Fans return to North Wilkesboro Speedway ahead of NASCAR All-Star Race
Fans returned to North Wilkesboro Speedway for an open house Wednesday ahead of next week’s NASCAR All-Star Race, a landmark night for the track that has been mostly dorman
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Student athletes' hope for a new beginning closes as transfer portal deadline nears
More than 20,000 student athletes entered the transfer portal in 2022, with hopes of finding a better fit and competitive school to increase the likelihood of making it to the professional leagues.
Dozens of student athletes in Iowa came under investigation for sports gambling
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Chris Vannini, senior writer with The Athletic, about the sports gambling investigations in the state of Iowa and at the University of Alabama and the road ahead.
Coach K to the NBA: Mike Krzyzewski joins league as special adviser
Mike Krzyzewski is coming out of retirement and heading to the NBA — as an adviser, not a coach.
Meet the NBA dancers strutting into their Golden years
At halftime for the Golden State Warriors, a dance crew for performers age 55 and older hits the hardwood and steals the show.
At the Golden State Warriors home games, older dancers steal the show
The Hardwood Classics, a squad for dancers 55 and older, wows the halftime home crowd for the NBA's Golden State Warriors.
Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin says he will put the millions raised into his charity
The decision begins the 25-year-old's plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a "Monday Night Football" game in January.
Vida Blue, who won 3 World Series in a row with the Oakland Athletics, dies at 73
Blue was drafted in the second round of the 1967 MLB Draft to the Athletics. He spent nine seasons with the team, and was ultimately selected to six All-Star teams throughout his 17-year career.
A ball went out of bounds. The shove that followed has divided NBA fans
The NBA has long grappled with how to manager player interactions with fans. But what happens when the fan owns one of the teams? After Sunday night, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic wants to know.
Golf allows me to pursue perfection, all while building a community
The sense of community I've regained with the game of golf during the pandemic is more than I could've ever imagined.