Every week since 1988, Morning Edition listeners have tuned in to hear reports and commentaries on events such as the NBA Finals, Wimbledon, the NFL playoffs, the MLB All-Star game and the U.S. Open golf championship from award-winning author John Feinstein. He has also contributed to The Washington Post and Sporting News Radio since 1992, America Online since 2000 and Golf Digest and Gold World since 2003.
Major League Baseball players are likely to respond with anger over the new report about steroid use in baseball, and make claims of hearsay. League officials and players knew what was going on and turned their backs because of statistics: homeruns, sold-out stadiums.
Plenty of people wish they could play golf for a living, but few are good enough to do it. Golfers who want to compete against the best must first play in the PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament, known as Q School.
The top four teams in the NCAA men's basketball tournament all made it to this weekend's round of 16. But for some, No. 1 seed Ohio State's advance is marred by a call that officials declined to make.