For Basketball Player Quinn Cook, A Big Step Closer To The Dream
The world of professional sports is a revolving door – athletes come and go. Sunday, there was an arrival in the NBA that resonated a bit more. Twenty-three-year-old Quinn Cook signed a 10-day contract...
View ArticleMarch Madness 101: A Few Tips For Your Bracket
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: It's March. So that means a few things, like turning your clocks forward an hour tonight or breaking out that barbecue for the first time in...
View ArticleOregon Lumber Community Looks To Trump And Innovation To Survive
Traditionally, states that rely on the timber industry, like Oregon, haven't had much to cheer in the last 30 years. Modernization of mills, economic changes and huge declines in logging led to a long...
View ArticleSelection Sunday: 2017 Men's College Basketball Tournament Bracket Set
College basketball fans — the choice is yours. Fill out your bracket now if you haven't already. Or experience angst until Thursday, when the first round of the men's NCAA tournament starts. On Sunday,...
View Article'A Dream Come True' As New Orleans Plays In The First Four
The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament begins today with a game, if history holds, that will have absolutely no bearing on the ultimate tournament outcome in early April. The University of New...
View ArticleGonzaga Earns First Shot At Championship With Win Over South Carolina
The Gonzaga Bulldogs will advance to their first national championship game, after the Final Four newcomers outlasted the South Carolina Gamecocks with a 77-73 win. But considering Saturday night's...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Edges Out Oregon For A Shot At Sixth NCAA Title
In a hectic finish, the North Carolina Tar Heels were able to hold off the Oregon Ducks, 77-76. North Carolina now advances one step closer to a redemptive title after losing at the buzzer in last...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Takes Its First Women's NCAA Basketball Title
Last updated at 9:30 p.m. ET By now, it's fair to say South Carolina is a better team than Mississippi State. The Gamecocks' 67-55 win in the title game Sunday was South Carolina's third — and most...
View ArticleLos Angeles Goes Against Paris In Olympics Bidding War
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Los Angeles is a city of auditions, and today LA is hoping it will make the cut with the International Olympic Committee. A team of...
View ArticleStar Player's Injury Prompts Calls To Tighten NBA Rules
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Kawhi Leonard is one of the best players in the NBA, and last night it showed. Without Leonard, the San Antonio Spurs lost a playoff game to...
View ArticleNFL Loosens Rules On End-Zone Celebrations After Touchdowns
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: For years, NFL players have grumbled that NFL stands for No Fun League. A big part of that was the league's increasing intolerance of touchdown...
View ArticleIntrigue, Dynasty, Sub-Plots: The Cavs-Warriors Are Back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qg80DoMlZU For NBA fans, grumbly and otherwise, the wait is almost over. The Finals, finally, begin tonight. The grumbling has accompanied the Cleveland Cavaliers' and...
View ArticleGolden State Buries Cleveland In Game 1 Of NBA Finals, 113-91
There's good news and bad news for the Cleveland Cavaliers following their 113-91 loss last night to the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Their bad news first. They lost. Their good...
View ArticlePhoenix Mercury Star Diana Taurasi Breaks WNBA Scoring Record
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Diana Taurasi is one of the best women's basketball players ever. She's got another record to prove it. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)...
View ArticleDear John McEnroe: Putting Serena Williams On The Men's Circuit Is A Losing Game
Suddenly, John McEnroe and Serena Williams are involved in a tennis match of words, and the pace picked up Tuesday. Both are rushing the net — stick with the metaphor here — and firing volleys. First...
View ArticleDoctor Accused Of Molesting U.S. Gymnasts To Plead Guilty To Other Charges
A plea deal could mean a doctor at the heart of a sexual abuse scandal involving more than 100 girls and women, including top American gymnasts, won't face federal criminal charges in those cases. Dr....
View ArticleNBA In July? League Scores Bright Spot In Summer Ratings
Monday night in Las Vegas, thousands are expected to turn out for an NBA Championship game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trailblazers. Hundreds of thousands more, at least, are expected...
View ArticleStudy: CTE Found In Nearly All Donated NFL Player Brains
As the country starts to get back into its most popular professional team sport, there is a reminder of how dangerous football can be. An updated study published Tuesday by the Journal of the American...
View ArticleThe Olympics Return To LA
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit AILSA CHANG, HOST: The Summer Olympics are coming to the United States for the first time since 1996. Yesterday, organizers in Los Angeles announced a deal with...
View ArticleAra Parseghian, Legendary Notre Dame Coach, Dies At 94
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Legendary Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian died this morning. He was 94. He coached the Fighting Irish during the 1960s and '70s....
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