Sports

Luck Of The Flip: New England Patriots Defy Probability With Coin Toss Wins

4:30pm November 06, 2015

The New England Patriots have recently been very lucky. NPR's Kelly McEvers and Robert Siegel explain the probability of the football team winning the last 19 out of 25 coin tosses.

#NPRreads: The Core Of Addiction And The Views Of Tiger Woods' Former Caddie

2:56pm November 06, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Also this week: The story of a 60-year-old United Airlines pilot and runner who finished the New York City Marathon in 2 hours, 47 minutes and 27 seconds.

How The Pentagon Spent Millions On Sports Teams For Military-Friendly Events

8:05pm November 05, 2015

A Senate report released by Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake found that the Pentagon paid sports leagues to market its military. Flake talks with NPR's Robert Siegel about the findings.

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Adidas has pledged to help high school teams that want to change their mascots from Native American imagery. President Obama praised the effort, while the Washington football team shot back, calling the company's move hypocritical.

Adidas Offers To Help U.S. High Schools Phase Out Native American Mascots

5:37pm November 05, 2015

by Laura Wagner

At the White House Tribal Nations Conference on Thursday, President Obama praised the initiative and added that "a certain sports team in Washington might want to do that as well."

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Pentagon Paid Sports Teams Millions For 'Paid Patriotism' Events

11:19am November 05, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

A joint report by Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake found that many of those military displays you see before professional games are essentially advertisements paid for by the military.

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Double Murder Charges Still Haunt Ex-Raven Linebacker Ray Lewis

6:18am November 05, 2015

Ray Lewis was leaving a Super Bowl party in 2000 when 2 men were stabbed to death. The murder charges against Lewis were dropped. David Greene talks to Lewis about his memoir, I Feel Like Going On.

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Bill Belichick: Love Him, Hate Him, But Don't Deny He's An Original

2:01pm November 04, 2015

by Frank Deford

The time has come to recognize that Bill Belichick is the best pro-sports coach of this century, says commentator Frank Deford.

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In 'I Feel Like Going On,' Ray Lewis Doesn't Apologize For Hard Hits

6:33am November 04, 2015

Former Baltimore Ravens football player Ray Lewis has written a book called, I Feel Like Going On: Life, Game, and Glory. David Greene talks to him about the physical aspect of football.

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Brazilian Who Oversaw 2014 World Cup Extradited To U.S.

5:25pm November 03, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The former president of Brazil's soccer federation is due in a U.S. courtroom Tuesday afternoon, after being extradited from Switzerland. Jose Maria Marin was arrested this past spring.

Royals Are Kings: Kansas City Wins First World Series In 30 Years

4:36pm November 02, 2015

by Frank Morris

The Kansas City Royals staged a dramatic Game 5 comeback to beat the New York Mets Sunday night, earning their first World Series title in 30 years and thrilling fans who have been desperate to win after last year's crushing loss.