The definition of what counts as a sport is expanding. As the FIFA football (soccer) tournament approaches its conclusion with its final championship match set to be played on July 11, another sport made headlines today: An eating competition. Takeru Kobayashi, six-time hotdog eating champion at the MLE (Major League Eating) league, was arrested...

Do too many parents try to live through their kids and put too much pressure on them? I wasn't forced to play sports as a kid. My dad played hockey throughout his young life, up to and including high school. However, not wanting to force me and my brother to follow in his footsteps, he didn't sign us up to play hockey, or any sport, when we were...

The Winter Olympics have ended. All the years of preparation and training have come down to this.  Over the past two weeks, the Olympics have been filled with people who compete with an intensity and energy that is admired by millions, but the prize only goes to the one who finishes well - ahead of the others. Vision and discipline There...

Only minutes after Tiger Woods gave a press conference to confess and apologize for his marital infidelities today, the blogosphere began to light up with accolades and condemnations. If he were a private citizen, not a famous golfer, few would care about his indiscretions. It would seem more than a little odd for an Average Joe to give a press conference...

In the weeks leading up to the NFL Superbowl, often a person's thoughts will return to the NFL greats of the past. Perennial all-stars like Joe Montana and Troy Aikman as well as those special stories with fairytale endings like Kurt Warner will probably come to mind. One name that you may have forgotten, or never heard about, is Rolf Benirschke....

For those who love the height and thrill, rock climbing is the sport for you. It’s definitely not something you can do overnight, but dedication and a passion to learn can get you places (such as bigger, wider rocks and mountains) with the sport. As someone who has wall climbed before, I decided to ask rock climbing expert Tim Sesink how I can...

Ice skating coach David Roy sees hockey players make big improvements in a short period of time. Every year he instructs 1,400 hockey skaters, including the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks. He’s also taught the Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Calgary Flames, the Canadian National Team and the Canadian Women’s Olympic Team. In an interview with...