Howard Bryant of ESPN and ESPN the Magazine joins NPR's Scott Simon to talk about the Cleveland Indians' winning streak and the imbroglio between ESPN and the White House.
A day after they needed a final-out double to reach extra innings against Kansas City and get their 22nd win, Cleveland finally fell. The 4-3 loss is the Indians' first in more than three weeks.
In their 21-game winning streak, Cleveland had never trailed entering the ninth inning, but were down 2-1 Thursday night against Kansas City. They won 3-2 in the 10th inning to keep the streak alive.
The Cleveland Indians are on a record-breaking run with 21 consecutive wins over the past several weeks. If the team wins Thursday night, they'll shatter a record that's stood for 82 years.
The Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 Wednesday afternoon to break a tie at 20 straight wins, a streak also managed by the 2002 Oakland Athletics. Five more wins will tie the major league record.
The decision to award the 2024 and 2028 games simultaneously is a first for the International Olympic Committee and the result of a trying bidding process.
On Monday night, a female broadcaster called a regular season NFL game for the first time in 30 years. ESPN's Jessica Mendoza broke a similar barrier and talks to David Greene about being "the first."
NPR's Kelly McEvres talks with MLB.com columnist Joe Posnanski about why the Cleveland Indians' 19-game winning streak is unlike any in baseball history.