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University of Georgia running back Kendall Milton, #2, celebrates after a touchdown with offensive lineman Devin Willock, #77, during the school's spring NCAA college football game on Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens.

U. of Georgia football player and staffer die in car crash hours after victory parade

7:16pm January 15, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Devin Willock, 20, and Chandler LeCroy, 24, were killed in the accident. Two other members of the football program were injured but are in stable condition, the school said.

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The inside story of the battle over soccer's Super League

5:17pm January 15, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with director Jeff Zimbalist and series consultant and contributor Roger Bennett about their Apple TV+ series Super League: The War for Football.

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Saturday Sports: NFL playoffs; Australian Open; Olympic figure skating doping scandal

7:58am January 14, 2023

The NFL playoffs kick off today; the Australian Open opens tomorrow; and the Olympic figure skating doping scandal continues.

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An innovation in pin racking angers some pro bowlers

4:19pm January 13, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Ben Kesling of The Wall Street Journal about a new innovation in bowling pin racking that is angering some pro bowlers.

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Retired NFL player Ryan Shazier, pictured in 2018, relearned how to walk after suffering a spinal cord injury during a 2017 game.

Ryan Shazier was seriously injured in an NFL game. He has advice for Damar Hamlin

11:33am January 12, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The players suffered different injuries, though in similar settings. The former Steeler reflects on the memories Hamlin's collapse brought back and what he learned from his own long road to recovery.

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U.S. national team player Crystal Dunn, second from left, listens to instructions with teammates during practice for a match against Nigeria Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Riverside, Mo.

U.S. women's soccer tries to overcome its past lack of diversity

5:18am January 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

While the U.S. women's national soccer team has steadily become more representative, players say there's still work to be done. That means ensuring young women of color feel included in the sport.

Remembering big wave surfer Marcio Freire

5:11pm January 11, 2023

We remember famed big wave surfer Márcio Freire who died surfing in the Portuguese town of Nazaré last week.

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Miami's new perfect NBA record

5:11pm January 11, 2023

The Miami Heat set an NBA record, hitting a record 40 out of 40 free throw attempts.

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Naomi Osaka announced on social media Wednesday that she's expecting a child and that she hopes to return to tennis early next year.

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Naomi Osaka announces pregnancy and plans to return to tennis

2:39pm January 11, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

The world's highest-paid female athlete teased her return in 2024 after a hiatus. Osaka said she's looking forward to her child watching her play someday and telling someone "'that's my mom,' haha."

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been discharged from the hospital following his return home to Buffalo, N.Y., after suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 2. Here, Hamlin is shown with his helmet off before playing the Los Angeles Rams during an NFL game on Sept. 8, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif.

Damar Hamlin is discharged from Buffalo hospital and will continue rehab at home

12:59pm January 11, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Before being flown to Buffalo, N.Y., Hamlin had been treated for nearly a week at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center after going into cardiac arrest on the field during Monday Night Football.