Remembering Ball Player Jim Bouton And 'Ball Four'
Jim Bouton, the baseball player who spilled the dirt on the Major Leagues with his celebrated memoir, Ball Four, died this week at the age of 80.
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Saturday Sports: Wimbledon, NBA Off-Season
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic renew a great rivalry at Wimbledon, and NBA free agency madness.
After Numerous Foul Ball Fan Injuries, Baseball Reconsiders Protective Netting
In 2018, all 30 MLB teams extended their netting over stadium dugouts. The protective measure has not done enough to safeguard fans from dangerous foul ball injuries.
Remembering Major League Pitcher Jim Bouton, Author Of 'Ball Four'
Bouton, who died Wednesday, spoke to Fresh Air in 1986 about his 1970 tell-all memoir, in which he drew on his seven years with the New York Yankees to offer an insider's guide to baseball.
Keith Hernandez On Baseball, 'Seinfeld' And Being His Own 'Worst Enemy'
The former first baseman played on championship teams with the Cardinals and Mets, and made a memorable appearance on Seinfeld. His memoir is I'm Keith Hernandez. Originally broadcast June 4, 2018.
USWNT Fans And Players Hope World Cup Win Will Help National Women's League Succeed
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rachel Bachman, senior sports reporter for The Wall Street Journal, about how this year's World Cup title might help the National Women's Soccer League thrive.
The World Champion U.S. Women's Soccer Team Celebrates With Parade Through Manhattan
The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team celebrated their World Cup win with a ticker-tape parade Wednesday in New York City. It's only the second time a women's sports team has been given that honor.
We Are The Champions: The U.S. Women's National Team, Victorious
And they'll keep on fighting for equal pay.
WATCH: Women's National Soccer Team Parades Through NYC's 'Canyon Of Heroes'
Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Rose Lavelle and their teammates are bathing in fans' cheers in Manhattan, celebrating their World Cup title.
Women's National Soccer Team Celebrates In New York City
New York City welcomes the U.S. women's national soccer team after their World Cup win with a ticker tape parade on Wednesday.