With qualifying rounds over, Wimbledon action begins in earnest
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about what to watch at this year's Wimbledon tennis tournament.
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Bowman Gray trades racing for home runs, disco for July 4 holiday
The Carolina Disco Turkeys are hosting the first organized baseball series at Winston-Salem’s historic Bowman Gray Stadium.
Heavy rains flood Chicago roads and force a downtown street race to be cut short
The National Weather Service warned flooding could be "life-threatening," with numerous impassable roads, overflowing creeks and streams and flooded basements across the Chicago area.
Flooded roads in Chicago force NASCAR to cut short a downtown street race
For the first time in NASCAR's 75-year history, stock car drivers raced on a true street circuit. Sunday's race in Chicago, was part of the sport's efforts to find new audiences.
Saturday Sports: Tennis fans cheer Caroline Wozniacki's comeback
NPR's Miles Parks talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the week in sports news.
13-year-old pro skateboarder becomes first female to land 720 trick
Arisa Trew, a 13-year-old Australian girl, made history on Tuesday when she became the first female skater to land a 720 — two full rotations in the air.
First Black man to win bull riding's world championship remembers life in the rodeo
Charlie Sampson rode bulls competitively for 20 years. He told his son Daniel that he found his calling when he visited a carnival as a boy.
27 up, 27 down; The Yankees record the 24th perfect game in MLB history
New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán threw the 24th perfect game ever Wednesday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Bryan Hoch about the rarity of a perfect game in Major League Baseball.
What are the odds? A Yankees pitcher throws a prized rarity: the perfect game
New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán threw a perfect game Wednesday, just the fourth in team history and 24th overall in Major League Baseball history.
How Francis Ngannou made it from the sand mines of Cameroon to an MMA championship
NPR's A Martinez talks to former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou about his journey from a small village in Cameroon to stardom.