(CNN) -The 2012 Games have a lot of youngsters starry-eyed with dreams of Olympic glory, but an Olympic-sized commitment to a sport can take a financial toll on a family as lessons, travel and ...

Our sports reporter tallied up the cost for his 8-year-old son to play year round and found out he might need to take out a ...

The rising costs of participating in organized youth sports is making these activities unaffordable for many families, essentially barring kids and teens from important opportunities to improve their ...

Southold's Olivia Zehil earned the Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can receive, for building a sports equipment ...

Lynchburg, VA (WSET) — Lynchburg Area Sports Initiative received $4,000 dollars to help local kids get into sports. The organization was presented the funds by the Greater Lynchburg Community ...

A local high school student is making sure all kids have a chance to get involved in sports.Luke O'Brien, 16, has spent the last year creating a foundation called Gear to Share. He collects new or ...

The playground at Lake County Intermediate School in Leadville, Colo., was in desperate need of a makeover. The schoolyard didn’t offer much — just a few swings, some rusty climbing equipment, a ...

Bayer Thai has organised "Ronstar for Thai Kids" to provide sports equipment to farmers' children in northern and northeastern provinces. Thitima Sukonwimonmal, brand portfolio manager for herbicide ...

A series of recent kids’ sports injuries, some fatal, have reignited a question for many families: Is my child safe playing sports? At least three student football players in the US have died since ...