#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