This week's quiz has happiness and happy dogs. You're welcome
Last year's most popular dog is still top, and the happiest nation is still the most contented. March is still madness and shutdowns still loom.
Baseball
Shohei Ohtani agrees to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers
The deal was announced after days of speculation over where the unique, two-way star would continue his career after six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels.
Headed to the MLB playoffs, the underdog Orioles have revitalized Baltimore
It's been years since Baltimore Orioles fans have seen a season like this. They say it's been worth the wait.
Opinion: Corporate ballpark names just don't have that special ring
NPR's Scott Simon ponders stadium naming rights: how relatively inexpensive it is for companies to link their brands to major league ballparks and football fields.
Northwestern baseball coach Jim Foster is fired days after football hazing scandal
In an announcement posted to Northwestern University's athletics page, head baseball coach Jim Foster was "relieved of his duties effective immediately."
Shohei Ohtani's hometown in Japan knew he was a prodigy since Little League
"He made it big all due to his own efforts. We had nothing to do with it," Ohtani's former coach, Shoji Asari, says of the Los Angeles Angels' superstar. Asari emphasized fun over winning.
White's homer in 11th sends LSU to College World Series finals with a 2-0 win over No. 1 Wake Forest
Jay Johnson has coached in the College World Series finals before, and he's won his share of big games.
To him, nothing compared with Thursday night.
LSU tops No. 1 Wake Forest 5-2 to set up a rematch for a spot in the College World Series finals
LSU staved off elimination from the College World Series for a second time. And now the Tigers are right where they expected to be all along.
Wake Forest offense arrives in time to produce a 3-2 win over Stanford in the College World Series
Danny Corona hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning to roust a dormant Wake Forest offense, and the Demon Deacons opened their first College World Series in 68 years with a 3-2 win over Stanford on Saturday.
Opinion: Scorecards keep record of games, and memories
NPR's Don Gonyea says looking through his old baseball scorecards stirs up sweet memories from summers long past.