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Teen ice skaters in rural mid-Missouri excel — even with only 1 rink

7:40am June 20, 2023

by Kassidy Arena

It's difficult to become a competitive figure skater, but that is especially true if there is only one skating rink for miles around. Rink time for practice is limited.

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Max Park, pictured after winning a December 2021 competition, recently set a world record for solving a 3x3x3 Rubik's cube in 3.13 seconds.

He once had motor skill challenges. Now he's the world's fastest Rubik's cube solver

5:00am June 20, 2023

by Emma Bowman

What puzzles most people — like solving a Rubik's cube — makes sense to Max Park. And the world of speedcubing has helped the autistic 21-year-old crack the code on what might come easy to others.

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British grandfather wins gold in an arm wrestling competition

6:37am June 19, 2023

Mark Waldon discovered arm wrestling during the pandemic after getting COVID and then pneumonia. He recovered and has since become a European gold medalist. His inspiration is Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Wake Forest offense arrives in time to produce a 3-2 win over Stanford in the College World Series

8:33am June 18, 2023

by Eric Olson, Associated Press

Danny Corona hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning to roust a dormant Wake Forest offense, and the Demon Deacons opened their first College World Series in 68 years with a 3-2 win over Stanford on Saturday.

NCAA started its drug testing program in 1986.

The NCAA looks to weed out marijuana from its banned drug list

5:26pm June 17, 2023

by Juliana Kim

An NCAA panel asked the association to treat marijuana like alcohol. The NCAA is expected to make a final decision on the matter in the fall.

U.S. Men's National Soccer Team head coach Gregg Berhalter answers questions during a news conference Friday in Las Vegas.

Berhalter rehired as U.S. Soccer coach after controversy involving a player's family

12:55pm June 17, 2023

by Juliana Kim

After a worldwide search for a head coach to lead the U.S. soccer team to victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Gregg Berhalter was announced as the person for the role.

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Saturday sports: Fowler leads U.S. Open; Oakland A's on the move; cycling cheaters

9:21am June 17, 2023

by Don Gonyea

NPR's Don Gonyea talks with ESPN's Michele Steele about the week in sports - including the U.S. Open golf tournament and the Oakland A's push to relocate to Las Vegas.

This is a general view of Comerica Park, where the Detroit Tigers play.

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Opinion: Scorecards keep record of games, and memories

8:01am June 17, 2023

by Don Gonyea

NPR's Don Gonyea says looking through his old baseball scorecards stirs up sweet memories from summers long past.

2019 File photo of Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan speaking to the media

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Michael Jordan selling majority ownership stake in Charlotte Hornets

12:30pm June 16, 2023

by Steve Reed and Tim Reynolds, Associated Press

Michael Jordan is finalizing a deal to sell the majority share of the Charlotte Hornets, the franchise announced Friday, leaving the 30-team NBA without any Black majority ownership.

The author and his dad in Massachusetts in 1995.

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Fake stats, real nostalgia: Bonding with my dad through simulation baseball

8:44am June 16, 2023

by Joshua Willis

The real magic of simulation baseball is that it gives me and my dad something to take seriously that isn't actually serious. The games don't matter, but who you play them with really does.