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Sport science     Science of the Olympics. 1996 marked the Centennial of the modern Olympics. Science and technology played a small role in the original Olympics but today, science and technology play a dominant role in the quadrennial "Games. From Science & the Olympics http://whyfiles.org/019olympic/

Steering for Steroids     Doping Athletes. How much is too much? One year after a doping scandal struck the Tour de France bike race like a mass crash on a mountain descent, it's déjà vu all over again. From Drenched in drugs http://whyfiles.org/090doping_sport/

Science of Baseball     Physics behind baseball by seeing what makes a home run, finding out whether you can hit a 90-mph fast ball and participating in other activities. From Science of Baseball http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/

Science of Cycling     Science of Cycling takes you behind the scenes to learn about the sport from the perspective of top athletes, bicycle makers, and scientists. From Science of Cycling http://www.exploratorium.edu/cycling/index.html

Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936     For two weeks in August 1936, Adolf Hitler's Nazi dictatorship camouflaged its racist, militaristic character while hosting the Summer Olympics. Soft-pedaling its anti-Semitic agenda and plans for territorial expansion, the regime exploited the Games to bedazzle many foreign spectators and journalists with an image of a peaceful, tolerant Germany. From 1936 Olympics http://www.ushmm.org/olympics/

Science of Hockey     The NHL's San Jose Sharks help look inside the sport of hockey and explain the science behind the world's fastest game. Contains RealVideo and Audio interviews with top scientists and NHL players and coaches. From Science of Hockey http://www.exploratorium.edu/hockey/index.html

Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games     The real story of the ancient Olympic Games. Were the ancient games better than ours? More fair and square? More about sports and less about money? Are modern games more sexist? More political? Have we strayed from the ancient Olympic ideal? From Ancient Olympics @ University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicintro.html