19-Year-Old Leylah Fernandez Is Captivating U.S. Open Watchers
The Canadian tennis phenom is taking this year's U.S. Open by storm, becoming the youngest woman to reach the semifinals in 16 years.
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15 Ex-NFL Players Have Pleaded Guilty Over A Scheme To Steal From A Health Care Fund
Clinton Portis, Tamarick Vanover and Robert McCune are the latest players to admit to their involvement in the scheme where they were reimbursed for medical equipment they never actually obtained.
Soccer Player Jean-Pierre Adams, Who Was In A Coma For Nearly 40 Years, Dies
The star defender, who was born in Senegal and played for major clubs in France as well as the French national squad, fell into a coma during a botched operation in 1982. He died on Monday at age 73.
The 2021 U.S. Open Has Hit Its Stride
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with sports reporter Howard Bryant about the players taking to the court at the 2021 U.S. Open.
How To Prevent Heat-Related Illness In Young Athletes
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Marty McNair, whose son died in 2018 from heat exhaustion, about the risks of playing sports in extreme heat — and what can be done to make student athletes safer.
His Wheelchair Was Found Damaged Before The Race. Then He Set A Paralympic Record
Belgian athlete Peter Genyn says his wheelchair was damaged in an act of "pure sabotage." A team raced to fix it in time for the final, where Genyn won gold.
Naomi Osaka Says She May Take Another Break From Tennis After Losing In The U.S. Open
In a tearful post-match news conference, the tennis superstar says the sport no longer makes her happy. "I honestly don't know when I'm going to play my next tennis match," she says.
Saturday Sports: Naomi Osaka Is Out Of The U.S. Open
COVID-19 tears through football and baseball, the U.S. men's soccer team tries to redeem itself, and we hear about the end of an audience-less Paralympics.
A Paralympic Sprinter Got Engaged To Her Running Partner Moments After Their Race
Sprinter Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo, who is visually impaired, didn't qualify for the semifinals. But she did accept a surprise proposal from her sighted partner, Manuel Antonio Vaz da Veiga.
He Won A Gold At The Paralympics - But Had To Give It Up For Arriving 3 Minutes Late
It was only a matter of a few minutes — but the rules are the rules, and organizers say Malaysia's star shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli broke them.