Training for a Marathon, With Your Co-Workers

A grade-school teacher describes how she and four of her colleagues have trained together to run a marathon — and have found a new sense of camaraderie along the way.

ABCs of The High School Challenge

1. How does The High School Challenge work? We take the total number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given at a school each year and divide by the number of seniors who graduated in May or June. I call this formula the Challenge Index. With a few exceptions, public schools that achieved a ratio of at least 1.000 ...

Donohue: Strengthening legs can help increase speed of pitches

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I'm a high-school pitcher. Sometimes I play other positions, but most of the time I pitch. My coach has told me to start doing strength work on my legs. He says it will increase the speed of my pitches. He didn't say how.

Celebs, civilians alike expected to 'bounce back' after baby

Is it just me, or are we a little obsessed with how celebrities look after having babies? Sure, famous people are always fun to watch (especially when they do cool things like Mila Kunis and save lives), but could all this ogling their midsections, thighs, butts and boobs shortly after they've experienced one of the most natural and precious experiences of their lives be a little ... twisted?

Dr. Paul Donohue: Leg strength greatly adds to speed of pitched ball

Dear Dr. Donohue: I'm a high-school pitcher. Sometimes I play other positions, but most of the time I pitch. My coach has told me to start doing strength work on my legs. He says it will increase the speed of my pitches. He didn't say how. Can you tell me how? It sounds like hogwash to me.