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U.S. Men's National Soccer Team head coach Gregg Berhalter answers questions during a news conference Friday in Las Vegas.

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Berhalter rehired as U.S. Soccer coach after controversy involving a player's family

After a worldwide search for a head coach to lead the U.S. soccer team to victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Gregg Berhalter was announced as the person for the role.

June 17, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
This is a general view of Comerica Park, where the Detroit Tigers play.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Scorecards keep record of games, and memories

NPR's Don Gonyea says looking through his old baseball scorecards stirs up sweet memories from summers long past.

June 17, 2023
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  • Don Gonyea
Paint outlines of what look to be two tire tracks leading off the road at the curve where Swiss rider Gino Mäder fell during a high-speed descent of the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse. Mäder, 26, died from injuries he sustained when he plunged into a ravine.

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Cyclist Gino Mäder, 26, dies after a high-speed crash in the Swiss Alps

After Gino Mäder and another rider crashed, criticisms emerged about the race layout, which put the finish line down a steep descent. The police also say they're investigating the incident.

June 16, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
The author and his dad in Massachusetts in 1995.

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  • Sports

Fake stats, real nostalgia: Bonding with my dad through simulation baseball

The real magic of simulation baseball is that it gives me and my dad something to take seriously that isn't actually serious. The games don't matter, but who you play them with really does.

June 16, 2023
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  • Joshua Willis
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Yes, the big news is Trump. Test your knowledge of everything else in NPR's news quiz

Who won the week? The Tonys? Jack Smith? UPS delivery persons? Generative AI? Joe Biden's dentist? Or YOU ... if you've been paying attention.

June 16, 2023
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  • Holly J. Morris
Kirstie Ennis is very at home on the mountains.

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  • World

She was 200 meters from the peak of Mount Everest, then turned back. Here's why

Kirstie Ennis has scaled plenty of incredible mountains before. But Mount Everest continues to elude her.

June 15, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Members of the Vegas Golden Knights pose with the Stanley Cup after the Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Knights won the series 4-1.

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  • Sports

What happens in Vegas ... is a Stanley Cup, as the Golden Knights win the NHL title

The greatest show in Las Vegas Tuesday night wasn't along the famed Strip – it was the National Hockey League franchise Golden Knights laying claim to the Stanley Cup.

June 14, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
Probably thinking about horses.

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  • Sports

Nikola Jokic is an NBA champion, and fans are obsessed with the way he celebrates

He's also the king of work-life balance.

June 14, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Tori Bowie, who captured gold as a sprinter in the Olympics and the world championships, died at age 32 from complications of childbirth, according to an autopsy report.

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Tori Bowie, an elite Olympic athlete, died of complications from childbirth

An autopsy report underscores the tragedy of Tori Bowie's death at age 32. The 2016 Olympic medalist was eight months pregnant, according to the report.

June 13, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
Denver Nuggets players, coaches and owners hold up the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy after the team's victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Denver.

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  • Sports

The Denver Nuggets have won the NBA Finals for the first time in the team's history

The Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 94-89 — winning four out of the series' five games. Center Nikola Jokić was named the NBA Finals most valuable player.

June 13, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the men's singles final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Norway's Casper Ruud in three sets at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday.

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  • Sports

Novak Djokovic wins the French Open men's singles, securing his 23rd Grand Slam title

Novak Djokovic has won his men's-record 23rd Grand Slam title with a victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open final.

June 11, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is seen at a news conference on Wednesday after the team's game against the Dallas Wings, in Arlington, Texas.

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  • National

Brittney Griner is confronted by a right-wing media 'provocateur' at airport

A right-wing YouTube personality filmed his encounter with the WNBA star and her Phoenix Mercury teammates at the Dallas airport on Saturday. The Mercury team said it was reviewing the incident.

June 10, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman
Arcangelo, with jockey Javier Castellano, breaks away from the pack in the final stretch to win the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race on Saturday, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.

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  • Sports

Arcangelo wins the Belmont Stakes

The victory makes Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the race in its 155-year history. It comes during a string of horse deaths in the sport.

June 10, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman
<a href="https://firststrokes.org/" data-key="424">First Strokes</a> is a New York-based organization working to get teens in the water safely — and to try to remove the barriers to learning. Above, a First Strokes class at Hill Regional Career High School in New Haven, Conn.

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  • Arts & Life

Many teens don't know how to swim. A grassroots organization is trying to change that

First Strokes, a nonprofit based in New York City, is helping students learn water safety skills and how to swim. They offer free swimming lessons for teens — taught by other teens.

June 09, 2023
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
From left: a Nats fan, a Barbie

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  • National

What is there a shortage of? Find out in the NPR news quiz (hint: it's not smoke)

From Barbie to Messi to Rishi Sunak, a lot happened this week. How well were you paying attention?

June 09, 2023
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  • Holly J. Morris
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