Remembering baseball great Willie Mays Willie Mays, who is considered to be the greatest all-around baseball player ever, died at the age of 93.
Willie Mays, widely considered baseball's best all-around player, dies at 93 Mays' Hall-of-Fame career spanned more than two decades, from the 1950s to 1970s. He spent nearly all of those years with the Giants – first in New York and then in San Francisco. Tom Goldman
Ralph Lauren unveils Team USA's Olympic and Paralympic uniforms The opening ceremony outfits feature jeans paired with a navy blue blazer trimmed in white and red. The closing ceremony features a white moto-style jacket accompanied with white jeans. Ayana Archie
Boston Celtics win — again The Boston Celtics are world champions. Again. It's their 18th NBA title — the most in history. The Celtics dominated the series defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-1. Esteban Bustillos
Boston Celtics win record 18th NBA championship The Celtics took the series 4-1, with key contributions from several star players, including Jaylen Brown.
Boston Celtics fans are celebrating a league record 18th NBA championship NPR's A Martinez talks to Martenzie Johnson of ESPN’s Andscape about the Celtics 106-88 win over the Dallas Mavericks Monday night in Game 5 of the NBA finals. A Martínez
More than 1,000 athletes compete at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis The U.S. Olympic swimming trials are continuing in Indianapolis. More than 1,000 athletes are trying to make a 60-member squad. The stories of triumph and agony are equally compelling. Brian Mann
How coming out has impacted LGBTQ+ NFL players like R.K. Russell R.K. Russell came out as bisexual and saw his job chances in the NFL evaporate.
U.S. Olympic swim trials make history with a new world record and epic crowds The U.S. Olympic swimming trials are underway in Indianapolis. More than 1,000 athletes are competing. Fewer than 60 will make it to next month's Summer Olympics in Paris. Brian Mann
Summer of soccer: Euros 2024 kick off with Copa America to follow NPR's Lauren Frayer talks to soccer commentator Roger Bennett about the two major international soccer tournament this summer: the European Championship and Copa America, which the US will host. Lauren Frayer