Four veteran local coaches have launched “The Dugout,” a new podcast focused on youth baseball and softball in St. Mary’s County and broader Southern Maryland, aiming to foster unity, transparency, ...

Editor’s Note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, personal development and performance through the lens of sports. Follow Peak here. At 13, Jannik Sinner left home to ...

Editor’s Note: This story is a part of Peak, The Athletic’s new desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Peak aims to connect readers to ideas they can ...

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd listens to a question from Dallas Morning News Mavericks beat writer Mike Curtis in his office at American Airlines Center, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Dallas.

It's a sentiment I hear from nearly every parent I work with as a performance psychologist. Yet in our eagerness to build confident young athletes, we often take actions that achieve exactly the ...

Apple Valley is shelling out millions to level up its youth sports facilities. Once completed, the Hayes Youth Athletic Complex will boast four youth baseball and softball fields, covered dugouts, ...

Masters Academy International is set to be the first youth athletic academy of its type in New England. RENDERING COURTESY OF TOWN OF STOW A former Bose Corp. campus in Stow is set to be the site of ...

Baltimore City's Children and Youth Fund (BCYF) will make several investments into youth athletics programs, summer job programs and Mayor Brandon Scott's youth engagement strategy in an effort to ...