Superstitions and rituals play a significant role in NHL, offering players mental advantages and a sense of control. From Wayne Gretzky’s jersey tuck to Patrick Roy's goalpost talks, these practices ...

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For years we kept a baseball in our refrigerator. Our son, who pitched in high school and college, wanted to keep it there. He believed it brought him good luck. Now that he has his own home and a ...

Many superstitions date back to beliefs and practices few of us remember anymore. Today is Friday the 13th. Why does that fact carry a certain connotation that, say, Tuesday the 10th does not?

Lucky charms really do improve our performance - so don't toss out that shamrock at midnight on March 17. Damisch, Stoberock, and Mussweiler published a study examining how superstitions influence us ...

Lucky charms really do improve our performance—so don't toss out that shamrock at midnight on March 17. Damisch, Stoberock, and Mussweiler published a study examining how superstitions influence us in ...