The Pistons are on track to have the worst record in NBA history, but a psychology professor says sometimes it's OK to lose.

The athleticism on display in tennis, football, baseball is captivating. Just look at the way Las Vegas has taken to professional football, hockey, women’s basketball and more on the way.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the United States, Brad Donohue, BA, Ph.D., has been appointed to the British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) Medical Advisory Board.

Everything the athletes at Hiroshi Allen’s Summerlin karate studio do, they do through the lens of a cutting-edge, widely used sports psychology philosophy developed just across town at UNLV.

Perry Woodward was gathering his belongings after officiating a recreational basketball game between teenagers on Tuesday night when he peeked onto the adjacent court at Doolittle Community Center to see the status of another game.

As a 22-year-old, amateur boxer, Bradley Donohue always burned out before the third round. As his muscles tightened, his mind would go into overdrive as he tried to plan his next move and guess his opponent's. Between rounds one day, a watching sports psychologist told him, essentially, he needed to chill: "The ring is your playground. Your playground. It's simple, hit. Hit and don't be hit."

There are some tools athletes use to harness their anger that might help the rest of us.

Sports psychologists deem Simone Biles's actions to prioritize her emotional well-being a huge win for mental health and a huge step forward for acknowledging what ‘healthy’ competition actually looks like.