WASHINGTON — Summer is winding down and kids are ready to make a splash in the classroom. At The Fields at RFK Campus Saturday, nonprofit Fight for Children hosted its second 'Youth Sports Day'. Kids ...

Playing youth sports is becoming more expensive than ever, and that's keeping many kids off the field in Colorado. However, a new month-long campaign aims to change that. Colorado Youth Sports Giving ...

DENVER, Colo. (KOAA) — The Daniels Fund and Project Play Colorado are collecting funds to break down barriers and expand access to organized sports for Colorado's youth. The two-week giving campaign ...

As far as physical activity goes, American kids are mostly C and D students. And “everything is graded on a curve,” says Jordan Carlson, a professor of pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospital in ...

From the WNBA All-Star Game to the British Open Championship, sports fans had ample opportunities to see elite athletes in action this past weekend. Many of those watching are children with dreams of ...

Club sports, athletic camps and private lessons have all driven up not only the competitiveness of youth sports but the cost ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Jennifer Harvey is vice president for academic affairs at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. Her books include “Antiracism as Daily Practice: Refuse ...

These drinks are high in sugar, calories and sodium. Sweaty athletes are often seen in commercials reaching for a sports drink for rehydration or electrolyte replacement. Yet many public health ...

Pope Francis holds an autographed football he received from the Bayern Munich soccer team on Oct. 22, 2014. (CNS photo/Alexander Hassenstein, Reuters) This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly ...