Watch the pre-kickoff handshake between the players of Barcelona and Chelsea ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal showdown and you’d be forgiven for believing the Catalans had sent a youth team to face the big men from …
Keeping ScoreOlympics
The Trials of Henry Cejudo, Olympic Wrestling Champ and Immigration Advocate
Wrestler Henry Cejudo, competing at this weekend’s U.S. Olympic trials, returns to the mat on a mission: to give illegal immigrants a voice
Soccer Darwinism: The English Premiership’s Survival Clashes
The producers of American reality-TV shows a decade ago figured out what European soccer administrators (and before them, promoters of Roman gladiator bouts) have always known: There’s a compelling spectacle in any clash where …
Happy 100th Birthday Fenway Park! 25 Moments from an Historic Stadium
At 3 pm on Friday, April 20, Fenway Park will celebrate its 100th birthday, when the Boston Red Sox host the rival New York Yankees. To commemorate Fenway’s big day, Keeping Score looks back at the iconic stadium’s most …
From the Department of Obvious: College Athletes Smoke Weed
A report from ESPN the Magazine alleges widespread use of marijuana within the University of Oregon’s football team — especially before practices or games. Should we really be that shocked?
Messi vs. Drogba: TIME 100′s Class of 2010 Puts One Over This Year’s Star
How a TIME 2010 honoree didn’t quietly cede the mantle of representing the global game
Keeping ScoreCollege Sports
In The Presence of Tennessee Basketball Coach Pat Summitt
A TIME writer recalls encountering the legendary coach, who stepped down on Wednesday, in a more casual setting—and enjoying every minute of it.
Keeping ScoreOlympics
100 Days Until London: US Olympic Team Stitches Together Fundraising Effort
Unlike most countries, the U.S. does not offer direct government support to athletes. A new initiative tries to close the funding gap
Are the Boston Red Sox In Crisis? And Can Bobby Valentine and Kevin Youkilis Recover?
One of the many entertaining takeaways from Michael Lewis’s Moneyball was a little nugget of information about the Boston Red Sox’s Kevin Youkilis. He acquired the accurate nickname of the Greek God of Walks due to his propensity …
Keeping ScoreTIME 100
Good Sports: Six Athletes Named To The TIME 100
This year’s honorees define the meaning of influence
Want Your Kids To Be Swimmers? Watch Out.
Why swimming is such a challenging sport for kids – and their parents. Still, you can learn invaluable lessons in the pool
European Champion’s League Soccer: Will a Mourinho Team Best Barcelona?
Jose Mourinho’s obsession with beating Barcelona may have reached Captain Ahab proportions since he took over as coach of Real Madrid two years ago, but — statistically at least — his chances of getting one over his Catalan …
As Protests Continue to Flare, Should Formula One Be Returning to Bahrain?
Formula One is under pressure again to call off its race in Bahrain where anti-government protesters continue to press for political reforms. Unlike last year, however, F1 is determined to hold the race—despite the potential backlash.
