Jeffrey Pierre
Stories
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Training women as women — not men — could be key to avoiding knee injury
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Dawn Scott, performance coach and applied sports scientist in elite women's soccer, about the ways female athletes can try to avoid ACL injuries.
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Heritage Foundation president talks about Trump's 100 days
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kevin Roberts — president of the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank which unveiled Project 2025 — about the Trump administration's recent actions.
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One man's journey to becoming the world'd fastest puncher
Joshua Iyalla broke three world records — the most punches in one minute with gloves, without gloves and with dumbbells. He talks about becoming the world's fastest puncher when many said he couldn't.
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What does Nico Iamaleava's contract dispute say about college football's future?
Nico Iamaleava is leaving Tennessee after a public NIL renegotiation, days before the spring transfer portal window opens. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Richard Johnson from CBS Sports about the standoff between the university and the student athlete.
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Sideline reporter Nick Gallo talks about the sideline shenanigans with OKC Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder are headed to the NBA playoffs later this week. While the team is known for its moves on the court, clips highlighting their affectionate teasing of sideline reporter, Nick Gallo, have become a viral sensation with fans.
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What does it take to keep your job as an NBA head coach?
Mike Malone, the former coach of the Denver nuggets, was fired this week -- joining a growing list of NBA coaches to lose their jobs after winning a championship.
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Root, root, root for Opening Day! What the upcoming season looks like for MLB
The Major League Baseball season kicks off on Thursday. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Keith Law, a senior baseball writer for The Athletic, about what fans should look out for.
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Remembering Felice Picano, author and publisher who championed LGBT literature
Writer and trailblazer Felice Picano has died at 81. He wrote fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, and screenplays and founded one of the U.S.'s first publishers focused LGBT writers.
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What research says about preventing school shootings
Experts on school violence say a key to preventing such tragedies is identifying and supporting students in crisis before they hurt others.
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As a new year starts, schools prepare for fewer masks, more learning and joy
Schools are opening up around the country, and the third year in the shadow of a pandemic brings new challenges but also new hope.
