To host an international soccer game, a university recently had to truck in grass to cover its turf. Sports. Grass vs. turf: The debate over the best playing surface for soccer rages on.

There have been several recent studies that show that turf causes more lower-body injuries than natural grass, and the NFLPA finds that research significant. The NFL and NFLPA share the same ...

Maybe the injury that took out Rodgers, a four-time NFL MVP, will add fuel to the give-us-grass movement among NFL players.Never mind that it hasn’t been determined how much of a role the turf ...

Artificial grass is no longer the shiny, plastic-looking turf of decades past—today, it’s softer and more authentic-looking in terms of color and blade structure.

This is the fifth and final story in Sportico's Turf Wars series, examining the business decisions behind choosing natural grass or artificial turf for an NFL stadium. In 1969, then-NFL ...

You're going to be fast on hardwood, turf, grass, whatever it is. So if you're not, you're not. I know how physical the game is, how guys are getting tackled, it's a whole lot safer, ...

Injuries to players keeps the debate alive over the pros and cons of grass or artificial turf. Players want to play on natural grass because it’s safer but, currently there are 14 NFL teams out ...

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 ...

Washington State University (WSU) scientists are on a mission to move away from artificial turf and back to real grass. WSU Professor Michael Neff is leading the charge. "The whole goal of this ...