Entrepreneurs who seek angel and venture-capital funding are conditioned to project a “hockey stick” revenue curve. Most business plans I see at the angel- and seed-funding stage show companies ...

On April 22 (Earth Day) of 1998, the warmest year that had yet been observed, my co-authors and I published the now famous “hockey stick” curve. It was featured on the pages of the New York ...

Field hockey was first introduced as an Olympic sport in 1908, and it has undergone plenty of changes over the last century. Still, one part of that remains is the sport's famously short sticks.

After purchasing his grandmother’s home in Northfield, Vermont, in 1980, Anthony Bean discovered a 43-inch long wooden stick ...

Ice hockey sticks have three different types of patterns for the blade based on where a slight curve is introduced in the design. This curve can occur on the toe, the heel or in the middle of the ...

Why are field hockey sticks shaped like that? The J-shaped sticks used in field hockey are between 36 and 38 inches long and usually weigh between 18 and 22 ounces. The heaviest a stick can weigh is ...