NFL Players Association (NFLPA) executive director Lloyd Howell spoke on the overwhelming preference for natural grass fields among union members on Tuesday. Howell criticized what he called ...

Oct. 26—With the postseason here or arriving soon for outdoor fall sports, the weather and field conditions could prove pivotal in deciding a victor and sending a team home packing until next season.

Earlier this summer the turf at MetLife Stadium took center stage after a grass field was installed to be tested ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup. Video of the new grass field was commented on by the ...

One of the biggest topics of the NFL season came into renewed focus this week at the league’s fall meetings: players’ preference for natural grass playing fields over artificial turf. In September, ...

All Delaware County high schools with football programs will have turf fields by 2025, reflecting a statewide trend. While player safety concerns regarding turf exist at the professional level, high ...

Six decades ago, AstroTurf was promoted along with Houston’s Astrodome as a space-age wonder. Today, artificial “turf fields” features even more prominently in sports. Half of NFL teams’ stadiums use ...

The Athletics will play on grass in Sacramento next season, with Major League Baseball yielding to concerns from players about the risks of an artificial turf surface in a city where summer ...

The question is important not just in football, but also for soccer, recreational sports and high school and college athletics — anywhere athletes make sudden shifts in direction that can twist joints ...

The NFLPA is coming to Aaron Rodgers’ and the Jets’ defense. NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell released a statement calling for all stadiums to have grass fields after Rodgers, 39, suffered a torn ...

An aerial view of the Cyclone Sports Complex in Ames, future home of the Iowa high school girls' state soccer championship games. (Photo via Iowa State Athletics) Buy Photo MARION — Marion girls’ ...