Remaining Teams Move On To Knockout Stage Of World Cup
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Roger Bennet, who is host of the podcast and TV show Men In Blazers, about the latest from the World Cup.
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Army Veteran, Who Had Lost His Arms, Drowns While Paddleboarding At Age 25
Cody Iorns lost his arms in a 2015 motorcycle accident, but with the help of prosthetic limbs and hard work, he became a fixture in the local paddleboarding community.
Kangaroo Brings Soccer Match To A Standstill
Bounding onto a field in Australia's capital, the marsupial caused players to scatter and then wait around for a grand exit.
World Cup Round Of 16 Preview
Some jubilant wins and stunning upsets closed out the group stage of the 2018 World Cup. NPR's David Greene talks with Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl about the upcoming Round of 16 matches.
Baseball Umpires Don't Get Overtime. Does That Affect Extra Innings?
Researchers find that during extra innings, baseball umpires make calls in a way that tends to end games sooner. This seems to be because umpires aren't given additional money to work extra innings.
South Korea's Win Helps Mexico Advance To World Cup's Round 16
Mexico lost to Sweden in World Cup action on Wednesday. But because South Korea beat defending champions Germany, Mexico gets to advance to the round of 16. Mexican fans are ecstatic.
China Sentences Former Ball State Linebacker Wendell Brown To 4 Years Over Bar Fight
The former college athlete who went on to play for the Canadian Football League and an Austrian football team, was helping coach a team in Chongqing at the time of the 2016 incident.
Reigning World Cup Champion Germany Loses To South Korea
The reigning world cup champion Germany — is out after losing to South Korea Wednesday. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sports Illustrated senior writer Grant Wahl about what it means.
South Korea Shocks Germany 2-0, Sending World Cup Champs Packing
In a shocking upset, South Korea scored in stoppage time and added another late goal to put the match out of reach for Germany.
World Cup: The Bad And Good Of France And Denmark's 0-0 Tie
Until Tuesday, this World Cup hadn't seen zero matches in which both teams failed to score. That set a record, but didn't make it any easier to watch France and Denmark play pat-a-cake for 90 minutes.