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Players on both teams celebrated on the field after the HBCU Swingman Classic concluded.

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At the HBCU Swingman Classic, pro baseball confronts its decline in Black players

6:00am July 15, 2023

Jackie Robinson's sport is at a low point in professional Black American representation. An exhibition game spearheaded by Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and others aims to help change that.

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Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas was 16 when she turned in a historic performance in London. Now she wants to return, eyeing the 2024 Paris Olympics. Douglas is seen here in 2020.

A legendary coach applauds Gabby Douglas as she aims for the Paris 2024 Olympics

5:48pm July 14, 2023

by Bill Chappell

The last time a female gymnast over age 20 won gold in the Olympics' landmark all-around was in 1972. Douglas took gold in that event in 2012.

Northwestern head coach Jim Foster looks on from the third base box during an NCAA baseball game against USC Upstate on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, in Spartanburg, S.C.

Northwestern baseball coach Jim Foster is fired days after football hazing scandal

4:25pm July 14, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

In an announcement posted to Northwestern University's athletics page, head baseball coach Jim Foster was "relieved of his duties effective immediately."

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Wimbledon will crown its champions this weekend

5:16am July 14, 2023

The most prestigious tennis championship is about to come to a close. NPR's A Martinez talks to Sports Illustrated journalist Jon Wertheim, who's covering the tournament in England.

The Russian national flag, right, flies after it is hoisted next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 23, 2014.

The IOC says it will not invite Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympics in Paris

5:00am July 14, 2023

by Ashley Westerman

While Russia and Belarus will not receive formal invitations, the International Olympic Committee says it will not stop athletes from the two countries from participating as neutral contestants.

Older athletes find competition and community at the National Senior Games

5:36pm July 13, 2023

by Jillian Forstadt

More than 11,000 athletes from across the U.S. have flocked to Pittsburgh this week to compete in the National Senior Games. The Olympics-style competition celebrates staying active and healthy aging.

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A tearful Damar Hamlin presents ESPY Award to the team that saved his life

4:44pm July 13, 2023

Wednesday night at the ESPYs, Damar Hamlin gave the Pat Tillman Service Award to the Buffalo Bills training staff, some of whom treated him when he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field mid-game.

The Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell plays a shot during Indian Premier League cricket match in Kolkata on April 29. Russell is a player on Major League Cricket's Los Angeles Knight Riders.

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America doesn't really care about cricket. Can Major League Cricket change that?

3:40pm July 13, 2023

by Brashna Kasi

The new league makes its debut near Dallas on Thursday when the Texas Super Kings play the LA Knight Riders. The league's backers hope to cultivate a new generation of U.S. cricketers.

This May 19, 2019, photo provided by Dr. John Jones shows Mikala Jones at Surf Ranch in Lemoore, Calif., holding a surfboard his brother Daniel Jones made using material from the agave plant.

Mikala Jones, Hawaii surfer known for filming inside waves, dies in surfing accident

4:55am July 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

Mikala Jones, a Hawaii surfer known for shooting awe-inspiring photos and videos from the inside of massive, curling waves, has died after a surfing accident in Indonesia. He was 44.

Northwestern Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald was fired following an investigation into hazing allegations within the football program.

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Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald is fired following hazing investigation

10:45pm July 11, 2023

by Dustin Jones

An investigation was launched in December 2022 after Northwestern University received an anonymous complaint about hazing activities in the school's football program.