Latest Slidescroller coverage mentioning NPR across Soccer, Baseball, Football.
Iraq's national soccer team is back in the World Cup after 40 years, sparking a wave of enthusiasm in Dearborn, Michigan, where the largest Iraqi American population cheers, shops, and dreams of victory.
A look at the rising profile of soccer at HBCUs, the emergence of cricket in North Carolina, and the musical evolution of Tank and the Bangas, whose recent performance in Carrboro was interviewed by Leoneda Inge.
In Queens, the World Cup’s arrival intertwines with the lives of immigrant coaches, vendors, and fans who blend cultural pride with the pursuit of soccer dreams.
An exploration of the surprising origins of the soccer term ‘nutmeg’, linking the spice trade, colonial fraud, and linguistic evolution.