Only a handful of researchers have studied why an American football flies in such a unique trajectory, rifling through the air with remarkable precision, but also swerving, wobbling, and even tumbling ...

Manning thinks that Beckham, though, wouldn't want him on the soccer pitch: "I don't think he was too impressed" David Beckham's American football skills are Peyton Manning approved. The two-time ...

Why does the nose of the football go from pointing upward to rotating downward when most things stay the same orientation when they move through the air? (Think of frisbees, bean bags, even paper ...

Throwing the perfect spiral with a football may be a matter of physics and influenced by prevailing wind currents as well as large, fast pass rushers. But it begins, two University of Delaware ...

Of course AJ Dillon's son can practically throw a spiral before he turns 2. Sure, he did it with a miniature football. But, also with a turtle plushie pacifier. Impressive. On Instagram Wednesday, the ...

So you’re at the park, and you want to impress the sunbathing supermodels lying there, watching with gaping mouths as you prepare to launch your football into the air. But your spiral—it sucks. A ...