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Tennis Matches Are Heating Up, Literally. Here’s How the Court Became a Living Laboratory for Managing Extreme Temperatures

The sport’s hard-court surfaces can reach some 30 degrees hotter than the surrounding air. With elite players suffering heat illness on the world stage, athletes are following personalized cooling plans

Tennis Matches Are Heating Up, Literally. Here’s How the Court Became a Living Laboratory for Managing Extreme Temperatures

We haven't written up this one. Smithsonian has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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5 golf hats redefining on-course style

A Waffle House trucker, a corduroy PING throwback, and a snapback with a rubber ghost on it: Here are five great caps from PGA TOUR Superstore that are worthy of a hook by the door.

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