Women's Sabre Teams: No Medal For You
It's hard to find a discipline that Team USA has dominated more than the women's sabre. The team is anchored by two-time medalist Mariel Zagunis. And before Zagunis was upset in the bronze medal match...
View ArticleBritain's Wiggins Starts A Row By Arguing For Bike Helmets
On the same day cyclist Bradley Wiggins became Great Britain's most-decorated Olympian, Daniel Harris, a 28-year-old cycling enthusiast, was killed when he was struck by a bus at an intersection...
View ArticleThe Olympic Art of Shushing: Who Decides When Fans Can Be Noisy?
There seems to be a vague logic that dictates which Olympic sports are conducted against a backdrop of noise, and which operate in a cone of silence.For the most part, the more a sport depends on a...
View ArticleBoxing Maths and Aftermaths: Why Similar Scores Are A Mean System
Four years ago, Irish boxer Paddy Barnes lost to China's Zou Shiming by a score of 15-0 in Beijing. Today in London, Barnes fought his way back into their match to tie Zou at 15-15 — but he still lost.
View ArticleHard Lessons At the Olympics, Like The Metric System
Olympic winners like gold medalist Claressa Shields have said the games were a learning experience, but what were they learning? Hard work? Sure. Sportsmanship? Maybe. The metric system? Certainly...
View ArticleSuperstorm Sandy Didn't Sack High School Football Team
The city of Long Beach, on Long Island's Nassau County was one of the hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy, with entire neighborhoods ravaged by floods and wind. It seemed unlikely that the high school's...
View ArticleWho Is The Real Victims Of The NHL Lockout?
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The lockout is over and the much delayed National Hockey League's season is now set to begin on Saturday. The regular season will run 48 games instead of the usual...
View ArticleHow Do You Solve A Problem Like Colin Kaepernick?
There's always a question surrounding San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Years ago, people wondered whether the talented athlete would be good enough to start in college.Then there was...
View ArticleRavens Are Super Bowl Underdogs, But Are Stats On Their Side?
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The Baltimore Ravens are the underdogs in this Sunday's Super Bowl, going up against the San Francisco 49ers. Now, there have been bigger underdogs. And yes, the Ravens...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Cheat Sheet: Key Phrases To Keep You In The Game
Sure, you can go to a Super Bowl party and be That Guy. The one who gleefully lectures the crowd on the merits of running the inverted veer out of the pistol in order to freeze the weak-side backer.Or...
View ArticleDeflections: The Unofficial Stat That Measures Success
The Louisville Cardinals are among the teams dominating at this year's men's Division 1 NCAA basketball tournament, which resumes Thursday night. The team credits harassing, active defense for its...
View ArticleWhy College Basketball Celebrates Final 4 Teams
The NCAA men's basketball tournament is down to the Final Four. Louisville will play Wichita State and Syracuse faces Michigan. Why does college basketball celebrate the semifinalist teams almost as...
View ArticleAlways In The Zone, Syracuse Is Hard To Beat
Any recreational league basketball team, any police athletic league squad and every group of 8-year-olds who wear the same uniform are, on the first or second day of practice, introduced to the 2-3...
View ArticleMarathons Are Soft Targets
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: Now, the twin bombings at the Boston Marathon struck at a very special type of sporting event. Marathons have been called the most democratic of sports, with the fewest...
View ArticleNot Even Instant Replay Could Prevent These Bad Calls
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Major League Baseball has admitted that umpires have made some big mistakes in the last few days. On Wednesday, umpires ruled even after looking at television replays...
View ArticleWrestlers Grapple To Save Sport From Olympic Chopping Block
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: How often do you find Iran, Russia and the United States united behind a single message? Well, representatives from all three countries were in New York City yesterday...
View ArticleMiami Heat Force Game 7 In NBA Finals
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: It sure looked like the NBA season was coming to an end last night. World champions San Antonio Spurs - no, not so fast. The Miami Heat were not ready to give in. After a...
View ArticleMiami Wins Back-To-Back NBA Championships, James MVP
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renee Montagne.By now, you might have heard, for the second straight year the Miami...
View ArticleWhat To Make Of Tiger Woods' Major-less Year
By the standard of normal golfing mortals, Tiger Woods has had an incredible summer. He's won multiple tournaments and millions of dollars in prize money. What he didn't do was win any of golf's four...
View ArticleQatar's Heat May Force World Cup Schedule Changes
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The global governing body of soccer, or football as the rest of the world calls it, has a big decision to make next week. Some in that group, known as FIFA, are...
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