Morning news brief
Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia as it prepares to make landfall. Senior leaders of the Proud Boys will be sentenced Wednesday. And an unwanted kiss may have set off a new movement in Spain.
Sports
Noah Lyles questioned the NBA 'world champions' label. Everyone had thoughts
When track and field star Noah Lyles questioned why people refer to NBA title winners as "world champions," everyone from Drake to Kevin Durant rushed to have their say.
With her her 8th U.S. Championship win, Simone Biles is still the gymnastics GOAT
NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer Camonghne Felix about how Simone Biles won her eighth U.S. Championship Sunday night — a record — 10 years after she first ascended to the top of her sport.
Gymnast Simone Biles wins a record 8th U.S. title a full decade after her first
At 26, Biles became the oldest woman to win a national title since USA Gymnastics began organizing the event in 1963. What's next? Biles told the AP she wants to keep her goals private.
Alcaraz and Djokovic symbolize the transition in tennis as U.S. Open is set to begin
Observers say the sport for both the men's and women's games is changing, leaving parity and opportunities for new ascending champions.
Simone Biles wins a record 8th U.S. gymnastics title a full decade after her first
Biles became the oldest woman to win a national title since USA Gymnastics began organizing the event in 1963. Her eight crowns moved her past Alfred Jochim, who won seven between 1925-33.
NASCAR driver Ryan Preece is released from the hospital after violent multi-flip crash
Preece went to the hospital on Saturday after his Mustang flipped at least 10 times during the final laps of the NASCAR Cup Series race in Daytona Beach, Fla.
2023 U.S. Open preview
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about what to watch at this year's U.S. Open.
Spain's soccer chief Luis Rubiales is temporarily suspended after World Cup kiss
FIFA suspended Rubiales on Saturday while it investigates his conduct at the Women's World Cup medal ceremony. The Spanish Soccer Federation said Rubiales plans to prove his innocence.
Saturday Sports: Spanish soccer controversy; Shohei Othani injured; basketball World Cup
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about Shohei Othani's elbow injury, a sexual misconduct controversy in Spanish soccer, and the men's basketball World Cup.