The NFL fined the team $1 million and stripped it of draft picks in connection with the scandal involving underinflated footballs. Quarterback Tom Brady is appealing his four-game suspension.
When John Coray and other vintage "ballists" gather to compete using 19th century rules and trappings, the baseball diamond becomes a field of dreamers.
Climber Dean Potter died this weekend while BASE jumping in Yosemite National Park. NPR's Melissa Block talks with his friend, the photographer Dean Fidelman, about Potter's life and work.
The world of climbing lost a daring innovator Saturday when Dean Potter died during a wingsuit flight. He was killed along with Graham Hunt as they tried to soar above California's Yosemite Valley.
Everything is new in this year's NBA Conference Finals, which start this week. The teams in the postseason represent the new way the game is being played — fast-paced with long-range shooting.
Their call comes on the same day the BBC said a reporting crew spent two nights in a Qatari jail for trying to film migrant workers who are building the infrastructure for the sporting event.
All eyes will be on the U.S. team, which won the cup in 1991 and 1999 and is ranked second in the world. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to team member Megan Rapinoe, a midfielder for the Seattle Reign.
Saturday's race at Pimlico Race Course — the second leg of the Triple Crown — was drenched by a driving rain. American Pharoah powered through the mud to win by seven lengths.
The field is narrowing in both the NBA and NHL playoffs, and it's time for the Preakness Stakes. Sports correspondent Tom Goldman joins NPR's Scott Simon to talk about the week in sports.