Athletes On The Track And The Slopes Are Pulled Into Trump Controversy
The tumult in the sports world continued Monday after President Trump's incendiary remarks criticizing NFL players who have protested racial inequality during the playing of the national anthem. While...
View ArticleNFL Star Cam Newton's Controversial Remarks
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: NFL quarterback Cam Newton is in the midst of another controversy. Newton made a comment to a female football writer on Wednesday that's...
View ArticleSaturday Sports: Baseball Playoffs
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: I'm Scott Simon. Just when we need it - time for sports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIMON: The Major League playoffs have begun. Who are the...
View ArticleLas Vegas NHL Team Will Honor Shooting Victims Before Debut Game
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: In Las Vegas tonight, a welcome distraction, hometown professional hockey. The Golden Knights of the NHL are that city's first major pro...
View ArticleSeattle Seahawks Wide Receiver Is 'Quietly' Involved In Anthem Protest
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Now, let's turn now to the NFL. At a lengthy press conference yesterday, President Trump went after players, again, who have decided to kneel...
View ArticleNFL Players And Owners Have Not Resolved Controversy Over Anthem Protests
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A highly anticipated meeting today about NFL players protesting during the national anthem did not end in a deal. Still, players and team...
View ArticleIn Game 1 Of The World Series, Justin Turner Is The Dodgers Breakout Star
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros are back at it tonight for Game 2 of the World Series. Last night in LA, the Dodgers won the...
View ArticleAstros Tie World Series, Beat Dodgers 7-6 In Game 2
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Say hypothetically you're a sports fan. You work a very early shift on the radio. You have a decision to make - you stay up and watch the...
View ArticleDodgers And Astros Prepare For World Series Game 6 in LA
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: OK. Let's talk baseball because the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers are playing Game 6 of the World Series tonight. And...
View ArticleHouston Astros Win World Series
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Here's something we have not heard before. The Houston Astros are World Series champions. Last night in Los Angeles, the Astros won the...
View ArticleDallas Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott Loses Latest Attempt To Block Suspension
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott has lost his latest attempt to block a six-game suspension related to domestic violence...
View ArticleSaturday Sports: Tiger Woods And Eli Manning
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: And now it's time for sports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIMON: Eli Manning's streak of consecutive games is scheduled to come to an end tomorrow....
View ArticleTeam Russia Waiting To Learn Fate For 2018 Winter Olympics
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The Winter Olympics in South Korea are coming, and tomorrow we will find out if Russia is going. The International Olympic Committee is set...
View ArticleRussian Olympic Committee Suspended From 2018 Winter Olympics
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Russia has been banned from next year's Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee made the decision because of what it calls the...
View ArticleSaturday Sports: Green Bay Packers, Houston Rockets
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: And now it's time for sports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIMON: The Packs man is back. Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers returns from an injury...
View ArticleU.S. Figure Skaters Preparing For PyeongChang Winter Olympics
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Figure skating is always a fan favorite at the Olympic Games, a combination of athleticism, sequined costumes and often melodrama. U.S....
View ArticleU.S. Olympic Figure Skating Lineup Set, Here Are The Surprises
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships ended Sunday in San Jose, Calif., with some new champions in place and, even more significantly, an Olympic team. Fourteen skaters in individual, pairs and dance...
View ArticleSaturday Sports: North Korea At The Winter Olympics
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: And now it's time for sports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIMON: The Winter Olympics open in Pyeongchang next month. That city in South Korea will...
View ArticleRepeated Head Hits, Not Just Concussions, May Lead To A Type Of Chronic Brain...
We live in an age of heightened awareness about concussions. From battlefields around the world to football fields in the U.S., we've heard about the dangers caused when the brain rattles around inside...
View ArticleSaturday Sports: Fallout Continues Over Gymnastics Sex Abuse
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The entire USA Gymnastics board will resign. That's just one of a string of resignations since the trial of the team doctor Larry Nassar. And...
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