Blue Jays Make The Most Of Trade Deadline
NPR's Rachel Martin talks baseball and underdog odds with Mike Pesca of Slate's The Gist podcast.
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The Week In Sports: Underdog Teams Are On Top In Baseball
NPR's Scott Simon talks baseball with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine. This season's hot baseball teams are usually underdogs — the Cubs, Blue Jays and Mets.
Minnie Minoso, Major League Baseball's First Black Latino Star, Dies
Minoso, known as the Cuban Comet and Mr. White Sox, was a seven-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glover whose major league career spanned five decades.
'Minnie Minoso,' First Black Latin Professional Baseball Player, Dies
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Roberto González Echevarría, author of The Pride of Havana, about baseball player Minnie Minoso (as he was known in the U.S.). Minoso died Sunday.
Tom Brady's Courtroom Sketch Spawns Internet Gold
Veteran sketch artist Jane Rosenberg has been blasted online for her less-than-flattering depiction of the NFL quarterback during his appearance in a federal court Wednesday.
MLB Home Teams Make History By Going 15-0
On Tuesday, for the first time in Major League Baseball history, all 15 home teams won.
NFL 'Deflategate' Saga Continues With Both Sides Back In Federal Court
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots star Tom Brady were in court today to update a judge on settlement talks regarding the quarterback's four-game suspension.
NFL's Effort To Combat Domestic Violence May Go For The Long Game
Last year's domestic violence scandal in the NFL spurred the league into action on an issue critics said had gone ignored for years. The problem continues — and so do the efforts to fight it.
HBO's 'Hard Knocks' Takes Fans Inside Houston Texans' Training Camp
The NFL Films show Hard Knocks kicks off its 10th season Tuesday on HBO. The show goes behind the scenes at an NFL team's training camp. This year, it's the Houston Texans under the spotlight.
Deford: When 'Deflategate' Dust Settles, Put Goodell Out To Pasture
As NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and star quarterback Tom Brady head to court over "deflategate," commentator Frank Deford says it's time for Goodell to be replaced in the league's front office.