The Las Vegas Grand Prix transforms the city's streets
Scott Simon asks Jacob Solis of The Nevada Independent about the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Sports
The arrival of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights launches the city as a sports hub
This weekend's F1 race is the latest large-scale sporting event the city is hosting. NPR's A Martinez talks to Mick Akers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, about the city becoming a sports hub.
The Oakland A's are relocating to Las Vegas after MLB owners approve the mov
There have been complaints about the Oakland Coliseum being outdated, but negotiations between the A's and the city over a new stadium fell apart. The Vegas stadium is expected to cost $1.5 billion.
Police in the U.K. made an arrest after a fatal hockey incident
A fatal incident on the ice during a professional hockey game in the UK led to an arrest this week, and raises questions about the line between a terrible accident and a criminal act.
New film dramatizes Diana Nyad's 2013 feat: swimming from Cuba to Florida
The biopic chronicles the life of long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Miami at the age of 64. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Nyad director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.
HBCUs recruit international athletes for tennis. Some are calling it into question
When it comes to tennis, many Historically Black Colleges and Universities recruit international players, despite growth in the sport among African Americans. (Story aired on ATC on Nov. 14, 2023.)
HBCUs recruit international athletes for tennis. Some are calling it into question
When it come to tennis, many historically Black colleges and universities recruit international players, despite growth in the sport among African Americans
After mass shooting, Lewiston High School's state soccer title is a salve
Just weeks after a mass shooting killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, the city is celebrating a state championship for the high school boys' soccer team.
This trans college athlete is being faced with an impossible decision
The story of one trans college athlete who is being forced to choose between continuing his gender-affirming medical care and playing the sport he loves.
A man is arrested in connection with the death of former NHL player Adam Johnson
An unnamed man has been arrested and charged with suspicion of manslaughter in connection with Johnson's death. He died last month after an opposing player's skate cut his neck during a game.