Key Witness Testifies In Clemens' Perjury Trial
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Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens' one-time trainer, leaves federal court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Clemens' Former Trainer Admits Changing Testimony
()The prosecution's star witness underwent a withering cross-examination on Thursday at Roger Clemens' perjury trial. Brian McNamee is the only person with firsthand evidence that contradicts the baseball-pitching ace, but is he a believable witness?
Around the Nation
Santa Cruz Surfers Make Coastline A Reserve()
May 14, 2012 KAZUYou may think of surfers as slackers. But in Santa Cruz, Calif., they're city council members and business owners. And they're also conservationists — who just got their piece of the central California coast named a World Surfing Reserve.
Red Sox Slump Threatens Home Sellout Streak()
May 11, 2012 WBURThe Boston Red Sox have sold out Fenway Park ever since 2003. But they're stuck in the basement of their division, losing 11 of their last 12 home games — and ticket resale prices are plunging. The Sox's skid is putting Major League Baseball's record sellout streak in jeopardy.
Game Changers
Chess Champ Hikaru Nakamura: Next Bobby Fischer?()
May 11, 2012 The 2012 U.S. Chess Championships are under way in St. Louis, and all eyes are on America's top-ranked player, Hikaru Nakamura. At the age of 24, he's believed to have the best chance of any American since Bobby Fischer to become No. 1 in the world. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nakamura, the "game changer" of American chess.
Author Interviews
Deford: How Sportswriting Has Changed 'Over Time'()
May 11, 2012 NPR sports commentator Frank Deford says he has always been "more interested in the people than in who was winning the games." In his new memoir, Over Time, he says it used to be easier for writers to get close to athletes.
The Two-Way
Russian Agency Says It Foiled Potential Attack On Sochi, 2014 Olympics Host City()
May 10, 2012 A Russian anti-terrorism agency says that its secret service agents have thwarted a planned attack on Sochi, the city slated to host the 2014 Winter Olympics. Russia's FSB security service says it found 10 caches of weapons.
