MLB Aims To Speed Up Baseball With New Rules
When spring training kicks off this week, baseball will be played with new rules. Most are designed to speed up the game. But one might slow things down.
View ArticleSteph Curry's Off-The-Charts Shooting Game Breaks 'NBA 2K'
Reigning NBA MVP Steph Curry is destroying the league with the kind of shooting we've never seen before. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Mike Wang, gameplay director of the video game "NBA 2K," and John...
View ArticleAt A School For Kids With Disabilities, The Ski Team Hits The Slopes
The Massachusetts Hospital School's 85 students have serious, long-term health conditions. But that doesn't keep them from sports like skiing.
View ArticleBasketball's 3-Pointer: From Tacky Gimmick To Strategic Platform
This shot has come a far piece since it was adopted by the NBA in 1979, and Stephen Curry's prowess will make it an even bigger part of the game, according to sports commentator Frank Deford.
View ArticleA Collector's Dream: 7 Rare Ty Cobb Baseball Cards Discovered
The identical cards found in a crumpled brown paper bag in a rural southern town are some of the rarest baseball cards. Before this find, only 15 such cards were known to exist.
View ArticleSouth African Court Denies Oscar Pistorius' Bid To Appeal Murder Conviction
Signaling a possible end to a years-long legal saga, South Africa's highest court denied the former track star's request, clearing the way for sentencing.
View ArticleA Team Of Refugees Will Compete At The Olympic Games In Rio
Previously, athletes who didn't represent a country weren't allowed to compete. The IOC says the all-refugee team will compete under the Olympic flag and be treated like all other teams.
View ArticleWould Another LA Olympics Be As Successful As The '84 Games?
Los Angeles is pitching frugality in its hopes to land the winning 2024 Olympics bid. Skepticism remains by those who worry that the price tag to host an Olympics leaves the city vulnerable.
View ArticleMLB Paves Way For Cubans To Play In The Big Leagues
One of the benefits of improved U.S.-Cuba relations is being played out on the baseball diamond. President Obama is expected to attend an exhibition game in Havana later this month, and Major League...
View ArticleTennis Writer And Commentator Bud Collins Dies
With his colorful style in both commentary and fashion, Bud Collins livened up the tennis world for nearly 50 years. He died at his home in Brookline, Mass., at age 86.
View ArticleAround The World In One Canoe
The Hokule'a, a Hawaiian double-hulled sailing canoe, arrives back in American waters for the first time since 2014. The canoe relies only on sails for power and the wind and the stars for navigation.
View ArticleThe Week In Sports
Five months from now, the Olympics open in Brazil. Are the stadiums ready? Are the athletes? NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, who lives in Rio de Janeiro, talks to sport's correspondent, Tom Goldman.
View ArticleTime, Money, Ambition: Inside China's Bid For Global Soccer Power
China's Super League is signing international stars for huge sums. Given government interest, investor enthusiasm and an enormous potential fan base, could Chinese soccer be the sport's next force?
View ArticleMLB Hopes New Openness Will Ease Players' Path From Cuba To The Majors
The league's plan, which needs approval from the players' union and both governments, would allow direct pickups of Cuban players — no defections — in exchange for cash support for the sport there.
View ArticleWhat's Better Than A Buzzer-Beater? How About 3 ... In A Single Game?
On Thursday, an epic high school basketball game — featuring three buzzer-beating buckets — ended with a last-second shot in quadruple overtime, sending one team to the Minnesota state tournament.
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