As NFL Preseason Gets Underway, Quarterback Colin Kaepernick Remains Unsigned
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There's less than a month to go before the start of the NFL regular season, and quarterback Colin Kaepernick is still a player without a...
View ArticleHe Took A Knee On The Field In Protest; And He Still Has No Team
Less than a month away from the start of the regular season, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains a player without a team. Kaepernick took a knee during the playing of the national anthem before...
View ArticleBaseball Hopes Players Weekend Will Bring New Spark To The Traditional Game
Bryce Harper is getting his wish. At least for one weekend this month. In March 2016, Harper, the Washington Nationals' superstar outfielder, said in an ESPN interview that baseball is "tired." "It's a...
View ArticleWeekly Sports Chat: Dallas Cowboy Suspended, Track And Field Goodbyes
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: And it's time for sports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIMON: The great Usain Bolt takes a final bow today, running on Britain's relay team at the...
View ArticleWhat's Up Those Baseball Sleeves? Lots Of Data, And Privacy Concerns
In a stats-driven sport like baseball, it seems we know everything there is to know about a player. From batting average to a pitcher's power finesse ratio. Measuring a player's ability isn't limited...
View ArticleAthletes 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 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 ArticleNew NHL Team In Las Vegas Honors Victims Of Mass Shooting
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: You know, there are times when sports are more than fun and games. In the weeks after 9/11, it was a big deal, a big emotional lift, when the...
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 ArticleWorld Series: It's Power Vs. Power As Los Angeles Takes On Houston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4nwMDZYXTI The World Series begins Tuesday night in Los Angeles and it's a fitting conclusion to the baseball season. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros have...
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 2017 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 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 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 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 ArticleUncertainty Over Russian Athletes' Participation Clouds Olympics
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: So we're just days away from the beginning of the Winter Olympics. And we still have no idea how many Russian athletes are going to be there....
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