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Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler drives to the basket during the team's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.

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The Miami Heat sank 40 free throws in a row, setting a new NBA record

10:38am January 11, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The squad's matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday was tied 111-111 when star forward Jimmy Butler made the game-winning free throw and broke the previous NBA record of 39.

Lauren Fleshman's memoir, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World, is a memoir and a critique of how the sports world treats female athletes.

The sports world is still built for men. This elite runner wants to change that

1:28pm January 10, 2023

by Terry Gross

Champion distance runner Lauren Fleshman says too many coaches assume — falsely — that what works for male athletes also benefits female athletes. Her memoir is Good for a Girl.

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Portland Thorns fans hold signs in October 2021 during the first half of the team's National Women's Soccer League soccer match against the Houston Dash in Portland, Ore.

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4 former NWSL coaches are banned permanently following an abuse investigation

11:44am January 10, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

The banned coaches engaged in sexual misconduct, verbal and emotional abuse and made sexist and racist remarks to players, a 14-month investigation found.

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Georgia repeats as college football's national champion, beating TCU 65-7

7:27am January 10, 2023

The University of Georgia football team won the back-to-back National Championship Monday night in commanding fashion. The Bulldogs clobbered the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University.

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Mikaela Shiffrin won her 82nd World Cup race in Slovenia over the weekend

5:07am January 10, 2023

American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin has tied Lindsey Vonn's record for most race wins in women's World Cup history. Shiffrin may soon become the most decorated skier ever.

Fans look on as the ambulance leaves carrying Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin off the field on Jan. 2 after he collapsed after making a tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals.

How Damar Hamlin's collapse fueled anti-vaccine conspiracy theories

5:01am January 10, 2023

by Lisa Hagen

In the absence of information about why the Buffalo Bills player collapsed during a game, misleading claims about COVID vaccines quickly spread online.

Xavier Truss of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates with teammates after his team's first touchdown against the TCU Horned Frogs in the College Football Playoff National Championship game on January 09, 2023 in Inglewood, Calif.

Georgia Bulldogs repeat as college football's national champion, thrashing T.C.U.

11:14pm January 09, 2023

by Russell Lewis

Georgia, ranked number 1, stopped Texas Christian's vaunted offense and ended their improbable season. The Bulldogs are the first team to repeat as champion in the college football playoff era.

Tonight's college football final could make underdog history

6:13pm January 09, 2023

Cinderella stories never happen in college football. But Monday night's CFP title game may actually produce one. NPR's Juana Summers talks to Holly Anderson of the Shutdown Fullcast for a preview.

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A video board at Levi's Stadium shows a message for Damar Hamlin during an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023.

Damar Hamlin's 'Did We Win?' shirts to raise money for first responders and hospital

4:56pm January 09, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The proceeds from the t-shirts will benefit first responders and the University of Cincinnati's Trauma Center where Hamlin had been receiving treatment.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been released from the hospital and has returned to Buffalo, doctors say. Here, Hamlin is shown prior to the start of the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y.

Damar Hamlin has been released from a Cincinnati hospital and is back in Buffalo

4:00pm January 09, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Doctors say they are still unsure what caused Hamlin's collapse during the Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals a week ago.