Sports & Recreation

In 1926, Trudy Ederle became the first woman and the fastest person to swim the English C...

An interview with Mikaela Shiffrin, gold medal winner in slalom skiing in the 2014 Sochi ...

Despite the painful arthritis in his elbow, Sandy Koufax pitched the 1965 Dodgers team to...

Top athletes offer advice on making the most of a loss.

Highlights's science editors answer kids' questions about how stuff works, such as How Do...

Highlights presents Andy Macdonald: Skateboarding Sensation by Joanne Mamenta. Andy follo...

A popular TV commentator describes her first interviews as a sports announcer.

Tamika Catchings, shows true sportsmanship and talent in the game of basketball despite h...

Soccer star Alexi Lalas offers tips to help improve young soccer players' abilities.

Kip St. Germaine suffers from some nerve and muscle damage in his legs, he now plays most...

Highlights presents Shoot with Power by Christina L. Farley. Get some pointers on kicking...

Cyclist Jenny Moshak achieves her goal of biking all the way across the United States.

This baseball team had a secret weapon--its own language.

Underwater hockey (called Octopush in England) is gaining popularity in the U.S. Roger Ba...

Profile of awe-inspiring early football legend Bronko Nagurski. Bronko shines at UMinn, l...

This article features the Pumpkins, Namibia's first ever soccer team for girls 12 and und...

The rise to fame of three-fingered Chicago Cubs pitcher Modecai Brown is chronicled withi...

Highlights presents Having a Ball by Jen Bryant. Jenny Benson plays for the pros in socce...

Jim Moynagh is a professional fisherman who competes in tournaments across the U.S.

Compilation piece about how sports players communicate with each other. Athletes include ...

This is the inspiring story of Tatyana McFadden a medalist at the Beijing and Athens Para...

Highlights presents Stone Skipping written by Jack Myers, Ph.D. Learn the secrets of ston...

David Meissner author of the book Call of the Klondike tells about his hike along the dan...

Highlights presents Winning Is Her Goal by Marty Kaminsky. To Mia Hamm scoring goals isn'...

Not everyone on a team can be a star but every player can contribute.

There are so many fun things to do all day from blowing bubbles to playing in the hay.

Highlights presents A Coaching Legend written by Paul Robert Walker. Knute Rockne plays f...

Highlights presents Making a Lay-Up written by Anthony F. Stump. Perfecting this shot tak...

Willie O'Ree overcame a serious eye injury and the prejudice that prevented black players...

Every Memorial Day weekend creative contestants race their kinetic sculptures over land a...

This biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseba...

The book introduces readers to the Paralympic Games, the Olympic Games for the best athle...

This selection describes the rise and fall of women's baseball in the United States. It g...

Susan Butcher had a dream, she wanted to compete in and win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog R...

Junko Tabei was born in Japan in 1939. She was small and weak, but she learned to love to...

Highlights presents I Can Do It written by Matthew Becker. We can learn to do new things....

This audiobook contains an overview of girls' sports. It includes history prior to the pa...

Highlights presents Baseball's Stars: The Negro League written by Reyna Eisenstark. Until...

Highlights presents Baseball Dreams written by Lisa Benjamin. Despite growing up poor on ...

Highlights presents Arthur Ashe: Against the Odds written by Erin Fry. Arthur Ashe was th...

Highlights presents American Olympic Gold Medal Teams written by Rick Helwig. American at...

Highlights presents Althea Gibson written by Tamera Bryant. Despite a meager upbringing i...

An enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelon...

From the moment the driver climbs inside the car, the sights and sounds of an exciting da...

Though he first got his start as a look-a-like for another wrestler, Zack Ryder’s p...

Alberto Del Rio is truly a polarizing force in WWE. Born to wrestling royalty, this Mexic...

Members of the Cenation unite! John Cena exploded into WWE in 2002, and he quickly became...

For years, Kane wore a mask to cover the burns he had suffered at the hands of his brothe...

It’s no mistake that Randy Orton is called the Legend Killer. There’s no oppo...

Known as the Ultimate Underdog, the high-flying Rey Mysterio has been a fan favorite sinc...