Japanese Baseball Games Goes 50 Innings
The game started on Thursday and it ended on Sunday with the final score 3-0. The game was played in the semi-final round of the National High School Rubber Baseball Tournament.
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Len Elmore: Black Athletes Need To Speak Out About Ferguson
NBA veteran Len Elmore sees something missing in conversations around Ferguson: the voices of black professional athletes. He talks to Arun Rath about his op-ed in USA Today.
Bringing Ice Hockey To A Land With No Ice
Former NHL star Graeme Townshend was the first Jamaican-born player in the professional hockey league. Now he wants to bring hockey to Jamaica. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Townshend about his campaign.
U.S. Open, Football's New Rules: The Week In Sports
Howard Bryant of ESPN joins NPR's Scott Simon from the U.S. Open to talk about tennis and a new amendment to the NFL's personal conduct policy that's meant to curb domestic violence.
Jamaica Sets Its Sights On Winter Olympic Hockey Team
Payers recently gathered in Toronto for the Jamaica Olympic Ice Hockey Federation trials. The Toronto Sun is accusing Jamaica of "poaching" Canadians of Jamaican descent.
3 Grads Of Historically Black Schools Enter Football Hall Of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame inducts seven new members Saturday, and three of them attended historically black colleges or universities — which haven't always gotten recognition from the NFL.
Bob Motley, Last Surviving Negro League Ump, Recalls Baseball History
The 91-year-old former Marine went from borrowing a mask at an Okinawa hospital to umpiring in the Negro League, where he made calls against legends like Satchel Paige, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays.
For The First Time, Real Tattoos Make Their Madden Debut
Fear of lawsuits had kept tattoos out of previous editions of the video game, but San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick put those worries to rest when he secured the rights to his tattoos.
Little League And College Football: The Week In Sports
NPR's Tom Goldman previews the Little League World Series final games, and looks forward to the college football season.
Female Pitcher Mo'Ne Davis Is A Hit At Little League World Series
Mo'ne Davis has dazzled at this year's World Series. The 13-year-old pitching sensation is already throwing in the 70s, as in miles per hour. Some believe she could be an elite pitcher.