NBA Commissioner Thinks Gambling On Games Should Be Legal
Breaking with other major pro sports leagues, Adam Silver says the world is changing and that Congress should allow sports betting that is legal and regulated.
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NBA Commissioner Calls For Legalization Of Sports Gambling
Sports gambling is widely popular but, outside of Nevada, it's illegal and done largely in the shadows. Now, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has written an op-ed in The New York Times calling for its legalization. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis talks to Audie Cornish about that and other things NBA.
Baseball's Best, A Hitter And A Pitcher, Are From LA
For the Angels' Mike Trout, the third time was the charm. And Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers is just the 11th player to win MVP and Cy Young in the same season.
Baseball's Cy Young Awards Go To A Newcomer And A Repeat Winner
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw swept the voting for his third Cy Young, while Corey Kluber of the Cleveland Indians narrowly won his first.
FIFA Won't Reopen Bidding Process For 2018, 2022 World Cups
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with sports correspondent Tom Goldman about the FIFA investigation into the World Cup bidding process. On Thursday, the organization cleared Russia and Qatar of corruption.
FIFA Clears Qatar, Russia Of World Cup Corruption, Ignites Furor
A report by a German judge examined the actions of countries that bid to stage the World Cup in 2018 and 2022. But the lawyer on whose work the report was based called it "incomplete and erroneous."
Tennis Players Are Getting Their First Servings Of Sabermetrics
Players and managers in major team sports have leveraged sophisticated data analyses for years to improve game-time performance. Now one-on-one athletes are picking up Moneyball tactics, too.
Chicago Or Cleveland: Whose Teams Had More Downs Than Ups?
Commentator Frank Deford ponders which city has had the worst luck in sports. It's hard to decide whether Cubs fans or Cleveland fans deserve the most sympathy for their years of cheering on futility.
Yankees Look For Ways To Unload Alex Rodriguez
Steve Inskeep talks to ESPN sportswriter Pablo Torre about how Major League Baseball and the New York Yankees might respond to new reports of steroid use by star player Alex Rodriguez.
New MLB Rule Cuts Home Plate Crashes, But Not Catcher Concussions
Major League Baseball is reviewing its controversial Rule 7.13, which bans most home plate collisions. Catchers actually face a bigger head-injury risk that the rule can't prevent.