Women get their own Tour de France — a first in over 3 decades
Retired cyclist Ruth Winder tells NPR's Michel Martin what this competition means for women's cycling.
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Jonas Vingegaard wins the men's Tour de France
He is the first Danish rider to take the title in cycling's biggest race since 1996.
Black player Bud Fowler will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Among the inductees during today's National Baseball Hall of Fame is a little-known player named Bud Fowler. His inclusion represents an effort to highlight Black players predating Jackie Robinson.
For the fourth time in 13 months, Sydney McLaughlin sets a world record
She ran the 400-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in 50.68 seconds, shattering her old mark by 0.73 seconds.
Saturday sports: Minor league baseballers making less than $15k; new hall of famers
Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Michele Steele about the baseball hall of fame inductees, controversy over wages in the minor leagues, and the action at the World Athletics Championships.
WWE owner Vince McMahon announces his retirement amid a sex scandal investigation
McMahon, 77, has led the wrestling organization for decades, building it into a billion-dollar enterprise. But he's recently come under scrutiny for millions in alleged hush money paid to women.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame will induct several new members
The National Baseball Hall of Fame will enshrine seven new members Sunday. They'll each receive this huge honor with a bronze plaque that will hang forever in Cooperstown, N.Y.
New baseball rule hopes to reverse decades of fan loss
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with LA Times baseball reporter Bill Shaikin about the defensive "pie-slice rule" and other ways the MLB is attempting to bring more excitement back to baseball.
After more than 30 years, a multiday women's Tour de France is back
The women's race starts Sunday in Paris and lasts for 8 stages, ending July 31. The last multiday women's race was held in 1989.
Noah Lyles breaks Michael Johnson's U.S. record that stood since 1996
At the finish line, Noah Lyles stared down his only true opponent: the clock. But for several moments, the unofficial time showed a tie with Johnson's mark of 19.32.