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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the Wimbledon Championship tennis finals and about Major League Baseball as it reaches the midseason mark.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the coming changes in college sports conferences, NBA free agency, and Serena Williams' Wimbledon comeback.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with ESPN's Chris Fowler about what the retirements of two tennis stars, Serena Williams and Roger Federer, mean for the sport.

The Women's World Cup kicks off today, and the U.S. team hopes to become the first team ever to win three tournaments in a row.

Did you know that the average Brit says "sorry" eight times per day? Sorry! The English and Their Manners traces the roots of polite behavior from the medieval "Which orifice can I stick my finger into?" — answer: none of them -- to today's "Can I throw a temper tantrum at a tennis match?"

NPR's Scott Detrow discusses the match with Jeff Rueter of The Athletic.

In Pope Francis' autobiography Hope he reiterates themes of his papacy like hatred of war and unchecked capitalism, and a desire for the Catholic Church to be seen as a field hospital, not a fortress.

Egypt has never advanced this far in the World Cup. A Seattle-area barber hopes his haircuts for the team are bringing them luck.

The soccer greats — Brazil, England, Spain — have been giving uneven performances out on the pitch during this World Cup. Meanwhile, teams from Africa have been relentless.

There's never been a hotter month in records going back to 1895. The average temperature across the lower 48 states was 77.6 degrees.