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The Triathlon Named After a Hill You Have to Climb Twice
St. Croix's Beauty and the Beast Triathlon returns November 27, 2026 — and for once, the Beast is sitting this one out.
A Husband and Wife Swept St. Croix's Toughest Triathlon
Stephen Swanton and Robin Seila won their respective divisions — while a solo swimmer who led out of the water faded to seventh.
Iowa Hasn't Had a Game Like This Since 1983 — And the Streak Behind It Is Just as Wild
55-0. Three different backs over 100 rushing yards in the same game, for the first time in 43 years. Iowa is 3-0.
Iowa Has Had a Wrestling Finalist Every Year Since 1990. Nobody Else Is Close.
35 straight NCAA tournaments with at least one Iowa wrestler in the finals. 55 straight tournaments with at least one All-American, going back to 1972.
Only One Team Has Ever Three-Peated the NFC East. The Eagles Are Chasing It Again.
Twenty years passed without a single repeat NFC East champion — until the Eagles won back-to-back in 2024 and 2025.
The Eagles Are 2-0 and Both Wins Came Down to the Final Play
No A.J. Brown. No comfortable margins. The Eagles opened 2026 with two one-score wins, both decided in the closing minute.
Tyrese Haliburton Gained 30 Pounds Rehabbing an Achilles. That Was the Point.
A torn Achilles in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. A recovery that swallowed an entire season. Now Haliburton is heavier, more physical, and aiming for opening night.
The Colts Just Set an NFL Record Nobody Wants — and It's a Recovery Problem
1,029 yards allowed through two games. That's the most any defense has given up to start a season in NFL history, breaking a record that stood since 1976.
Austin FC Got Outshot 24-4 and Won Anyway — Here's How
Vancouver dominated the stat sheet: 60% possession, six shots on goal to Austin's two. Austin FC won 2-1 anyway, on the road, against the West's best team.
A Wrong Turn Decided the Austin Marathon. Here's What That Actually Takes.
At mile 12.5, race leader Elisha Barno followed the wrong sign and lost the Austin Marathon. Joseph Whelan saw it happen in real time and made his move.
No Medals in Glasgow, But Saint Lucia's Track Pipeline Is Getting Deeper
Three Saint Lucian athletes went to the 2026 Commonwealth Games and came home without a medal between them. That's not the story. The story is who's coming up right behind them.
The Iyanola 100: One Runner's 36-Hour Loop Around All of St. Lucia
No stage race, no support crew fleet, no finish-line arena. Just one man, a 100-mile course tracing the entire coastline of St. Lucia, and a 36-hour clock.
Julien Alfred and the St. Lucia Moment the World Wasn't Ready For
A 238-square-mile island. One woman. The 100 meters. Paris. What happened in that race wasn't just a gold medal — it was a country's entire athletic identity arriving on the world stage at once.
What NFL Teams Are Doing at Halftime That Nobody Talks About
Twelve minutes. Thirty-three players. Bodies running on fumes. What elite NFL recovery staff do in that halftime window is more science than superstition.
Why You Feel Worse on Day 2 (And What to Do About It)
You worked out hard. Day 1 you feel fine. Day 2 you can barely walk down stairs. This is not punishment — it's biology doing exactly what it's supposed to, just on a delay.
The 30-Minute Window Most Athletes Completely Waste
In the half hour after hard training, your body is doing something remarkable. Most athletes spend it scrolling their phone in the parking lot.
Your Legs Are Burning Because of Physics, Not Weakness
For decades, athletes blamed lactic acid for the burn. Coaches yelled about it. Sports movies dramatized it. Science fixed this. Nobody told the gym.
Baking Soda Wins Olympic Gold Medals. No, Really.
The $3 box in your pantry has been a secret weapon in elite sport for nearly a century. Here's why the best version of it doesn't go anywhere near your mouth.