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Day 8 At Wimbledon Features Women's Quarterfinals

7:44am July 07, 2015

Three American women are in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon — among them Serena Williams, who beat her sister Venus on Monday. Renee Montagne talks to Courtney Nguyen of Sports Illustrated.

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Sunday's FIFA Women's World Cup final drew record U.S. TV ratings that are similar to the decisive Game 6 of last month's NBA Finals. Here, Carli Lloyd, No. 10, celebrates the second U.S. goal with teammates.

U.S. Women Shatter TV Ratings Record For Soccer With World Cup Win

5:25pm July 06, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The U.S. women's national team won an unprecedented third FIFA Women's World Cup trophy Sunday night — and a record number of Americans tuned in to watch.

To the delight of American fans, Carli Lloyd of the United States scored a hat trick in the first 15 minutes of the FIFA Women's World Cup Final against Japan on Sunday.

U.S. Women Win World Cup Final 5-2, After Spectacular Start

11:37am July 06, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

In the first five minutes, Carli Lloyd scored two swift goals. Lauren Holiday brought the score up to 3, and then Lloyd scored from midfield for a hat trick. The team led 4-0 after just 15 minutes.

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U.S. Soccer Fans Ecstatic Over World Cup Victory

8:00am July 06, 2015

Throngs of American soccer fans brought traffic to a crawl in Vancouver, Canada, on Sunday. They were celebrating the Women's World Cup championship. The U.S. beat Japan 5-2.

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From The Gridiron To The Galaxy At Large: An Astronaut's Unexpected Journey

10:11pm July 05, 2015

When NFL hopeful Leland Melvin suffered a hamstring injury, it opened the door to an unusual backup career: NASA astronaut. (This piece originally aired Feb. 7, 2015 on Weekend All Things Considered.)

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Japan fans are wildly outnumbered by red, white and blue ahead of the game on Sunday, but these three are decked out and ready to go. From left, Asuka Tsujimoto Keiko Tsujii and Yuri Nakayama came to Vancouver to cheer their country on.

U.S. Women Head Into World Cup Final With Dominant Defense

5:22pm July 05, 2015

by Russell Lewis

The U.S. hasn't given up a goal since its opener against Australia — a stunning scoreless streak of 513 minutes. Now the team meets Japan for a hotly anticipated rematch of the last World Cup final.

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The Week In Sports: The World Cup Conclusion

8:34am July 05, 2015

England took bronze Saturday in the Women's World Cup. NPR's Lynn Neary talks to Mike Pesca of Slate's The Gist podcast about Sunday's final game to decide who will win gold.

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Sunday's World Cup Is U.S. Women's Chance For Payback

8:34am July 05, 2015

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

The Women's World Cup final is tonight in Vancouver, Canada. It's a rematch of the United States and Japan — the finalists from the last tournament in 2011. Japan won that game on a penalty kick.

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Metamorphosis On The Pitch: Americans Make Changes To Inch Closer To World Cup

6:42pm July 04, 2015

The U.S. women's national soccer team hasn't won the World Cup since 1999, but now they've won six games back to back. New York Times reporter Jere Longman explains the ways the team has changed.

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Williams Survives, Nadal Falls At Wimbledon

11:04am July 04, 2015

The world's tennis greats are facing off at Wimbledon. Howard Bryant of ESPN is there and tells NPR's Eric Westervelt what's been happening on the grass courts.

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