Opinion: Speeding Up Baseball To Save It
Sports commentator Mike Pesca wonders whether Major League Baseball will modernize to attract a young audience, and how it will keep them for life.
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This Time, Franky Zapata Makes It Across The English Channel On A Hoverboard
Nobody else has ever tried to cross the body of water by hoverboard, which is powered by a backpack full of fuel. The last time he tried, he plunged into the sea.
Saturday Sports: Yankees And Red Sox, Concussions In Football
Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant about the Red Sox and the Yankees battling this weekend, the Astros, and the death of an NFL great that's renewing concern about concussions.
Philadelpha Phillies Sue To Keep Beloved 'Phanatic' Mascot From Free Agency
The Phanatic was created 41 years ago to help entertain Phillies fans. Now a dispute about the genesis of its creation and licensing rights threatens the mascot's future.
United Kingdom's Fort William FC Finally Wins A Match
It took nearly two years, and plenty of bad results, but Fort William FC, perhaps the worst soccer team in the United Kingdom, finally won a match.
U.S. Soccer Argues It Pays Women More Than Men In Pay Inequality Lawsuit
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rachel Bachman, senior sports reporter for the Wall Street Journal, about the dispute between the U.S. Soccer Federation and the U.S. Women's Team over pay inequality.
Jill Ellis Is Stepping Down As U.S. Women's Soccer Coach
"The timing is right to move on, and the program is positioned to remain at the pinnacle of women's soccer," said Ellis, who won back-to-back World Cup titles and will depart in October.
In Wake of Abuse Scandals, Bill Would Hold U.S. Olympic Organizations Accountable
Two senators have introduced a bill to address the failures in the U.S. Olympic system that allowed a team doctor to sexually abuse athletes for years.
Colombian Cyclist Egan Arley Bernal Gómez Wins Tour De France
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Caley Fretz, editor-in-chief of Cycling Tips, about this year's Tour de France. It is the first time that a cyclist from Colombia has won the race.