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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with comedian Roy Wood, Jr., about his new podcast, "Return to Rickwood," about the legendary ballfield in Birmingham, Ala., that hosted a major league ballgame this month.

NPR's Don Gonyea and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the Stanley Cup and remember baseball legend Willie Mays.

The best player in hockey is having a record-breaking run in the postseason. Could a Stanley Cup be enough to make him a household name in the U.S.?

Major League Baseball played at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday. It is where Willie Mays, who died this week at age 93, made his professional debut in the Negro Leagues.

First up, there has been a media frenzy around the fouls made against rising basketball star and Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark. Commentators and fans have called her fellow WNBA players bullies, jealous, and catty. But Code Switch co-host Gene Demby and Defector's Maitreyi Anantharaman say a lot of the people commenting misunderstand the WNBA. Host Brittany Luse learns what the new fans might be missing and how racism, sexism and homophobia could be fanning the flames of the latest hot takes. Brittany also leads Gene and Maitreyi through a game of "But Did You Know."

Then, what is up with all the deodorant being locked up in stores? It's not just you, it's a peculiar nationwide trend that Brittany is trying to understand. Vox policy correspondent Abdallah Fayyad and The Marshall Project's engagement editor Nicole Lewis join the show to explain how this is related to a big shoplifting panic and what it could mean for the shelf life of certain crime policies across the country.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with soccer writer Dermot Corrigan about the latest action at the men's Euro Cup 2024.

Will Lionel Messi win again? Does the U.S. stand a chance? We talk to soccer writer Jon Arnold about how he thinks the tournament will play out. Plus, ways to watch.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with Paul Tenorio, soccer writer with The Athletic, about the Copa America soccer tournament, in which the best teams from North and South America will compete in U.S. cities.