World Cup Round Of 16 Preview
Some jubilant wins and stunning upsets closed out the group stage of the 2018 World Cup. NPR's David Greene talks with Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl about the upcoming Round of 16 matches.
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Baseball Umpires Don't Get Overtime. Does That Affect Extra Innings?
Researchers find that during extra innings, baseball umpires make calls in a way that tends to end games sooner. This seems to be because umpires aren't given additional money to work extra innings.
South Korea's Win Helps Mexico Advance To World Cup's Round 16
Mexico lost to Sweden in World Cup action on Wednesday. But because South Korea beat defending champions Germany, Mexico gets to advance to the round of 16. Mexican fans are ecstatic.
China Sentences Former Ball State Linebacker Wendell Brown To 4 Years Over Bar Fight
The former college athlete who went on to play for the Canadian Football League and an Austrian football team, was helping coach a team in Chongqing at the time of the 2016 incident.
Reigning World Cup Champion Germany Loses To South Korea
The reigning world cup champion Germany — is out after losing to South Korea Wednesday. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sports Illustrated senior writer Grant Wahl about what it means.
South Korea Shocks Germany 2-0, Sending World Cup Champs Packing
In a shocking upset, South Korea scored in stoppage time and added another late goal to put the match out of reach for Germany.
World Cup: The Bad And Good Of France And Denmark's 0-0 Tie
Until Tuesday, this World Cup hadn't seen zero matches in which both teams failed to score. That set a record, but didn't make it any easier to watch France and Denmark play pat-a-cake for 90 minutes.
Baseball Remembers Yosh Kawano
A Chicago sports legend has died. Former Cubs clubhouse attendant Yosh Kawano died Monday at a nursing home in Los Angeles. He was 97 years old.
While Reporting At The World Cup, Female Journalists Are Sexually Harassed
At this year's World Cup in Russia, at least three female journalists have been sexually harassed while reporting on the soccer tournament. The instances have been recorded as they've reported on-air.
World Cup: 3rd Female Journalist Sexually Harassed On Camera
"Don't do this! Never do this again," Julia Guimarães told the man, who found it appropriate to try to kiss her on the cheek as she was about to broadcast live.