|
Sports |
|
NPR Topics: Sports
|
NPR sports news and interviews. Listen to Frank DeFord's sport commentary and download the sports podcast.
|
|
-
Football Fans Ignore Increasing Violence
To commentator Frank Deford, football provides us with nostalgia for the way war used to be -- with clear battle maps, focused campaigns and simple battle lines.
-
Summer Must Be Over, It's Time For Football
College football started over the weekend. In a televised game, No. 3 Boise State takes on No. 10 Virginia Tech Monday night. Steve Inskeep talks football with ESPN commentator and sportswriter Kevin Blackistone.
-
Bookie Bribes Mar Cricket Tour
Allegations that some members of Pakistan's national cricket team have been accepting bribes from bookmakers have shaken the world of international cricket. The three players all deny the allegations, but are being forced to sit out the rest of Pakistan's current tour of England while the matter is investigated.
-
Baseball Winds Down As U.S. Open Gears Up
It's Labor Day weekend, when we turn our attention to the hard courts of Flushing Meadows and weary outfields across the country. Host Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com.
-
An Expository For The New NFL Season
The NFL season kicks off this week, and there are some interesting storylines developing: a rookie quarterback who could make it big, a new "it" team and an overweight defensive lineman with a little snark in his voice.
-
Death Raises Questions About Kids Motorcycle Racing
This past Sunday, 13-year-old motorcycle racing star Peter Lenz was killed during a warm-up lap at the Indy 500 track. Why do we allow such young teens to drive motorcycles at speeds topping 120 mph? Who are the parents who support this sport?
-
Scheduling Mismatches A College Football Tradition
Robert Siegel talks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the start of the college football season. Alliances have changed with the re-organization of some of the largest conferences as schools chase the almighty dollar. And the now-customary early season blood-bath has begun as weak teams face powerhouses.
-
Roethlisberger Suspension Cut To Four Games By NFL
The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback was suspended in April for violating the league's personal conduct policy, after being accused of sexually assaulting a Georgia college student.
-
Agassi Visits U.S. Open, Signs Copies Of 'Open'
It's the first week of the U-S Open. Former tennis star Andre Agassi talks to Steve Inskeep about great tennis rivalries and his book Open: An Autobiography, and how it's been received by his family.
-
Mississippi's Masoli Ordered To Sit Out Season
Ole Miss is appealing a decision by the NCAA that bars quarterback Jeremiah Masoli from playing this year. Masoli transferred to Ole Miss after being kicked off the team at Oregon following legal trouble.
|
|
