On the football field, the uniform is a suit of armor that makes players feel invincible and has the NFL in a sudden scramble to make the game safe. On the rugby pitch, where the action is every bit ...

The Jets signed former Australian rugby player Hayden Smith to their roster to test him at TE. Smith had never put on a football helmet until Friday, but Ryan liked what he saw in Smith's first ...

Fulton sophomore Tatum Geerts is ready for the catcalls. ``I had a conversation with my athletic director (Jim Proud),'' Geerts said. ``He made it very clear that people would make fun of me, but I ...

Petr Cech broke his nose during Chelsea's win over Blackburn last weekend, prompting fears that the goalkeeper will be forced to sit out the Czech Republic's Euro 2012 playoff against Montenegro on ...

• Much of the relevant academic research suggests that rugby results in higher rates of overall injuries and concussions than American football does — often two to three times higher. • Some studies ...

A pen might seem like an unusual piece of kit for a burly sportsman to carry onto the rugby pitch. But for Mat Gilbert – the only deaf professional athlete in the UK – this high-tech hidden device has ...