Roberto Clemente Day was Tuesday this week, a chance for baseball fans and players to recognize Clemente's legacy as an athlete and humanitarian.

Argentina has produced some of the world's greatest soccer players. Could its youth system offer lessons for the United States?

Timeliness is a big component of work and for those whose job is in sports, timing can be everything.

America's five biggest male professional sports leagues — the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS — and their players' unions have sent a letter to gambling regulators in 35 states and Washington, D.C.

The former 49ers quarterback created an uproar in 2016 when took a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality. In The Perilous Fight he explains why he still wants to play football.

American men haven't clinched the Men's U.S. Open in more than two decades. Ben Shelton, 23, from Florida faces German, Alexander Zverev — whom he has never beat — in Sunday's tennis final.

Timeliness is a big component of work and for those whose job is in sports, timing can be everything.

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the U.S. Open championship matches in tennis and the start of the NFL regular season.

Friday's U.S. Open semifinal between Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe will make history, whether it's the first American or first Black man to reach the final in decades.

The NFL regular season has kicked off. Among this year's changes, the league is rolling out a new three-strike policy for dangerous tackles.