-up-football-science-ramp-injury

The science of the warm-up: From ridicule to RAMP, and the nightmare of losing a player to injury

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1654+ words) Jean-Philippe Mateta warms up before facing Manchester United Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images David Prutton can remember the laughter. Back in the 2000s and 2010s, when the Premier League midfielder was in his prime, he admits some of his colleagues did…...

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nytimes. com > athletic > 6548745 > 09/26/2025 > england-women-world-cup-final-nutrition

Fuelling England for the Women's Rugby World Cup final: 4, 000 calories and 600g of carbs a day

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1213+ words) One of the most viewed England Rugby clips of this year on social media is not a full-throttle tackle or a well-worked try. It is a video posted in February, showing what the players from the country's senior men's team…...