UConn Women Clinch Record 71st Straight Win[ Mar 08, 2010 20:59 ]

The Connecticut Huskies basketball team beat No. 6 Notre Dame on Monday in the semifinals of NCAA's Big East tournament. UConn surpassed its own mark set from Nov. 9, 2001, to March 11, 2003.

5 Automatic Bids Decided In NCAA Tournament[ Mar 08, 2010 04:00 ]

The 65-team NCAA men's basketball tournament field won't be officially announced until this coming Sunday, but the first five invitations to the Big Dance were sent out over the weekend as conference tournament play began.

Johnny Weir On Skating Fashion And 'Man Cleavage'[ Mar 06, 2010 12:00 ]

On last weeks' show, we made some jokes about figure skating ... and figure skating outfits. And, boy, did we hear about it. We'd like to make amends, so we've invited U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir to explain the black-and-pink corset number he wore during his Olympics short program.

Russians Point Fingers Over Olympic Flameout[ Mar 06, 2010 09:10 ]

Canadians are still basking in the glow of the Winter Olympics. But in Russia, which will host the next winter games, the mood is grim. Russian athletes performed like the Chicago Cubs in Vancouver, and the accusations are flying like shots into Ryan Miller's knee pads. Host Scott Simon talks to Tom Goldman about the week's sports news.

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Represents Himself[ Mar 06, 2010 09:08 ]

Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather is the son of a boxer, and a student of what he himself calls his "brutal sport." Mayweather is 33, and says he's determined to get out of the fight game without suffering brain damage. He says he can do this because he's not surrounded by a retinue of investors, flunkies and hangers-on who want him to keep him in the ring to make them rich.

Lifting Of NFL Salary Cap Examined[ Mar 05, 2010 15:00 ]

At 12:01 a.m. Friday, the National Football League's salary cap expired. Teams no longer have a ceiling for how much they spend on players, potentially giving large market teams an advantage. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis discusses what this means for the NFL.

Jocks Who Fail, And The Fans Who Can't Love Them[ Mar 03, 2010 00:00 ]

Fans seem to expect more from athletes than from actors. If you need proof, just compare the fallout from Tiger Woods' transgressions with that of, say, Charlie Sheen. Frank Deford says that sports fans admire athletes in a different way.

Russian President Seeks Heads Over Olympic Woes[ Mar 01, 2010 15:00 ]

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is not pleased with his country's medal tally at the Winter Olympics. Medvedev said the members of the Russian Olympic committee should resign, and if the officials don't want to step down, he said, "We shall help them."

Next Winter Olympic Spot: Sochi, Russia[ Mar 01, 2010 15:00 ]

The Winter Olympics will next be held in the resort town of Sochi, Russia. Travel agent Slava Shirokov says he is already getting travel inquiries. He talks about sochi's attractions and what visitors can expect when they arrive in the "Russian Riviera."

Games Over: Vancouver Extinguishes Olympic Flame[ Mar 01, 2010 04:00 ]

The Vancouver Winter Olympics closed Sunday night with a ceremony celebrating the home country — quirks and all. It was one big indoor party with 60,000 people, including 2,600 athletes attending. International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said they were "excellent and very friendly games."

Hockey: Canada Wins Gold, Beats U.S. 3-2 In OT[ Mar 01, 2010 04:00 ]

The big game lived up to the hype. Canada need overtime to beat the United States to win the gold medal in men's hockey at the Winter Games. It's a fitting end to the Vancouver Olympics for Team Canada which won a record 14 gold medals during the games.

Organizers Seek Upbeat End To Bittersweet Olympics[ Feb 28, 2010 21:10 ]

An Olympics that began with the death of a luger ended Sunday with an exuberant celebration of Canada — reflecting a determined comeback by the host country's organizers and athletes.

Team Canada Beats U.S. For Men's Hockey Gold[ Feb 28, 2010 17:18 ]

In one of the greatest games in Olympic history, Canada's collection of all-stars held off a young, desperate U.S. team that had beaten it the previous Sunday and, after staging a furious comeback after falling behind 2-0, almost beat them again.

Team Canada Beats Team USA In Hockey[ Feb 28, 2010 15:00 ]

Team Canada vs. Team USA — it's the gold medal hockey game, and a rematch of historic proportions. NPR's Guy Raz talks to NPR’s Martin Kaste, who is on the raucous streets of Vancouver.

Exploring The Silver Medal Psyche[ Feb 28, 2010 15:00 ]

Silver may come before bronze on the Olympic podium, but it lags behind on the happiness scale. Psychologists have discovered that bronze medalists tend to be more satisfied with their prize than silver medalists. Host Guy Raz speaks with chairman of Cornell University's psychology department, Tom Gilovich, about the silver medal blues.