Chris Buescher is back at Kansas Speedway, reliving the closest Cup Series finish in NASCAR history
Chris Buescher is back at Kansas Speedway this week, and he's being forced to relive the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.
Olympic great Sue Bird to be first managing director of USA Basketball women’s national team
Sue Bird is giving another assist to USA Basketball, becoming the managing director of the women’s national team.
Caitlin Clark’s return to Iowa for Fever preseason game draws average ESPN viewership of 1.3 million
Caitlin Clark’s return to Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the WNBA preseason game between the Indiana Fever and Brazilian national team averaged 1.3 million viewers on ESPN.
Lynx’s Napheesa Collier poised for another WNBA title run after an offseason playing with Unrivaled
Napheesa Collier spent the offseason working on her game and raising her profile. After the Minnesota All-Star forward and the Lynx came up short in their bid for title last…
As a judge weighs NCAA deal, thousands of college athletes remain in legal limbo
The class-action legal settlement would transform college sports. But this year, many athletes learned it would cost their spots on the team. Now, after a judge heard their objections, they…
Sovereignty beats out favorite Journalism to win the Kentucky Derby
The victory hands Venezuelan jockey Junior Alvarado his first career win in the Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty's trainer, Bill Mott, has won the Kentucky Derby once before.
Saturday Sports: NBA playoffs, a coaching great retires
NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NBA playoffs and the retirement of one of the league's greatest coaches.
Opinion: Curse other drivers? So do the pros — but they get fined
Formula 1 racing has a ban on cursing, with fines starting at about $46,000. NPR's Scott Simon explains why drivers are darn unhappy with that.
The most exciting two minutes in sports is a show of ‘Latino excellence’
Latinos, many from outside the U.S. mainland, have risen in prominence in horseracing, from the grooms to some of the winningest jockeys.
Race car drivers turn lemons (and $500) into an endurance contest like no other
The 24 Hours of Lemons is an endurance race with a twist: The cars cost less than $500, and costumes are unlimited. A recent race saw a Toyota Yaris painted…