College Football Fans Soon Find Out Which Teams Made The Playoffs
This is the conference championship weekend. The top teams will find out if they made the final-four playoff. The college playoff system is now in its third year.
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New York Yankees Great Derek Jeter Finds Golf 'Frustrating'
Retired baseball star Derek Jeter says he's addicted to the game of golf, and played the other day with Tiger Woods. Jeter says it is "probably the most frustrating thing" he's ever done.
No, Fidel Castro Wasn't Nearly A New York Yankee
The late Cuban dictator didn't try out for the New York team, says Adrian Burgos Jr., University of Illinois history professor. It's fun to contemplate this historical "What if?" but it's pure myth.
Brazilian Soccer Team's Plane Crashes In Colombia
The crash of the plane killed a Brazilian soccer team living a Cinderella story. The team rose from relative obscurity and was scheduled to play in one of the region's most prestigious tournaments.
Plane Carrying Brazilian Soccer Players Crashes In Colombia, Killing 71
The Chapecoense soccer team was flying to Medellin for a tournament when the charter plane crashed in a mountainous area late Monday night. Five people survived the crash.
The Latest In Sports: Cuban Edition
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about major figures in Cuban sports and the potential expiration of Major League Baseball's collective bargaining agreement.
College Football Fans Abroad Prepare For Thanksgiving Weekend Games
There's no day bigger than the Saturday after Thanksgiving for college football rivalries. Even fans abroad make a point of tuning in. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with a Michigan fan in London and an Ohio State fan in the Netherlands about their matchup.
Emergency Rooms Experience Spike In Football Injuries On Thanksgiving
For a lot of families, one of the rituals of Thanksgiving is playing a little backyard football. That may be why football injuries at the emergency room spike on Thanksgiving every year. FiveThirtyEight reporter Ben Casselman dug into the numbers.
Women Take On Big-Wave Surfing, Once The Domain Of Men, At Mavericks
Sarah Gerhardt is the first woman to ever surf Mavericks, the famously dangerous big-wave spot in northern California. Soon she will be part of the first women's heat in a surfing contest there.
U.S. Soccer Reaches Back To The Past To Kickstart Its Future
Bruce Arena is named the coach of the U.S. Men's Soccer team a decade after he was fired from the post. Arena replaces former coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who was let go on Monday.