The Real Goal For These Cricket-Crazy Maasai Men? Ending 'The Cut'
In the movie "Warriors," they use their status from playing cricket to speak out against FGM. And the game's fun, too.
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Kathryn Smith Makes History As NFL's First Female Full-Time Coach
Smith's NFL career began in 2003 with the New York Jets. She is now the quality control-special teams coach for the Buffalo Bills.
Sometimes, You Have To Pass The Ball
Cities lose sports teams, as occasionally things have to change, and that's just part of life, according to sports commentator Frank Deford.
The Giant Foam Finger: How Do You Choose Your Favorite Team?
Sometimes, sports fandom comes naturally: We grew up immersed in it, or we get swept up in local fervor. But there's more than one way to become a fan.
New Commentators Coming To 'Morning Edition'
Morning Edition will start to develop a more diverse group of contributors.
Allegations Of Tennis Match-Fixing Overshadow Australian Open
The BBC and BuzzFeed published an expose about match-fixing in tennis but did not name names of implicated players. Some people, including Roger Federer, have called for the release of names.
Allegations Of Rigged Matches Rock Tennis World
High-ranking tennis players have been paid to lose, a BuzzFeed-BBC investigation finds. Renee Montagne talks to Paul Scotney of Sports Integrity Services. He authored an initial report in 2008.
Media Investigation Digs Into Reports Of Match-Fixing In Tennis
High-ranking tennis players have been paid to lose, a BuzzFeed-BBC investigation finds. It alleges tennis authorities ignored reports of match-fixing, BuzzFeed's John Templon tells NPR's Ari Shapiro.
It's Down To 4 Teams In The NFL Playoffs
David Greene talks to Kevin Blackistone, a columnist with The Washington Post and a professor of journalism at the University of Maryland, about the NFL playoffs.
This Week In Sports
NPR's Rachel Martin chats with Mike Pesca, host of Slate's The Gist about football games this weekend, and a certain quarterback who's in the playoffs.