What to know ahead of the World Series between Houston and Philadelphia
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Washington Post national baseball writer Chelsea Janes about the upcoming World Series.
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Ahead of the World Series, Phillies radio announcer shares the art of play-by-play
Scott Franzke has been calling MLB games in Philadelphia since 2006. He sizes up the teams headed into the World Series and reflects on upcoming changes designed to put more action in the game.
High school football coach who led prayers on the field will get his job back
Joseph Kennedy will be reinstated to his previous position with the Bremerton High School football team, after the Supreme Court ruled in his favor.
Concussion protocols are based on research of mostly men. What about women?
Some concussion experts hope that a major meeting in Amsterdam could lead to a consensus statement that could improve research on how concussions impact women.
Davis gets new deal, raise with No. 1 UNC after 1st-year run
North Carolina coach Hubert Davis has a new six-year contract and a raise after his first-year run to the NCAA championship game.
Walleye fishermen plead not guilty in cheating scandal
Fishermen Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky are accused of packing weights into fish at an Ohio tournament where nearly $30,000 was on the line.
Two American women top the latest Women's Tennis Association rankings
The latest rankings from the Women's Tennis Association are out. Two American women sit at the top of the top four rankings for the first time since Serena and Venus Williams did back in 2010.
Moscow appeals court upholds Brittney Griner's 9-year sentence
A Moscow appeals court upheld American basketball player Brittney Griner's 9-year sentence on drug smuggling charges.
Journalist Jemele Hill was speaking her mind long before those tweets about Trump
The former co-anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter faced criticism in 2017 for calling the president a white supremacist. In her memoir, Uphill, she talks about her career and her life growing up in Detroit.
4 things to know after Simona Halep tests positive for doping
The former world No. 1 Halep insists she didn't take a banned drug and is vowing to clear her name. Many in tennis are siding with her.