12 things that wowed us at the Paris Olympics toggle caption Pascal Guyot/AFP via Getty Images PARIS — A team of NPR journalists spent over two weeks covering the Paris Summer Olympics. — Emma Bowman The cups toggle caption Marc Atkins/Getty Images The Paris Olympics set out to be the most sustainable Games of the modern era. — Russell Lewis …
Becky Sullivan joins the National Desk as a Sports Correspondent In a note to newsroom staff, Russell Lewis, Deputy National Editor, Ammad Omar, Chief National Editor and Catherine Laidlaw, Deputy National Editor, made the following announcement: toggle caption Hi all- We’re thrilled to announce that Becky Sullivan is joining the National Desk as a sports correspondent. She started as an …
Dec. 30 1956 — The New York Giants win the NFL title with a 47-7 rout of the Chicago Bears. 1962 — The Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants 16-7 to win the NFL title for the second straight year. 1973 — The Miami Dolphins, behind 266 yards rushing, beat the Oakland Raiders 27-10 for an unprecedented third …
It all should be “irrelevant,” San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of assistant Becky Hammon becoming a head coach before Friday’s game with the Lakers. It was history made out of merit and logic, Popovich said, Hammon’s gender being secondary to her coaching acumen and familiarity with the Lakers. “LeBron has some mild soreness in his ankle, but he’s …
Jonathan Isaac became the first player to not kneel when he stood before he and the Orlando Magic played the Brooklyn Nets. “Kneeling while wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt doesn’t go hand-in-hand with supporting Black lives,” Isaac said. “That’s a personal decision,” Magic coach Steve Clifford said of Isaac’s choice to stand. … Things get lost sometimes and we …