Meet The Nation's Only Female H.S. Football Coach[ Mar 12, 2010 17:57 ]

Natalie Randolph, a 29-year-old biology and environmental sciences teacher, was introduced Friday as the coach of Washington, D.C.'s Coolidge Colts. She's believed to be the nation's only female head coach of a high school varsity football team.

Baseball Seeks To Fix Dominican Troubles[ Mar 12, 2010 15:00 ]

Major League Baseball named former executive Sandy Alderson to lead efforts to reform operations in the Dominican Republic. A hotbed of talent, Dominican baseball is also known for performance-enhancing drug use, the signing of underage players and skimming players' pay.

Baseball Season Previewed[ Mar 12, 2010 15:00 ]

As Major League Baseball's Spring Training begins, a baseball institution's life comes to an end. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis reminisces about the old Yankee Stadium, which is in the process of being demolished, and takes a look at the upcoming baseball season.

D.C. High School Football Team Picks Woman Coach[ Mar 12, 2010 15:00 ]

Washington, D.C.'s H.D. Woodson High School has a new coach for its boys varsity football team: Her name is Natalie Randolph. Randolph could be the only female high school varsity football coach in the country. She discusses her new job.

Lindsey Vonn Wins 3rd Straight Overall World Cup[ Mar 12, 2010 06:07 ]

American Lindsey Vonn won her third straight overall World Cup title in Germany. The U.S. Olympian, who won the final super-G of the season Friday, also won titles in the downhill, the super-G and combined events this season. She is the first woman to win three straight overall titles since Petra Kronberger of Austria in 1990-92.

Football Legend, TV Star Merlin Olsen Dies[ Mar 11, 2010 16:05 ]

The Hall of Fame defensive lineman went on to a successful career in sports broadcasting and commercials, as well as a continuing role on Little House on the Prairie. He was 69 and had been suffering from cancer.

Athletes' Case May Rewrite Money Rules For NCAA[ Mar 10, 2010 00:00 ]

An antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA seeks a potential payday for athletes who have been merchandised. The case over the use of players' likenesses in video games and memorabilia may change the essence of the NCAA. What if college players were no longer seen as amateurs?

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."