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Former NFL star and CBS sports anchor Irv Cross had the brain disease CTE

4:31pm February 28, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Philadelphia Eagles cornerback, who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with CTE. Cross died in 2021.

The Japanese flag and Olympic rings are seen at the Japan Olympic Museum near the National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 17.

Japan ad giant and other firms indicted over alleged Olympic contract bid-rigging

12:25pm February 28, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

The complaints allege that Japan advertising giant Dentsu, its main rival Hakuhodo and four other firms and seven individuals rigged bids for Olympic test events.

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Novak Djokovic surpasses Steffi Graf for the record of number of weeks at No. 1

6:53am February 28, 2023

Tennis legend Steffi Graf is handing off one of her crowns to another legend. Novak Djokovic surpassed her record with a No. 1 ranking for 378 weeks.

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Ex-NFL Linebacker Blake Martinez has made millions selling Pokémon cards

5:54am February 28, 2023

Blake Martinez started selling the cards online during the pandemic. He's made $5 million in the last seven months, and has made 20% of what he earned during seven years in the NFL.

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Former Davidson basketball player, coach and athletic director and former Virginia coach Terry Holland is pictured during a ceremony to retire his jersey in January 2022 in Davidson, N.C.

Terry Holland, who transformed Virginia basketball, dies at 80

9:55pm February 27, 2023

by The Associated Press

Terry Holland elevated Virginia basketball to national prominence during 16 seasons as coach from 1974 to 1990.

Major League Baseball is on the clock

4:44pm February 27, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Grant Brisbee of The Athletic about the new Major League Baseball rules that have some baseball purists outraged.

Home plate umpire Jim Wolf waits as the pitch clock counts down during the first inning of a spring training baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday in Phoenix.

How a new MLB rule could change baseball games this season

12:29pm February 27, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

A pitch clock will give pitchers 20 seconds or less to throw the ball, and hitters have to be in the batter's box when the timer hits 8 seconds. It already cost one team a game in spring training.

Monte Markley with his prairie falcon Storm in a field near August, Kansas. He says he fell in love with raptors as a kid because of a book and a hawk in a box.

On the Kansas prairie, a master falconer develops a unique bond with birds of prey

5:01am February 26, 2023

by Brian Mann

Monte Markley read My Side of the Mountain as a kid and was captivated by the story of a boy and his falcon. He's now a master falconer, training his latest bird on the grasslands of Kansas.

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Saturday Sports: Controversy for Alabama basketball players; USWNT goes undefeated

7:52am February 25, 2023

Alabama basketball players are the subject of controversy. The U.S. Women's National Soccer team went undefeated in a tournament this week. A Mississippi pitcher throws fastballs ... with either arm.

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Remembering baseball announcer and former all-star catcher Tim McCarver

2:02pm February 24, 2023

by Terry Gross

McCarver, who died Feb. 16, played in the major leagues from 1959 until 1980. After retirement, he shifted to color commentary from the broadcast booth. Originally broadcast in 1987.

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