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Major League Baseball's 2016 Season Officially Opens On Sunday

6:15am March 30, 2016

Three games will open the 2016 season. Rachel Martin talks to Jessica Mendoza, an analyst for ESPN, for a preview of the season — they focus on the pitchers who may provide the most drama this season.

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U.S. coach Jürgen Klinsmann studies the play during a World Cup qualifier between his squad and Trinidad and Tobago in November in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

World Cup Qualifying: U.S. Men's Team — And Its Coach — Get Much-Needed Win

9:43pm March 29, 2016

by Kevin Beesley

Coach Jürgen Klinsmann's squad beat Guatemala 4-0 to advance to the next round of qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup. The win also may quell calls for Klinsmann to be fired.

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Bees Drive Chicago's Jason Heyward Up A Wall

6:18am March 29, 2016

The Cubs game against the Seattle Mariners was delayed as Heyward tried to bat the bees away. He even climbed a wall to escape, but said after the game that he'd been stung at least 10 times.

Former Honduran President Rafael Callejas leaves federal court in New York City on Monday after pleading guilty to conspiracy charges in a wide-ranging FIFA soccer scandal.

In Vast FIFA Scandal, Ex-President Of Honduras Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes

5:33pm March 28, 2016

by Laura Wagner

In federal court in New York City, Rafael Callejas admitted to taking bribes over lucrative broadcast rights. He was head of the Honduran soccer federation from 2002 to 2015.

Former NBA player and now broadcaster, Bill Walton, plays the drums with the University of Utah band before the game between the Arizona Wildcats and the Utah Utes on February 27, 2016.

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How Basketball Great Bill Walton Thrived In A Life Of Limitations

12:16pm March 26, 2016

Bill Walton has written a memoir: "Back from the Dead." NPR's Scott Simon speaks with him about his childhood, basketball career and The Grateful Dead.

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Is March Losing Its Madness?

8:01am March 26, 2016

The Elite Eight of the NCAA men's basketball tournament is set, and this year's games have been as exciting as usual. But ESPN's Howard Bryant tells NPR's Scott Simon the meaning of the tournament may be changing.

Glitch In Your Golf Swing? Listen To It Sing

8:01am March 26, 2016

Stanford professor Jonathan Berger turns golf stroke data into sound. A nice sound means it's a good swing, a sour sound means something's not right. He tells Scott Simon how that helps people learn.

Soccer Wins Over New Generation Of Fans In Cuba

4:53pm March 25, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

President Obama took in a baseball game during his trip to Havana this week, but soccer is encroaching on Cuba's national pastime, especially with young people.

Chicago Cubs Cuddle Actual Cubs At Training Camp

4:03pm March 25, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The baseball team enjoyed a visit from two tiny bear cubs on Friday, and it was as adorable as it sounds.

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'Fastball' Documentary Explores Classic Showdown Between Pitcher And Batter

5:30pm March 24, 2016

The new documentary Fastball explores the classic showdown between pitcher and batter. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with director Jonathan Hock about his film, and with David Price, a left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.