Boys are more likely to earn high school diplomas if they have been on an athletic team. Girls gain academic benefits, too, but they're nuanced.

He is now a youth sports podcaster and a father to school-aged kids who play organized sports. "Kids don't play pickup games in the backyard anymore,” he told USA TODAY Sports during an October ...

For many kids, the countdown is on for getting back outside to play spring sports. There's nothing like that first practice back on the field with your friends knowing the summer is on its way.

Yes, blowout losses or the moments when your kid doesn’t play well can be stressful. But seeing everything unfold, and how your kid handles it, can be one of the true rewards of kids sports.

They don't come any better than Rick Rizzs. That sentence may come off as opinion but it's genuinely a matter of fact. You ...