field hockey

(Newser) - A high school player on her school's field hockey team in Massachusetts suffered serious injuries when an opponent inadvertently struck her in the face with a hard shot. The reason the story is making headlines is that the player who fired the ball is a rarity in the sport:...

(Newser) - Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh were already the first same-sex married couple to compete in the Olympics, Advocate reports. On Friday, they added a gold medal to that historic first. "To win a gold medal is a dream come true—to win it standing next to my wife is really...

(Newser) - Basketball, Speedo-wearing athletes and gymnastics floor routines might be the toast of NBC on this side of the ocean, but lesser-known Olympic disciplines will drive other nations to the edge of their collective seat, reports Time. Here are five:

1. Badminton: Responsible for Indonesia's lone gold, the sport with 125-mph backhand

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