NPR

Throw it back: A man and his special connection to his fishing pole

NPR's series "Throw It Back" explores how the objects we love as kids shape how we see and live in the world as adults. It continues with the story of Dominic Lucero and his fishing poles. We all have ...
NPR

Throw it back: A stuffed monkey becomes a boy's best friend

NPR's series "Throw It Back" explores how the objects we love as kids shape how we see and live in the world as adults. It continues with the story of the Rev. Gregory Holston and his stuffed monkey.
The New York Times

Long-throw tactics: How Premier League teams profit from back-post runs and second balls

The 2020s are proving to be the decade of set pieces. With corner goals back in vogue and rugby-style kick-offs becoming fashionable again, throw-in tactics have been going the same way: longer, and ...
New Scientist

Why do dogs bring back a stick if you throw it?

The questioner indicates that he would refuse to fetch the stick were he in the dog’s position, on the basis that it is an unnecessary task that has been created by the thrower. However, if he looks ...
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Bring back the Delap delivery - how to make throw-ins a weapon

Anyone who watched Premier League football between 2008 and 2012 will remember Rory Delap's long throws for Stoke City. The potency of the 'Delap special' - when he hurled the ball into the penalty ...