Baseball is as American as apple pie, but not American enough for NPR

Americans pride themselves on how great our talk radio is, that is if it is still available in your city. We talk about cars, celebrities, news briefs, but we excel in sports radio, which is why many find it perplexing that NPR doesn't cover sports the way other media networks do. In fact, did NPR ever cover a true sports event other than the Olympics or World Cup?

Self proclaimed "angsty" NBA analysis blog The Diss, loves to call NPR out on this flaw. Blogger Kevin Draper called NPR out for reporting only two types of sports stories, "The first is a newsy story, often embedded in All Things Considered or Weekend edition, like this piece on FC Barcelona’s transfer ban.  The other fits into what I call the “whacky shit” category, like a segment on trash talking Bhutanese archers." The rest of the post mostly delves into the diversity of Basketball as a sport of many cultures, a typical NPR view on the world, but it did make me think. Can NPR successfully report American sports that interest their audiences.

Covering sports could be a great move for NPR. They can increase listenership amongst the common man, taking their typical white collar audience and dying it blue. If NPR does well in this endeavor, it could result in a boost of their funds. 

Realistically speaking this is still NPR. All of their show hosts probably flunked grade school gym and have the personality of an English major working on their doctorate. NPR isn't a money maker either, it takes in funds rather than producing a profit. The sports media industry is all about making a profit on something and NPR doesn't have the capacity to hustle that field yet.