A new study uses physics to uncover why sneakers squeak on the basketball court. Scientists slid a shoe against a smooth glass plate over and over, filming it and recording the squeaking sounds with ...

As he watched the Boston Celtics play from the stands of TD Garden, one noise kept catching Adel Djellouli’s ear. “This squeaking sound when players are slid ...

The unofficial soundtrack of every basketball, squash or hard-court tennis match is the constant high-pitched squeak or shriek of the players' shoes. But can this squeak be designed out of them while ...

The forces that cause sneakers to squeak also create mini-earthquakes (shoe-quakes, if you will) and tiny lightning bolts.

It’s officially squeak season. The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s March Madness is right around the corner. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is fresh off its All-Star break, with ...

The pulses travel along the sole, a bit like how a tablecloth can be snapped into place by sending a wrinkle of motion across it. But in the shoe, the pulses repeat about 4,800 times a second, ...

Win and you're in. That's the most straightforward scenario for Memphis basketball and the American Conference tournament.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. NEW YORK — As he watched the Boston Celtics play from the stands of TD Garden, one noise kept ...