Sports Headlines

U.S. gears up to play a friendly game against Senegal ahead of the FIFA World Cup
Sun May 31 8:09 am
The U.S. men's national team is prepping for the World Cup. The 26-man squad is in Atlanta ahead of Sunday's game against Senegal — the team's first since the roster was announced on Tuesday.
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San Antonio Spurs win the West, beating Oklahoma City Thunder to head to NBA Finals
Sun May 31 4:24 am
The San Antonio Spurs celebrated after beating the odds and defeating the defending champions Oklahoma City Thunder, to advance to the NBA Finals
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PSG wins back-to-back Champions League titles after shootout victory against Arsenal
Sat May 30 5:11 pm
Paris Saint-Germain has won back-to-back Champions League titles by beating Arsenal on penalties in a dramatic final in Budapest.
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Saturday Sports: NBA Playoffs; men's French Open champion; remembering an NHL great
Sat May 30 7:42 am
NPR'S Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss a big game 7 in the NBA playoffs and a very hot French Open.
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John Sorochan explains the agronomic feat needed a perfect FIFA World Cup grass pitch
Sat May 30 7:41 am
What goes behind the growing the perfect grass pitch for the FIFA World Cup? NPR's Scott Simon speaks to John Sorochan of the University of Tennessee, the man in charge of delivering these fields.
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Arsenal's glory weekend beckons, and soccer fans all over the world are watching
Fri May 29 4:46 am
This weekend is Arsenal F.C.'s victory parade. Fans from London to Lagos are celebrating a dream season — and watching to see if one more trophy is on the way.
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Boston-area Haitians waiting for price drop as World Cup game nears
Thu May 28 5:16 pm
The Haitian community in Massachusetts is excited about the country participating in a World Cup for the first time since 1974. But pricey tickets and restrictive immigration policies are deterrents.
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Knicks superfan Spike Lee says his team will definitely win the Championship
Thu May 28 5:07 pm
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with filmmaker Spike Lee about his excitement that his favorite basketball team, the New York Knicks, making it to the NBA finals.
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FIFA's World Cup ticket sales outraged fans. Now they are under investigation
Thu May 28 1:48 pm
FIFA has always had a peculiar way to sell tickets to the World Cup. It never faced any major issues — until prices soared for the 2026 tournament.
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The challenges of prepping World Cup pitches with a hybrid of artificial and natural turf
Wed May 27 4:16 pm
For the World Cup, FIFA requires a particular kind of pitch: a hybrid of natural and artificial grass. We hear about what it takes to make it.
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