Britain's Wiggins Starts A Row By Arguing For Bike Helmets
On the same day cyclist Bradley Wiggins became Great Britain's most-decorated Olympian, Daniel Harris, a 28-year-old cycling enthusiast, was killed when he was struck by a bus at an intersection...
View ArticleThe Olympic Art of Shushing: Who Decides When Fans Can Be Noisy?
There seems to be a vague logic that dictates which Olympic sports are conducted against a backdrop of noise, and which operate in a cone of silence.For the most part, the more a sport depends on a...
View ArticleBoxing Maths and Aftermaths: Why Similar Scores Are A Mean System
Four years ago, Irish boxer Paddy Barnes lost to China's Zou Shiming by a score of 15-0 in Beijing. Today in London, Barnes fought his way back into their match to tie Zou at 15-15 — but he still lost.
View ArticleHard Lessons At the Olympics, Like The Metric System
Olympic winners like gold medalist Claressa Shields have said the games were a learning experience, but what were they learning? Hard work? Sure. Sportsmanship? Maybe. The metric system? Certainly...
View ArticleSuperstorm Sandy Didn't Sack High School Football Team
The city of Long Beach, on Long Island's Nassau County was one of the hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy, with entire neighborhoods ravaged by floods and wind. It seemed unlikely that the high school's...
View ArticleHow Do You Solve A Problem Like Colin Kaepernick?
There's always a question surrounding San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Years ago, people wondered whether the talented athlete would be good enough to start in college.Then there was...
View ArticleRavens Are Super Bowl Underdogs, But Are Stats On Their Side?
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The Baltimore Ravens are the underdogs in this Sunday's Super Bowl, going up against the San Francisco 49ers. Now, there have been bigger underdogs. And yes, the Ravens...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Cheat Sheet: Key Phrases To Keep You In The Game
Sure, you can go to a Super Bowl party and be That Guy. The one who gleefully lectures the crowd on the merits of running the inverted veer out of the pistol in order to freeze the weak-side backer.Or...
View ArticleDeflections: The Unofficial Stat That Measures Success
The Louisville Cardinals are among the teams dominating at this year's men's Division 1 NCAA basketball tournament, which resumes Thursday night. The team credits harassing, active defense for its...
View ArticleAlways In The Zone, Syracuse Is Hard To Beat
Any recreational league basketball team, any police athletic league squad and every group of 8-year-olds who wear the same uniform are, on the first or second day of practice, introduced to the 2-3...
View ArticleMarathons Are Soft Targets
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: Now, the twin bombings at the Boston Marathon struck at a very special type of sporting event. Marathons have been called the most democratic of sports, with the fewest...
View ArticleBlackhawks Beat Wings, Will Meet Kings In NHL Conference Final
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: As nail-biting hockey fans know well, there has been a lot of drama in this year's playoffs. Last night in the NHL, no different. The Chicago Blackhawks advanced to the...
View ArticleMiami Heat Force Game 7 In NBA Finals
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: It sure looked like the NBA season was coming to an end last night. World champions San Antonio Spurs - no, not so fast. The Miami Heat were not ready to give in. After a...
View ArticlePatriots Tight End Aaron Hernandez Charged With Murder
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel. Aaron Hernandez, now a former tight end for the New England...
View ArticleQatar's Heat May Force World Cup Schedule Changes
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The global governing body of soccer, or football as the rest of the world calls it, has a big decision to make next week. Some in that group, known as FIFA, are...
View ArticleYankees Say Goodbye To Rivera And His Cut Fastball
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: OK, the baseball post-season is not quite settled. The Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays will fight for the final playoff spot in a game tonight. The post-season of the...
View Article'Fetch Clay, Make Man': Ali, Fetchit And The 'Anchor Punch'
---Muhammad Ali's first title defense, a first-round TKO of Sonny Liston in 1965, propelled Ali to the status of icon. In Ali's training camp before the fight was an icon from an earlier era: Lincoln...
View ArticleRed Sox Take One-Game Lead In World Series
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The Boston Red Sox have taken a one game to none lead over St. Louis in the World Series, beating the Cardinals eight to one last night at Fenway Park. The evening...
View ArticleReversed Call Gives Sox Opening To Win World Series Game One
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The St. Louis Cardinals hope to come back against the Boston Red Sox in game two of the World Series tonight. In game one, well, just about nothing went right with the...
View ArticleAn Inside Look That Strips The Face Paint Off The NFL
Nicholas Dawidoff's Collision Low Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football may be the best book I've ever read about football. It is certainly the most detailed account of the...
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