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News Articles: Sports

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  • Sports

What makes Victor Wembanyama so special?

At the 2023 NBA draft, all eyes are on French 19-year-old and basketball star Victor Wembanyama. Zach Kram, a staff writer for The Ringer, explains what makes this athlete so special and so coveted.

June 23, 2023
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By:
  • Justine Kenin,
  • Mia Venkat,
  • and 2 more
Victor Wembanyama looms over the 2023 NBA draft as the most heralded prospect since LeBron James in 2003.

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  • Sports

The Spurs take Wembanyama with pick 1 in the NBA draft. Here's what you need to know

San Antonio will have to assemble a roster around Wembanyama. And if LeBron James and Michael Jordan are any indication, the Spurs will still have to wait a bit for their championship.

June 22, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Environment

A year after Yellowstone floods, fishing guides have to learn 'a whole new river'

A year ago the Yellowstone River had its biggest flood in centuries. What that means for its world famous trout fishery is just now becoming clear.

June 21, 2023
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By:
  • Olivia Weitz
At first, the Sensation's large marlin looked to be the tournament's winning catch. But after the fish was held up on the scale, Big Rock announcer Tommy Bennett said, "It would appear that this fish has been bitten by a shark."

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  • Sports

Their prize catch was set to bring in $3.5 million. Then the fish was disqualified

The boat's crew isn't accused of any wrongdong. Their catch in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina was disqualified because it was mutilated — bitten by a shark or another animal.

June 21, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Max Park, pictured after winning a December 2021 competition, recently set a world record for solving a 3x3x3 Rubik's cube in 3.13 seconds.

Tagged as: 

  • Series: Join The Game

He once had motor skill challenges. Now he's the world's fastest Rubik's cube solver

What puzzles most people — like solving a Rubik's cube — makes sense to Max Park. And the world of speedcubing has helped the autistic 21-year-old crack the code on what might come easy to others.

June 20, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
NCAA started its drug testing program in 1986.

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  • Sports

The NCAA looks to weed out marijuana from its banned drug list

An NCAA panel asked the association to treat marijuana like alcohol. The NCAA is expected to make a final decision on the matter in the fall.

June 17, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
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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  • Sports

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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By:
  • Juliana Kim
This is a general view of Comerica Park, where the Detroit Tigers play.

Tagged as: 

  • 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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By:
  • 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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  • Sports

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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By:
  • Bill Chappell
The author and his dad in Massachusetts in 1995.

Tagged as: 

  • 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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By:
  • Joshua Willis
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • National

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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • NPR Staff
Probably thinking about horses.

Tagged as: 

  • 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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By:
  • 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.

Tagged as: 

  • Sports

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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By:
  • Bill Chappell
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