Tom Goldman

'Very, Very Courageous': Rick Welts On Jason Collins

Tom Goldman — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:16:22 +0000

One of the more interesting reactions to NBA player Jason Collins' announcement took place early Monday on a road in northern California.

That's where Rick Welts, president of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, was driving to work. In 2011, when he was with the Phoenix Suns, Welts became the first major sports executive to come out.

Down To The Putt: Golf Analytics Gain Traction

Tom Goldman — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:02:00 +0000

Numbers crunching has become a big deal in sports. Analytics have been slower to take hold in the tradition-bound game of golf, but it is happening. NPR's Tom Goldman reports on the phenomenon from the tournament most steeped in tradition, the Masters.

Giant-Killing Louisville Women Look To Keep Charmed Run Alive

Tom Goldman — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:44:00 +0000

Tonight, there's a chance for a rare double in NCAA Division I college basketball.

As we reported earlier, if the University of Louisville scores a victory in the women's championship game, it will be only the second school to capture both the men's and women's titles in the same year.

Connecticut did it in 2004. Coincidentally, it's the Connecticut women who'll try to deny Louisville's bid for a twofer.

Old Guard And Fresh Faces Square Off At Women's Final Four

Tom Goldman — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:16:00 +0000

A women's Final Four without Baylor, Stanford or Tennessee? That's happened only one other time in the last dozen years. We've become so used to it being a power party, that it's downright disorienting.

Or maybe that's just vertigo from trying to track the movements of the Final Four's breakout star, Louisville guard Shoni Schimmel.

Oregon's Arsalan Kazemi: From Iran To NCAA Hoopla

Tom Goldman — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:13:00 +0000

San Jose, Calif., is just a piece of a very big March Madness pie.

World Baseball Classic's All-Caribbean Showdown Is A Winner Either Way

Tom Goldman — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:57:00 +0000

NPR's Tom Goldman is covering the World Baseball Classic tournament and sends along this report:

Tonight's championship game of the World Baseball Classic is certain to produce a dramatic image after the last out.

World Baseball Classic Heads For Dramatic Finish

Tom Goldman — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:19:00 +0000

NPR's Tom Goldman is covering the World Baseball Classic tournament and sends along this report:

It's spring and the game of baseball still is stretching after a long winter sleep. But the national team from Puerto Rico already is playing like it's had several pots of coffee and is raring to go.

Pete Rose: A Living Legend, Off The Record

Tom Goldman — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:11:27 +0000

As baseball emerges from its winter hibernation, one of the game's greatest and most controversial figures, Pete Rose, is back in the news.

The all-time hits leader has been banned from baseball since 1989 for gambling on the game.

It appears fallout continues: A new batch of Topps baseball cards lists some of his many records, but not his name. It's a reminder of Rose's singular status as a Major League Baseball pariah.

Lawsuit, Investigation Loom Over Lance Armstrong

Tom Goldman — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 05:04:00 +0000

There are more troubles for disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong.

A Texas-based promotions company sued the former cycling champion Thursday for more than $12 million, which was paid to Armstrong for several of his record seven Tour de France wins. Armstrong publicly admitted last month that those herculean victories were aided by doping.

The lawsuit is part of a flurry of activity: Armstrong still is in talks with the U.S.

Armstrong Confesses To Doping During Cycling Career

Tom Goldman — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:41:00 +0000

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

It was one of the most dramatic about-faces ever by a public figure. Last night, in a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong confessed to using banned performance-enhancing drugs throughout his bicycle racing career. That included seven straight Tour De France victories, though Armstrong was stripped of those titles late last year.