'Fetch Clay, Make Man': Ali, Fetchit And The 'Anchor Punch'
--- Muhammad Ali's first title defense, a first-round TKO of Sonny Liston in 1965, propelled Ali to the status of icon . In Ali's training camp before the fight was an icon from an earlier era: Lincoln...
View ArticleWhat To Watch For In The World Series
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: For the first time since 1999, the two teams with the best record in baseball will meet in the World Series. The Boston Red Sox host the St....
View ArticleRed Sox Take One-Game Lead In World Series
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The Boston Red Sox have taken a one game to none lead over St. Louis in the World Series, beating the Cardinals eight to one last night at...
View ArticleReversed Call Gives Sox Opening To Win World Series Game One
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The St. Louis Cardinals hope to come back against the Boston Red Sox in game two of the World Series tonight. In game one, well, just about...
View ArticleAn Inside Look That Strips The Face Paint Off The NFL
Nicholas Dawidoff's Collision Low Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football may be the best book I've ever read about football. It is certainly the most detailed account of the...
View ArticleNFL Thursday Matchup: 2 Losing Teams Will Still Get Ratings
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: It must be said: The NFL game between the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars tomorrow night is not a marquee matchup. The Texans...
View ArticleTwo Long-Time Braves And A Slugger Go To The Hall Of Fame
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish. ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel. Pitchers Tom Glavine and Greg...
View ArticleCold Super Bowl Could Lead To More Turnovers
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This Sunday's Super Bowl features the number one defense, the Seattle Seahawks, against the number one offense, the Denver Broncos and Peyton...
View Article5 Points To Help Simplify Sunday's Super Bowl
The chatter, hype and jargon in the weeks leading up to Sunday's Super Bowl XLVIII is more impenetrable than the Seahawk's secondary. Perhaps you've heard the Seattle Seahawks have a running back who...
View ArticleMarch Madness: It's All About The Bracket
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Most sports playoffs have brackets, you know, that chart where you see the teams in the first round and lines to show who they'll play in the...
View ArticleMike Pesca Makes The Case For James Harden As MVP
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: And the NBA Playoffs have begun. They are long playoffs. When this is finally over in about two months, we will know which NBA team is the...
View ArticleA New Way To Watch Basketball
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Just four teams left in the NBA playoffs, and there are some superstar scorers, like Steph Curry and LeBron James. They really do command...
View ArticleChris Christie Tries His Hand At Sports Radio
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We are not usually in the business of reviewing other radio shows, but today, we make an exception. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has...
View ArticleRemembering Sportscaster Bob Wolff
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Let's remember a legend in the world of sportscasting. Bob Wolff was said to be the only announcer to call a championship game in all four...
View ArticleTrump And The Truth About NFL Ratings
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When President Trump weighed in on the issue of NFL players kneeling during the national anthem, he said that because of the protest, the NFL...
View ArticleWhy Some Sports Teams Don't Play To Win
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: In the world of sports, for every winner there must be a loser. But commentator Mike Pesca says nowadays losing is rewarded, and it's messing...
View ArticleThe Fallout From Benching Eli Manning
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: This past Sunday, Eli Manning, the Super Bowl-winning New York Giants quarterback, was benched after 210 consecutive starts. This move was...
View ArticleTalk About Madness: How The NCAA Deals With Scandals
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: College basketball is heading into March Madness. But madness doesn't just describe the monthlong frenzy of competition ahead. It also...
View ArticleThe 'Off-Field Issues' Of Josh Rosen
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit NOEL KING, HOST: The NFL draft is coming up later this month. And so, of course, a lot of the talk is about who has the physical skills and the mental makeup to...
View ArticleOpinion: Mike Pesca On The Quarterback As A Hero
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit NOEL KING, HOST: All right. NFL training camps are open. And one of the most interesting players to watch has been San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. He's...
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