Sports

Home-Schooled Students Fight To Play On Public School Teams

Steve Walsh — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:42:00 +0000

Legislative battles are being fought around the country over whether or not to let home-schooled students play on public high school teams.

Roughly half of U.S. states have passed laws making them eligible to play on the teams.

Boston Tops Chicago In Game 3 Of NHL's Stanley Cup

Korva Coleman — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:06:00 +0000

The Boston Bruins have taken the lead in the NHL's Stanley Cup championships, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 Monday night in Boston. Interestingly, last night wasn't a tense, drawn-out reprise of Games 1 and 2 and did not require an overtime.

Boston's goalie, Tuukka Rask, playing peerlessly, had another shutout, letting the Bruins put it away in the second period.

San Antonio Spurs One Game From Winning Fifth NBA Title

Mike Pesca — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:03:00 +0000

Every time you think you got a handle on this year's NBA Finals, you realize, you have no idea what's going to happen next. Case in point: Before last night's game five against the Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili was slumping and supposedly washed up. Instead he put on a vintage performance and led the Spurs to a ten-point victory over the defending champs.

The NFL To Your Purse: Drop Dead

Linda Holmes — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:59:00 +0000

Last Thursday, the NFL announced a policy change in which only clear plastic bags would be allowed into stadiums — one per person. Nothing they can't see through.

Ginobli Awakens, Leads Spurs To Game 5 Win

editor — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:15:00 +0000

With a 114-104 victory against the Miami Heat last night in San Antonio, the Spurs are just one win away from their fifth NBA title.

NPR's Tom Goldman filed this report for our Newscast unit:

"Manu Ginobili's NBA Finals slump is over and at the best possible time for his team. The Spurs' All-Star shooting guard scored a season-high 24 points and had 10 assists to help lead San Antonio to the brink of another championship.
"Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich decided to start the struggling Ginobili, who normally comes off the bench.

Rose Wins U.S. Open, Mickelson Loses Again

editor — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:26:00 +0000

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

The U.S. Open concluded yesterday at the Merion Golf Club, just outside Philadelphia. And for American Phil Mickelson, this was another case of always the bridesmaid, never the bride. Mickelson finished as runner-up at the Open for a record sixth time, despite leading for most of the tournament. In the end, it was England's Justin Rose who took the prize, winning his first major tournament.

And for a recap of all the drama, we reached USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan, who covered all the action.

When Should The Majors Pull Talent From The Minors?

editor — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:30:00 +0000

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin.

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MARTIN: Time for sports, and we're talking baseball this morning because it is an important time of year for aspiring major leaguers - time when the biggest stars from the minor leagues get called up to the big leagues. But, like most things in baseball, it's full of complicated twists and crazy rules, which means we need to call in Mike Pesca to explain. Hi, Mike.

MIKE PESCA, BYLINE: Hi. Thanks for the call-up.

MARTIN: You bet. So, this is tricky.

Hoops, Hockey Championships Still Undecided

editor — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. And I wait all week to say: time for sports.

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SIMON: Finals time - on ice and the hardwood. The Heat and the Spurs are tied at two games each in the NBA Finals. And tonight, the Chicago Blackhawks take on the Boston Bruins in game two of hockey's Stanley Cup. Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine joins us from the studios of New England Public Radio in Amherst.

11-Year-Old Keeps Singing In Face Of Hate

Hansi Lo Wang — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:23:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u92yUQfD9HQ

Spurs And Heat Tied Going Into Game 5 Of NBA Finals

editor — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:14:00 +0000

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

Now, to last night's spectacular performance in San Antonio.

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UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Green, bad pass stolen by Wade. Gets in and throws it down. He avoided two Spurs after the steal. What a performance from Dwyane Wade.

CORNISH: Of course, we're talking about basketball, the NBA Finals, and it is suddenly anybody's series. The big three, Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh lead the Miami Heat to a 109 to 93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. That evens things at two games apiece heading into Game 5 on Sunday.