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Sports Science & Tech

From Leather Caps to GPS Vests: The Quiet Revolution That Rebuilt the American Athlete From the Ground Up

A football player suiting up in 1925 wore a leather cap and hoped for the best. Today's NFL players train with GPS tracking, biomechanical analysis, and recovery tech that would have looked like science fiction a generation ago. But here's the question worth asking: did the technology make athletes better, or did it just finally give them the tools to show what they were always capable of?

Mar 13, 2026

Running & Track

Roger Bannister Wouldn't Make the Cut at a Modern College Meet — And That Should Blow Your Mind

In 1954, Roger Bannister did something the world said couldn't be done — he ran a mile in under four minutes. Seventy years later, that same time wouldn't get him a scholarship at a mid-tier university. Here's what that tells us about the limits we think exist right now.

Mar 13, 2026