This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here. Amy Cuddy is a social psychologist who studies nonverbal communication. She was ...

Every moment of pretty much any major sporting event can be dissected in high-definition these days, and officials and umpires are spending more and more time staring at a TV screen to review close ...

A few weeks ago, NBA reporter Zach Lowe flagged something about Kevin Durant that had nothing to do with his scoring average. It was his body language. On his podcast, Lowe described watching Durant ...