Kentucky Wildcats To Play UConn Huskies In NCAA Final
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: OK, it's championship week in Division 1 college basketball. Kentucky plays Connecticut tonight for the men's title. And tomorrow, two undefeated teams play for the...
View ArticleNBA's Regular Season Ends Wednesday, NHL Playoffs Begin
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: It is time for sports now. March Madness is over. The Masters Golf Tournament is over. But there's absolutely no time at all for sports fans to catch their collective...
View ArticleNCAA Directors Decide To Allow More Freedom To Wealthier Schools
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And I'm Melissa Block.Today, the NCAA announced what could be major changes in the...
View ArticleNorthwestern Players To Vote On Historic Union Question
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: It is an historic day at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Seventy-six scholarship football players are eligible to vote on whether or not to form the first...
View ArticleNBA Weighs Penalties After Sterling's Alleged Race Remarks Surface
Controversy is swirling around racist comments allegedly made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. The NBA is exploring its potential responses as it investigates the allegations.
View ArticleNBA To Address Racial Rant Allegedly Made By Clippers Owner
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: The NBA has scheduled a big announcement for this afternoon. They'll address the allegations against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. He's accused of going on...
View ArticleSterling Expected To Fight Forced Sale Of LA Clippers
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Donald Sterling case is far from over. Yes, the NBA has banned the L.A. Clippers' owner for life and the pro-basketball playoffs have continued. But Sterling has not...
View ArticleNFL Draft To Begin, Houston Texans Have No. 1 Pick
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Tonight kicks off one of the biggest events on the NFL calendar, but there will be not one tackle made or touchdown thrown at Radio City Music Hall in New York City....
View ArticleMiami Heat Aims To Win Legacy-Defining 3rd Straight NBA Title
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: The NBA finals begin tonight with the numbers, three or five, figuring to play prominent roles. Here's why. Three, as in the Miami Heat are trying to win a legacy...
View ArticleA Campaign To Bring Back 'America's Distance': The 1-Mile Race
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View ArticleU.S. Men's Soccer Team Braces For World Cup Challenges
The World Cup begins Thursday in Brazil. The U.S. team has its first match against Ghana the following week, the start of the so called "group of death."
View ArticleBrazil And Croatia Open World Cup Play On The Pitch
Brazil and Croatia face off in the first game of the 2014 World Cup. Organizers hope the start of the tournament directs attention back on the field and away from the problems in preparation.
View ArticleU.S. Soccer Hopes To Shake Shadow Of Recent History Against Ghana
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel.MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And I'm Melissa Block. It's game day for the U.S. men at the World Cup in Brazil. The...
View ArticleDespite Losing To Germany, U.S. Advances In World Cup
The U.S. men's soccer team moves on to the World Cup's round of 16. They lost to Germany, but advance because Portugal beat Ghana. The team will get to rest a bit before playing Belgium on Tuesday.
View ArticleBelgium Ends U.S. Team's World Cup Hopes
The U.S. men's soccer team is out of the World Cup. For 90 minutes, the score was tied at 0-0, but the team lost in extra time to Belgium on Tuesday, 2-1.
View ArticleContinental Rivals Take Spotlight In World Cup Quarters
NPR's Tom Goldman talks with Robert Siegel from in Rio, Brazil, about Friday's World Cup matches — between Brazil and Colombia, and between Germany and France.
View ArticleDown Two Key Players, Brazilians Worry About World Cup Prospects
Despite Brazil's win against Colombia in the quarterfinals, fans aren't entirely sure they can win the tournament. One key player is out for an injury; another for racking up too many penalties.
View ArticleBrazil Wakes Up To Find Tuesday's Nightmare Was Not A Dream
Host country Brazil was eliminated from the World Cup in epic fashion. Germany defeated Brazil 7-1 during the semifinal match. Brazilians are wondering how their beloved team could be so pulverized.
View ArticleNCAA Vote Could Boost Student-Athletes' Benefits, Big Schools' Power
Major college sports programs could take a significant step today toward sharing their wealth with the student-athletes whose performances help line their coffers.The NCAA Board of Directors is...
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With 50 Games Left Till Playoffs, Few MLB Teams Out Of Contention
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: It might be the best invention the world has ever seen or maybe, actually, the worst. I'm talking about the app...
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