Researchers from MIT designed "DribbleBot," a robot that dribbles a soccer ball just like humans. The robot stands out for its ability to kick a ball with legs, while most robots still use wheels.

MIT's Improbable Artificial Intelligence Lab has developed a Dexterous Ball Manipulation with a Legged Robot (DribbleBot) that can dribble a soccer ball under real-world conditions similar to those ...

Could we soon see the end of stoppage time in soccer and shorter matches? What about players dribbling on free kicks instead of, well, kicking the ball? IFAB, the body that FIFA adopts its "Laws of ...

One of the big problems for statistical analysis of soccer is defensive pressure. Opta tracks many things, but it does not track the location of opposing defenders. A shot taken from the same position ...

A Seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died Tuesday after being hit by a pickup truck on the Oregon Coast. Police in Lincoln City, Ore., ...

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazilian soccer fans go crazy when Kerlon bounces the ball off his head to run past defenders. The move is called a “seal dribble” because the 19-year-old midfielder is bobbing ...

Richard Swanson, a 42-year-old embarking on what was supposed to be an inspirational, life-changing adventure, had his journey abruptly brought to its end on an Oregon highway Tuesday in a depressing, ...

At 42, Richard Swanson was without work, without kids at home, without a mortgage, but with a lot of time to ponder what matters. “It gives you time to think of what you want out of life,” he said in ...