toughness

As one of pop music’s hottest acts, Charli XCX marked her first solo set at Coachella this year—something that’s always been on the singer’s bucket list. “I’ve only ever been a guest of another artist, so this felt special,” Charli tells…

MIT researchers are using artificial intelligence to design new proteins that go beyond those found in nature. They developed machine-learning algorithms that can generate proteins with specific structural features, which could be used to…

Heidi El Tabakh knows her Canadian squad will be in tough when they face Belgium at a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier next month.The Canadian captain believes, however, that her team has the edge in one crucial area — grit."I honestly think…

MELBOURNE : Leylah Fernandez said her early tennis education under her father Jorge had focused heavily on the mental aspects of the game, something she was thankful for on Tuesday after the Canadian won her first match at the…

LOS ANGELES — This was a test, and the Edmonton Oilers didn’t just fail it. They were exposed. In the first game of the second half of their schedule, against a Kings team the Oilers would dearly like to reel in in the Pacific…

Heading into the 2022 season, it seemed that New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones was on his last leg. Through three seasons, he seemed far from the quarterback New York expected when it took him No. 6 overall in the 2019 NFL…

LONDON, HALLE WESTFALEN: Marin Cilic made it into the last eight of the Queen’s grass-court tournament on Wednesday, with a 7-6 (8/6) 7-5 win over Alexander Bublik. This event acts as a warm-up for Wimbledon where Croatia’s Cilic went…

While some fans may doubt him a bit, it sure looks like one former member of the Cleveland Browns believes in quarterback Baker Mayfield’s toughness. If you ask some of his teammates, Baker Mayfield is apparently a pretty tough guy. It…

Researchers have created new materials that are very stretchable and extremely tough. "Materials that can be deformed, but that are difficult to break or tear, are desirable," says Michael Dickey, co-corresponding author of a paper on the…

What she may not know about hockey or the NHL, she can make up for with smarts, toughness, attention to detail and an understanding of how culture matters at the highest levels of professional sports. Some version of that pitch is likely…