Saturday Sports: U.S. Open finals; new NFL season
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the weekend in U.S. Open tennis and the start of a new NFL season.
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Germany heads to its 1st FIBA World Cup championship after upsetting Team USA
Friday's defeat in Manila marked the second consecutive Basketball World Cup loss for the U.S., which won back-to-back championships in 2010 and 2014.
A climate protester glued his feet to floor and interrupted the U.S. Open semifinal
The semifinal match between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by environmental activists, one who glued his bare feet to the concrete floor.
A look ahead at the NFL season
NPR's Juana Summers talks to the Ringer's Nora Princiotti about the start of the 2023 NFL season and what to expect.
'One player is gonna die': Star sounds dire warning as the U.S. Open heats up
Dozens of athletes competing in the U.S. Open in New York City are suffering through muggy temperatures that are cracking the 90s.
Coco Gauff heads into semifinal match against Karolína Muchová with momentum
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Courtney Nguyen, senior writer for WTA Insider in New York, about 19-year old tennis player Coco Gauff, who's playing in her first U.S. Open semifinals.
The U.S. Open in NYC has been heating up — literally
The U.S. Open in New York City is approaching its semifinals in sweltering conditions. Organizers partially closed the roofs on stadium courts to offer more shade but couldn't do much about the heat.
Carl Nassib made queer NFL history. Now he's stepping away from the game
Although he isn't the first NFL player to come out as gay, he is the first to do so while actively playing for a team.
Former NFL players speak out against the league's handling of disability benefits
While the lawsuit lists 10 players, attorneys representing the former players say the lawsuit represents thousands who have filed for benefits before them.
Coco Gauff, 19, and Ben Shelton, 20, reach their first U.S. Open semifinals
Coco Gauff will face No. 10 Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic on Thursday. The unseeded Ben Shelton will next meet 23-time major champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia.