National Bobby Allison, one of the all-time great NASCAR drivers, has died at age 86 Bobby Allison, whose life was full of tragedy even as he became one of the most celebrated NASCAR drivers of all time, died on Saturday. The Hall of Famer was 86. Robert Griffiths
Sports Are Manchester United's best days over? Once England's most iconic soccer club, Manchester United is struggling on and off the pitch. Are its U.S. owners running it into the ground or playing a long game? Lauren Frayer
Sports The latest in the NFL as the season hits the halfway mark The NFL season has reached its midpoint. Defending champion Kansas City Chiefs continue to roll through the competition and several teams have had surprising starts including Detroit and Minnesota. Becky Sullivan
Sports Saturday Sports: Dodgers beat the Yankees, NFL half-way mark NPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media discuss the latest in sports. Scott Simon
Sports Los Angeles celebrates the Dodgers' eighth World Series win with a downtown parade The Dodgers beat the Yankees to win their eighth World Series title. An estimates 200,000 turned out for a celebratory parade in Los Angeles. Kelly McEvers
Sports 50 years on, D.R. Congo commemorates boxing's 'Rumble in the Jungle' The historic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman is still revered as a cherished moment in the central African country's troubled history and has spurred an enduring love of boxing. EMMET LIVINGSTONE
Sports Dodgers clinch World Series in Game 5 comeback The Los Angeles Dodgers staged a historic comeback in Game 5 of the World Series to stun the New York Yankees and seal this year's title.
Sports Dodgers come from behind to beat the Yankees to win their 8th World Series The Los Angeles Dodgers have swept the New York Yankees to win the World Series 4-1. It's the first title for the Dodgers since the COVID-shortened "asterisk" season of 2020. A Martínez Steve Futterman
Sports Why baseball fans in Japan are rooting for a Dodgers World Series win Fans in Japan are still rooting for Shohei Ohtani on the Dodgers.
National Handsy fans disrupted a World Series game. Here are 5 notable MLB interference cases Two Yankees fans were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for trying to pry a ball out of a Dodgers player’s glove. It's a particularly brazen instance of fan interference, but far from the first. Rachel Treisman