Cardinals linebacker Jesse Luketa was stuck at a gas station with less than an hour before he needed to be at the stadium for Sunday's game. He decided to get resourceful.
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the NFL Thanksgiving games, rivalry week in college football, and a disgraced former Olympian receiving parole from prison.
After scoring a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday, Seattle's DJ Metcalf proceeded to use American Sign Language to troll Rams cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon.
At Wednesday's game between San Antonio's Spurs and LA's Clippers, Popovich explained you don't poke the bear. Leonard, an ex-Spurs player, scored 18 of his game high 26 points after the announcement.
The Detroit Lions have hosted a Thanksgiving game for more than 80 years ? the only NFL team to do so. This year they have a chance to go to the Super Bowl. (Story aired on ATC on 11/22/23.)
NPR's A Martinez talks to hall-of-fame running back Barry Sanders about the Amazon Prime documentary Bye Bye Barry ? which tells the story of why he retired abruptly from the Detroit Lions in 1999.
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Lisa Guerrero, former sideline reporter for ABC's Monday Night Football, about Charissa Thompson admitting she invented coaches quotes while she was a sideline reporter.
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Lisa Guerrero, former sideline reporter for ABC's Monday Night Football, about Charissa Thompson admitting she invented coaches quotes while she was a sideline reporter.
Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele talk about Oakland losing the A's and controversy in sports journalism over a sideline reporter's admission that she fabricated reports.
There have been complaints about the Oakland Coliseum being outdated, but negotiations between the A's and the city over a new stadium fell apart. The Vegas stadium is expected to cost $1.5 billion.
When it comes to tennis, many Historically Black Colleges and Universities recruit international players, despite growth in the sport among African Americans. (Story aired on ATC on Nov. 14, 2023.)
The biopic chronicles the life of long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Miami at the age of 64. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Nyad director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the University of Michigan sign stealing controversy and the inaugural NBA in-season tournament.