This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. When Aly was a little kid, “sports” consisted of playing on a playground or ...

A series of recent kids’ sports injuries, some fatal, have reignited a question for many families: Is my child safe playing sports? At least three student football players in the US have died since ...

If you were signed by a major league team, how would you give your dad the news? Ron Cruz was at work as a mechanic, standing in an office at a Southern California Firestone auto care center. He was ...

Former NFL player Greg Olsen answers reader questions every month about youth sports. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images Editor’s note: This story is part of ...

Our sole house phone rang. It was my friend Greg, “Turn on ESPN. Now. You still have those old Sports Illustrated for Kids mags, right?” I flipped through channels and caught the tail end of a segment ...

They’re in a league of their own! Studies suggest that over half of children aged 6 to 17 participate in youth sports. It’s essential to establish good habits around sleep, nutrition, hydration and ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump’s raft of anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders affects many aspects of the lives of LGBTQ+ people, including their sports participation, access to healthcare, and ability to serve in ...