SANTA CLARA — One theory about the origin of the handshake is that it was born to demonstrate neither party was carrying a weapon. What may have been true as early as 5th century B.C. remains worth ...

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Post-match speeches for the losers in finals. A fiendish scoring system. At-times ambiguous rules. Tennis feels designed to cause irritation and aggravation like few other ...

Rick Pitino, head coach of St. John's men's basketball program, made a major decision to buck a long-running tradition in college sports. From now on, his Red Storm side will refrain from engaging ...

Y Combinator founder Paul Graham just published a blog post suggesting a new way to handle handshake deals, i.e. verbal commitments for investments and other transactions. That kind of commitment can ...

REFEREE Phil Dowd took the decision to reverse the protocol for the pre-match handshakes when Liverpool FC faced Manchester United at Old Trafford last Saturday. As the away team the Reds should have ...