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Corey Phillpott finished the marathon in 16 hours and 12 minutes, breaking a record.

Michael Goldfarb is usually based in London where he covers British life and politics for NPR. So we took advantage of his tenure here in Washington, D.C. to help us understand that most British of games: cricket. Michael managed to find a cricket match on a field (the "wicket") near the Jefferson Memorial and, in this piece, he tells us what the game is all about.

Linda speaks with Robin Roberts of ESPN and ABC about tonight's match- up between Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan. Both had retired from the game and with Magic's return this week, both are back...and Robin says it's like a dream come true! She also talks about Girls and Women in Sports day...and says it's important for young girls to see strong, aggressive, and talented women athletes in action.

Commentator Joe Loconte says President Bush has sparked a national conversation about religion in America. Mr. Bush's proposals to make government more friendly to religion has shocked the political system. Conseratives and liberals are both being challenged to examine how their beliefs match their actions. With bipartisan support for expanding the role of religion, Loconte says it would be foolhardy not to try Bush's route.

US Airways and America West merged in late September and shares of the new US Airways are up around 60 percent since the merger. What's behind the company's take-off on Wall Street? Is the merger a match made in heaven or a marriage of inconvenience? David Gardner talks with US Airways CEO Doug Parker.

Swiss star Roger Federer knocks off American Andy Roddick in straight sets to win his third straight Wimbledon men's singles championship. He's approaching the legendary Bjorn Borg's record of 41 straight match wins on grass courts. Roddick was runner-up for the second year in a row.

Researchers say that on an average basis, it's possible to match dogs with their owners, based on criteria of owner selections and purebred characteristics. Researchers tested 45 dogs and owners for University of California at San Diego psychology professor Nicholas Christenfeld's study, Do Dogs Resemble Their Owners?. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Christenfeld.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports the nation moved one step closer to a digital television broadcasting system today. The Federal Communications Commission, in a 4 - 0 vote, proposed rules that would match each of the nation's 1,600 television stations with a digital channel. The stations will continue broadcasting on their existing channels while making the changeover, a process that's expected to take up to 15 years.

Viewership of this year's first presidential debate was down by a third compared to 1992, according to a new survey. But for many of those who did tune in, the debate marked the first time they paused to think about the 1996 campaign, the political process and what it means for their lives. NPR's Steve Inskeep listened in on one such group of voters to learn how they reacted to the candidate match-up.

For 20 years, something called the "broken windows" theory has guided some social policy and many city police departments. The theory holds that disorder in urban neighborhoods leads people to be disorderly. New research shows that people's perceptions of disorder don't always match the actual disorder in their neighborhoods.