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Tampa Bay Rays players' decision not to wear Pride jerseys stirs up fans

3:18pm June 06, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

In celebration of Pride Month, almost all of the players on the Tampa Bay Rays sported jerseys and caps with the rainbow-colored Pride logo. Five Rays pitchers declined, citing religious reasons.

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Inspired by the Sixers, basketball star Dawn Staley forged her own path on the court

1:47pm June 06, 2022

by Terry Gross

Staley's won Olympic gold medals as a player and as a head coach. She played in the WNBA, and is now head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks women's team, which won the NCAA championship in 2022.

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Uruguay midfielder Fernando Gorriaran and U.S. defender Joe Scally chase the ball during the first half of an international friendly soccer match on Sunday in Kansas City, Kan.

The U.S. men's national soccer team wore orange armbands in support of gun control

1:21pm June 06, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The team also sent a letter to Congress urging members to vote for stricter gun legislation in the aftermath of several recent mass shootings across the nation.

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Ukraine fails to qualify for the World Cup

4:59am June 06, 2022

by Peter Granitz

Wales defeated Ukraine 1-0 in the European playoff for the FIFA soccer qualifiers, denying Ukraine the possibility of qualifying for the World Cup.

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Nadal dominates at French Open, and the Warriors and Celtics are tied in the playoffs

4:59am June 06, 2022

by Tom Goldman

The sports world was busy this weekend with an NBA playoff game, the French Open and international soccer matches. NPR's Tom Goldman recaps the biggest moments.

Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning the final match against Norway's Casper Ruud in three sets at the French Open tennis tournament on Sunday.

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Rafael Nadal wins his 14th French Open championship — and his 22nd Grand Slam title

11:57am June 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Nadal's victory came two days after his 36th birthday and made him the oldest title winner in the history of the clay-court tournament.

Ukraine's hoping to keep the surprises coming in the men's World Cup Qualifiers

5:11pm June 04, 2022

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with sports podcaster Roger Bennett about the Ukraine national soccer team's upset win over Scotland, and tomorrow's match against Wales.

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Saturday sports: Nadal plays his 14th French Open; Warriors v. Celtics in NBA finals

4:45pm June 04, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon speaks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the men's and women's finals at the French Open, as well as the second game in the NBA finals.

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Poland's Iga Swiatek reacts as she defeats Coco Gauff of the U.S. during the women's final of the French Open in Paris on Saturday. Swiatek won 6-1, 6-3.

Iga Swiatek tops Coco Gauff to win the French Open

11:09am June 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Tennis's top-ranked Swiatek beat Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the final at Roland Garros. Swiatek's unbeaten run of 35 matches equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as the longest this century.

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'Forbes': LeBron James is the first active NBA player to become a billionaire

6:08am June 03, 2022

Following an incredibly lucrative year, LeBron James has officially become a billionaire. The breakthrough makes the 37-year-old player's nickname, King James, all the more fitting.