Row, Row, Row Your Boat To Antarctica
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speak with adventurer Colin O'Brady, who is planning to row from Cape Horn at the tip of South America to Antarctica next month.
Sports
Saturday Sports: Simone Biles, Racehorses
Questions about how USA Gymnastics hid the Larry Nassar investigation from one of its top athletes, plus a new coalition focused on safety in horse racing.
Anti-Doping Agency Cites Russian 'Non-Compliance' With Olympic Testing Procedures
Russia as a country was banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Its athletes competed under a generic banner. It could happen again in the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Jake Burton Carpenter, Snowboarding Pioneer, Dies At 65
The founder of the massive snowboarding brand Burton Snowboards died Wednesday from complications due to cancer. He was 65.
Jake Burton Carpenter, The Godfather Of Snowboarding, Dies At 65
The man known as "The Godfather of Snowboarding" died Wednesday at the age of 65. Jake Burton Carpenter brought the sport to the masses, through the company he founded.
2,200 Miles And 4 Months Later, Runner Finishes Trek Across Australia
Katie Visco said it was a "pinch" that drove her to undertake such an ambitious task with her husband in support. "I had been dreaming about this for a while," she tells NPR.
The Pittsburgh Pirates Need Racing Pierogies For Next Season
Can you run 200 yards in a minute while wearing a bulky costume? Lots of teams have mascots that race during games. Milwaukee has sausages, D.C. has presidents. The Pirates need racing pierogies.
In 'Canyon Dreams,' A Navajo Town Struggles To Survive In An Often Hostile World
Journalist Michael Powell's book is about basketball the same way that Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights is about football — sports are the ostensible focus, but the real interest is the community.
10 Years After She Ran Across The U.S., Katie Visco Took On Australia
Long distance runner Katie Visco just completed a 2,200 mile, 119-day run across the Australian Outback.
Former Wolfpack Star Anthony Grundy Dies After Stabbing
Former North Carolina State basketball player Anthony Grundy died Thursday from stab wounds suffered as the result of a domestic dispute in Kentucky, authorities said.