#Breaking The Week In Sports: Rumblings About Coronavirus And Tokyo Olympics NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sports correspondent Tom Goldman about the big sports stories of the week. Read more on NPR
#Breaking 40 Years Later, The Olympics Still Leave A Legacy On Lake Placid, N.Y. The tiny town of Lake Placid, N.Y. hosted the Winter Olympics 40 years ago. Now, while millions of people visit to relive the glory, the renewed attention comes with a cost. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Champion Chinese Swimmer Sun Yang Gets 8-Year Ban For Doping Sun is accused of violating doping rules by smashing a vial containing his blood sample when anti-doping officials came to his home to retrieve it. He is expected to appeal the ban. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Olympic Officials Dismiss 'Speculation' That Coronavirus Could Disrupt Tokyo Games The statement comes in response to remarks made earlier this week by a longtime International Olympic Committee member who suggested a late May deadline to decide the fate of the Tokyo Games. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Maria Sharapova Retires At 32: 'Tennis —I'm Saying Goodbye' In an essay, Sharapova says she is stepping away from the sport she's been playing for 28 years. She's a five-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1, who also served a 15-month ban for doping. Read more on NPR
#Breaking How Baseball's Code Of Silence Figured Into Astros' Sign-Stealing Case Fallout from the Houston Astros' 2017 sign-stealing scandal continues. Why didn't Houston players speak up about the illegal activity? Baseball's traditional code of silence played a big part. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Baseball Star Madison Bumgarner Moonlights In The Rodeo This week, we discovered Arizona Diamondbacks star pitcher Madison Bumgarner's other career: cattle roping in rodeo shows. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Sabrina Ionescu Sets NCAA Record — Hours After Speaking At Bryant Memorial The Oregon star spoke with deep respect for Gianna's game. "She had a fadeaway better than mine," she said. "If I represented the present of the women's game, Gigi was the future, and Kobe knew it." Read more on NPR
#Breaking Emotional Tributes Were Paid To NBA Legend Kobe Bryant During Memorial Friends, family and fans mourned the death of retired basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna during Wednesday's public memorial in Los Angeles. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Grandmother Sinks Prize-Winning Putt At College Basketball Game Mary Ann Wakefield, who's in her 80s, had to make a long putt if she wanted to win a new car. The golf ball rolled 94 feet from one end of the court to the other. She nailed it. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Gay Football Player Hopes To Be Chosen By A NFL Team Scott Frantz hopes to make it in the NFL. If he does, he could be the first openly gay athlete to play a game in professional football's regular season. He also doesn't want his sexuality to matter. Read more on NPR
#Breaking MVP Pitcher Madison Bumgarner Has A Secret Life — As A Champion Cattle-Roper The left-handed pitching ace has been entering — and sometimes winning — rodeo events under the alias "Mason Saunders." Read more on NPR
#Breaking Kobe Bryant Funeral Held In Los Angeles On Monday, mourners gathered at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to remember and celebrate the life of former NBA player Kobe Bryant. Read more on NPR
#Breaking WATCH: Thousands Expected To Attend Kobe Bryant Memorial In Los Angeles Some 20,000 people got tickets to say farewell to NBA great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. People without tickets were being urged to watch at home. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Toronto Zamboni Driver David Ayres Makes His NHL Debut As Goalie David Ayres, 42, is a NHL emergency goalie. Over the weekend, two goalies got injured in a game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs — and Ayres stepped in. He helped Carolina win. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Memorial Service At L.A.'s Staples Center Will Honor Kobe Bryant Huge crowds are expected to turn out Monday for the memorial service honoring Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in Los Angeles. The city is encouraging those without tickets to watch it on TV. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Nike Vaporfly Shoes Controversy Sports technologist Bryce Dyer on what the decision not to ban the Nike Vaporfly means for athletes at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and for the future of track field. Read more on NPR
#Breaking This Week In Sports: NBA's Next Big Star NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about the big sports stories of the week. Read more on NPR
#Breaking The Astros Scandal Is The Latest Cheating Case In Sports History NPR's Scott Simon speaks with trivia expert A.J. Jacobs about some of the greatest cheaters in sports history. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Baseball Unrest Persists As Angry Players Opine On Houston Astros Scandal The Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal won't go away, as players around the league speak out. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with The Athletic baseball correspondent Evan Drellich about it. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Frightening Crash At Daytona 500 Sets A Previous Fatal Crash In Perspective NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with ESPN writer Ryan McGee about a scary crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500 race on Monday — which evoked memories of the NASCAR crash that killed Dale Earnhardt 19 years ago. Read more on NPR
#Breaking WTA Will Allow Coaching From The Stands During Testing Phase NPR's David Greene talks to sports journalist Reem Abulleil about the Women's Tennis Association allowing coaching from the stands. The trail run won't apply to grand slam tournaments. Read more on NPR
#Breaking WTA's Will Allow Coaching From The Stands During Testing Phase NPR's David Greene talks to sports journalist Reem Abulleil about the Women's Tennis Association allowing coaching from the stands. The trail run won't apply to grand slam tournaments. Read more on NPR
#Breaking MLB Commissioner Defends Decisions On Astros Sign-Stealing Scandal As spring training gets underway, baseball's executives and commissioner discussed the upcoming season. But the talk was really about the Houston Astros' cheating scandal. Read more on NPR
#Breaking 'Another Backwards Step': Oxford Dictionary Expands Definition Of 'Yid' NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with writer Ivor Baddiel about the Oxford English Dictionary's decision to expand the definition of the word "yid." Read more on NPR
#Breaking Saturday Sports: The Astros' Sign-Stealing Scandal; Rule Change In Women's Tennis NPR's Scott Simon talks to sports correspondent Tom Goldman about the sign-stealing controversy in major league baseball and a rule change in women's tennis. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Can A Turkey Calling Contest Attract New Hunters? This Group Thinks So Hunting is on the decline in some parts of the country. At this week's National Wild Turkey Federation convention, officials want to recruit new hunters, especially women. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Bronny James, Zaire Wade And The Southern California High School Hoops Circus TV crews and celebrity sightings have become the new normal at high school basketball games in Southern California, thanks in part to the kids of NBA royalty lining up for local teams. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Zion Williamson Isn't Yet An NBA All-Star, But All Eyes Are On Him Zion Williamson is one of the top prospects in professional basketball. Going into NBA All-Star weekend, Mary Louise Kelly talks to New Orleans sports journalist Jeff Nowak about Williamson's career. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Houston Astros Apologize For Sign-Stealing Scandal As Spring Training Opens As baseball teams reported for spring training, Houston Astros executives and players apologized for their sign-stealing scheme — but said they would not return the 2017 World Series trophy. Read more on NPR
#Breaking U.S. Women's Soccer Team Has A New Ally In Equal Pay Fight: The Men's National Team The U.S. Women's National Team has a new ally in its gender discrimination lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation: the Men's National Team. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Houston Astros Apologize For Sign-Stealing, But Provide Fuel For Critics The apology seemed to be an attempt to turn the page for the embattled team, amid criticism that punishment meted out by the league was too light given the scale and longevity of the cheating. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Target Apologizes To Golden Gophers Fans For Onesie Confusion A photo shows a maroon onesie sporting a block "M" insignia with the words "Minnesota Badgers." That's the nickname for neighboring Big Ten rival Wisconsin. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Ohio State Football Players Suspended, Charged With Rape and Kidnapping An affidavit says Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint allegedly raped a woman. The affidavit says Riep began filming her, pressing her to say the encounter was consensual. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Target Apologizes To Golden Ghophers Fans For Onesie Confusion A photo shows a maroon onesie sporting a block "M" insignia with the words "Minnesota Badgers." That's the nickname for neighboring Big Ten rival Wisconsin. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Baseball Makes An Early Pitch To Catch The Interest Of Black Players Baseball is having trouble attracting African-American players, so to increase participation, leaders are trying to get kids interested early, before other sports grab their attention. Read more on NPR
#Breaking French Skating Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Scandal Didier Gailhaguet, the head of France's ice skating federation, has resigned. French figure skating has been mired in a sexual abuse scandal after skaters accused coaches of rape and sexual abuse. Read more on NPR
#Breaking The Relaunch Of XFL NPR's Michel Martin speaks with XFL commissioner Oliver Luck about the resurgence of the professional football league. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Batting Around The Edge Of The Bigs In 'The Cactus League' Just in time for spring training, Emily Nemens, editor of the Paris Review, tells NPR's Scott Simon about her new novel. It's a look at preseason baseball's strivers and dreamers, on-field and off. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Saturday Sports: U-Hauls For The Big And Tall As NBA, MLB See Major Trades Will Boston regret letting Mookie Betts go? Which NBA teams look tougher after the trade deadline? Howard Bryant of ESPN breaks it down for NPR's Scott Simon. Read more on NPR
#Breaking NTSB: Kobe Bryant Helicopter Engine Did Not Fail Before Crash The NBA star, his daughter and seven other people were killed last month. Investigators say the craft didn't have an engine failure. Determining the cause of the crash will take more time. Read more on NPR
#Breaking U.S. Women's Soccer Team On The Cusp Of Olympic Berth. Mexico Stands In The Way A win would mean the seventh-straight Olympics appearance for the U.S. — and a shot at redemption after finishing fifth at the 2016 Games. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Former U.S. Olympic Official Says He Was Fired For Exposing Mistreatment Of Athletes "I was raising hell with them that they need to get serious about taking care of athletes," says Bill Moreau, former vice president for sports medicine at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Whistleblower Suit Filed Against U.S. Olympic And Paralympic Committee A former high-ranking official at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit. Bill Moreau alleges he was fired for raising concerns about abuse of athletes. Read more on NPR
#Breaking News Brief: N.H. Democratic Debate, Coronavirus, Whistleblower Lawsuit Democratic presidential candidates to debate in New Hampshire. Coronavirus whistleblower dies from the disease. And, an ex-U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee official files a whistleblower lawsuit. Read more on NPR
#Breaking The XFL Aims To Capitalize On Spring Football With 9-Point Touchdowns, Other Oddities The XFL was launched in 2001 as an NFL with attitude. It folded after a single season. But the league is back in 2020. Will it survive? Read more on NPR
#Breaking Kansas City Fans Celebrate Chiefs Super Bowl Victory Kansas City Chiefs fans basked in the glory of their first Super Bowl win in half a century with a parade and victory rally. Read more on NPR
#Breaking In New Book, French Skating Champion Accuses Ex-Coach Of Rape French prosecutors are opening an investigation after figure skating champion Sarah Abitbo accused her former coach of sexually assaulting her as a teenager. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Kobe Bryant Merchandise Increases In Value But Not Everyone Is Cashing In Shops that sell Kobe Bryant merchandise have seen a spike in sales in the wake of his death. Now they're making a choice: profit from tragedy or keep Bryant's merchandise accessible to the public. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Connecticut School Board Reinstates Mascot Offensive To Native Americans Sports teams in Killingly, Conn. are the Redmen again. The school district changed the name last year at the recommendation of local Native Americans. The school board recently reversed the decision. Read more on NPR
#Breaking What A Super Bowl Win Sounded Like Around Kansas City Sports bars, house parties and downtown Kansas City, Mo. celebrated the victory of the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Sunday night. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Iowa Caucus Location Conflicts With Girl's Basketball Tournament Thanks to a recent win, Woodbury Central High will host part of the tournament. But the county's Democratic Party booked that gym months ago. School officials moved the caucus to a middle school. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Kansas City Chiefs' Fans Are Ecstatic About Super Bowl Victory The long wait is over: Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs are celebrating their first Super Bowl championship in 50 years. After a slow start, the Chiefs pulled off a double-digit comeback. Read more on NPR
#Breaking After Slow Start, Chiefs Pull Off Super Bowl Victory Over The 49ers The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions for the first time in 50 years — beating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20. The Chiefs had yet another thrilling come-from-behind victory. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Super Bowl Ads 2020: Strange, Serious, Smaaht, And So Very Expensive Commercials cost as much as $5.6 million per 30 seconds this year. Here's how some of America's largest corporations (and Michael Bloomberg and Donald Trump) spent their money. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Super Bowl LIV: What To Expect When The Chiefs And 49ers Square Off The Kansas City Chiefs are headed to the Super Bowl for the first in 50 years, hoping their star quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, can get the best of San Francisco's dominant defense. Read more on NPR
#Breaking What To Look For During The 54th Super Bowl Hey, did you know the Super Bowl is happening today? Of course you did. Grab some snacks — we're going to tell you what to look for in today's big game. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Pro Bowl To Broadway, This NFL Star Says The Stage Is Another 'Team Sport' Nnamdi Asomugha, a four-time All-Pro NFL cornerback, is making his Broadway debut in A Soldier's Play. It's been "a pretty surreal journey," he says. Read more on NPR
#Breaking LeBron James: 'Mamba Out,' But 'Not Forgotten' The Los Angeles Lakers gave an emotional tribute to Kobe Bryant Friday. It was ahead of the first Lakers game since the death of the basketball legend, who played for the Lakers for 20 seasons. Read more on NPR
#Breaking This Groundskeeper Has Worked Every Super Bowl. He Turns 91 On Sunday George Toma is the Sod Father, the NFL's most famous groundskeeper. He will be working his 54th Super Bowl AND celebrating his 91st birthday on Sunday. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Saturday Sports: Kobe Bryant, Super Bowl LIV NPR's Renee Montagne talks to ESPN's Michele Steele about Kobe Bryant, an offense-heavy Super Bowl and one NFL commercial that's already raising eyebrows. Read more on NPR
#Breaking Lakers' Emotional Return To Staples Center After Kobe Bryant's Death The Lakers played their first home game at the Staples Center since the death of former superstar Kobe Bryant. It was an emotional night for both players and fans. Read more on NPR
#Breaking A Code Switch Playlist For Black History Month Black History Month is here, and it's the perfect time to catch up on stories about the hidden heroes and buried history of black America. Read more on NPR