http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/sports.html Sports and fitness headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/sports.html 88 31 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/sloan-sports-tt0213.html A love of sports can lead to exultation and heartbreak. But it can also lead to technical innovation, a point emphasized in one of the panels during the second annual MIT Sloan Sports Business Conference, held Feb. 9. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/sloan-sports-tt0213.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/excellence-tt0213.html MIT is known for bringing out the best in its students academically, but that ambition also applies to athletics. MIT's volleyball teams have achieved stellar success, and much of the credit goes to Coach Paul Dill, who will receive a 2008 Excellence Award for Bringing Out the Best. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/excellence-tt0213.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/newsuse-sports-tt0206.html On Feb. 9, the second annual MIT Sloan Sports Business Conference will explore the role of analytics in managing successful professional teams and leagues. Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/newsuse-sports-tt0206.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/diver-0128.html Senior Doria Holbrook flies skyward as she practices diving at the Zesiger Center. Holbrook, a mechanical engineering major, was a top high school pole-vaulter, but foot problems led her to choose diving instead when she arrived at MIT. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/diver-0128.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/hockey-0702.html Testing done at MIT is helping players in the National Hockey League (NHL) improve their game, and possibly their image. Dr. Kim Blair subjected three prototypes and the old uniform to wind-resistance testing in MIT's powerful wind tunnel. Mon, 2 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/hockey-0702.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/athletics-soriero.html Julie Soriero, director of athletics at Colorado College, has been named MIT's new department head and director of athletics, physical education and recreation, Dean Larry G. Benedict has announced. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/athletics-soriero.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/skating-0110.html Freshmen Darren Yin (left), Tracy Li (center) and Dina Kachintseva (right) are on the ice at Johnson Athletic Center, trying out a skating class on the first day of IAP. Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/skating-0110.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/bike-jerseys.html MIT cycling team members have found a way to combine the scientific excellence in the halls of MIT with their athletic pursuits. To raise money for the team, they asked four Nobel laureates to autograph two official cycling team jerseys. Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/bike-jerseys.html