(L to R) Sacha Pfeiffer, Cheryl W. Thompson, and Howard Berkes. Courtesy of subjects hide caption

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President Barack Obama laughs with Frank Deford as he awards him the 2012 National Humanities Medal for transforming how we think about sports, during a ceremony in the East Room of White House on July 10, 2013 Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
On June 1-3, 2016, 12 public radio teams descended on NPR HQ for the inaugural NPR Audio Storytelling Workshop (#nprasw). The teams took part in three days of brainstorming, training, planning and networking. At the end of the workshop, each team presented before an NPR audience. Becky Lettenberger/NPR hide caption
Nicolas Lodeiro of Uruguay and Kwadwo Asamoah of Ghana challenge for the ball. Dominic Barnardt/Getty Images hide caption
England’s Martin Peters scores the second goal in the World Cup quarter final against West Germany at Leon, Mexico on June 14, 1970. England lost: 3-2 AP hide caption
Slovenia's Valter Birsa, Robert Koren and Bostjan Cesar after losing their match against England, 1-0. Julie Jacobson/AP hide caption
Cristiano Ronaldo sporting Portugal's "away" jersey during today's World Cup match against the Ivory Coast. Armando Franca/AP hide caption
England goalkeeper Robert Green fails to stop a goal shot by Clint Dempsey of the U.S. during a World Cup Group C soccer match at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, on Saturday. Michael Sohn/AP hide caption