Rick Hoyt, a fixture at the Boston Marathon with his dad, dies at 61
Rick Hoyt, the man known for competing in the Boston Marathon from his wheelchair while his father pushed, has died from respiratory complications.
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NBA star Carmelo Anthony retires after 19 seasons
After 19 seasons in the NBA, Carmelo Anthony retires as the 9th top scorer in the league's history, and holds 3 Olympic gold medals.
Kaepernick details his pivot from baseball to football in 'Change the Game'
Colin Kaepernick talks about his book Change the Game, detailing his pivot from baseball to football and how he found himself in the process.
Carmelo Anthony announces he is retiring from the NBA after 19 seasons
Anthony was selected third overall in the 2003 NBA draft, months after winning a national championship during his only season at Syracuse University. Anthony is also the NBA's No. 9 all-time scorer.
PGA Championship celebrates club pro who is living every golfer's dream
Michael Block stunned everyone Sunday after sinking a hole-in-one — even he couldn't believe it. A par on the closing hole secured Block's spot in next year's championship.
Hip injury forced Rafael Nadal to pull out of this year's French Open
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jon Wertheim, senior writer for Sports Illustrated, who offers his perspective on defending champion Rafael Nadal missing the French Open this year.
National Treasure wins the Preakness in a Triple Crown clouded by horse deaths
The Bob Baffert-trained horse won the second leg of the Triple Crown at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, while a string of recent horse deaths have clouded this year's races.
Saturday Sports: Brittney Griner returns to the court; NFL great Jim Brown's legacy
NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Michele Steele about Brittney Griner's first professional match after being detained in Russia, and the legacy of NFL great Jim Brown, who passed away on Thursday.
Jim Brown, one of the NFL's all-time great running backs, has died at age 87
During his nine-year Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown averaged more than a hundred yards rushing in every regular season game. He's the only player in NFL history to do that.