Hat tricks have a rich history in hockey, but it didn't start there. For NPR's Word of the Week, we trace the term's some 150-year-history and why it's particularly special on the hockey rink.

The Indian Premier League ended yet another thrilling season of the IPL as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru clinched their first-ever IPL title after 18-long years. Picking up a hat-trick is considered ...