The Tropicana, the third-oldest casino on the Las Vegas Strip, closed in April after welcoming guests for 67 years. An elaborate implosion reduced it to rubble on Wednesday.

Researchers work to grow grass that will offer the same level playing field for athletes at the various soccer venues that will be used during the 2026 FIFA World Cup

The charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and pitched himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame.

NHL teams are struggling to adapt to widespread cable cord-cutting by consumers and a changing streaming landscape. In a first, the NHL's Dallas Stars will stream most every game this season for free.

Football is underway and already fans are being treated to some great games courtesy of some unexpected players: rookie quarterbacks. It's not often so many rookie QBs make such an immediate impact.

The biggest news out of college sports this weekend is that the country’s number one football team, the University of Alabama, lost to Vanderbilt -- losing for the first time since 1984!

LeBron James and his son, Bronny, are the first father and son to play in any NBA game at the same time, let alone on the same team.

Conquering risky ocean conditions and putting their endurance to the test, hundreds of paddlers from around the world compete in the grueling Nā Wāhine O Ke Kai, a 41-mile outrigger canoe race in Hawai’i on Sept. 29.

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss MLB and WNBA playoffs.

A delay of baseball game day audio on radios frustrates blind fans who count on play-by-play broadcasts when they're at the stadium.