If artificial turf looks good and it’s easy to maintain, what’s the problem? Why are some athletes suddenly speaking out in opposition to turf fields? In recent years, many professional athletes have ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with orthopedist Timothy Kremchekan about how artificial turf can exacerbate injuries among high school football players. There was much attention when Aaron Rodgers was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Players stretch on artificial turf at Oxnard High School before a flag football game. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times) Fields ...

Although there weren’t many decisions to be made, there was plenty of information to digest Tuesday at the Hillsboro School District Board meeting. In a work session, board members heard an update on ...

The debate over artificial turf at Nantucket High School raises concerns about health risks versus having a reliable place to ...

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 ...

Welcome to February, and, sad to say, what will likely be the last issue of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter — more about that in a moment. Just know that we still have a good list of plant-related ...

For years, the grass field at Nissan Stadium in Nashville was a mess. It was loose in some areas and barren in others, and it got increasingly slippery during the Tennessee Titans' regular season.

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The refrigerated trucks will rumble down a thousand miles of highway, tracked by the minute and packed with rolls of the most precious grass in sports. They’ll arrive at SoFi Stadium in Southern ...

For the players, that is as much of a problem as the injuries attributed to artificial surfaces. The NFL and NFLPA use an impact test to measure how hard or soft turf is, and according to Crandall, ...