NPR's A Martinez speaks with Financial Times sports columnist Simon Kuper about soccer superstar Lionel Messi's announcement that he is retiring from Argentina's national team.
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NPR's A Martinez asks sports columnist Kevin Blackistone about Texas Christian University's decision to rescind a local sports reporter's credentials following coverage of a locker room incident.
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The soccer star is ending 21 years of Argentine national-team duty but will continue to play at club level with Inter Miami in U.S. Major League Soccer.
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NPR's A Martínez speaks with sports journalist Jon Wertheim about what's happened on the tennis courts at the U.S. Open in New York and what comes next.
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Argentina has produced some of the world's greatest soccer players. Could its youth system offer lessons for the United States?
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Caitlin Moscatello about the privatization of youth sports, an industry with annual revenues of more than $40 billion.
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A new study found a high proportion of NFL players develop brain trauma, but it is unclear what this means for youth football players.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the legal drama in college football as professional players attempt to come back to campus and the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
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The WNBA's popularity has risen in recent years, but so have threats and abuse directed at its players. One team is taking a novel approach to this, by partnering with national security specialists.
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The history and impact of the Black Caps, Louisville's former Negro League team, is being celebrated at a special baseball game Thursday night.
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