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Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner plays during game three of the 2021 WNBA semifinals at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Ariz., on Oct. 3, 2021.

The U.S. now says Russia is wrongfully detaining WNBA star Brittney Griner

2:15pm May 03, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Griner was arrested after authorities reportedly found vape cartridges with hashish oil in her luggage. The shift in language indicates the U.S. will work more aggressively to secure her release.

Hunt-Broersma wasn't always a runner. She didn't pick up the sport until after her left leg was amputated in 2001. But since then she said she's learned just how strong she is.

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Amputee Jacky Hunt-Broersma ran 104 marathons in 104 days — and may have set a record

5:01am May 03, 2022

Hunt-Broersma picked up the sport after her left leg was amputated below the knee in 2001 and people told her she couldn't run. She set out to prove them wrong and never looked back.

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Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets drives against Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first round in the 2022 NBA playoffs at Barclays Center.

The historical significance of Kyrie Irving's athletic dominance during Ramadan

6:35pm May 02, 2022

by Amina Kilpatrick

The physical resolve needed to compete as an athlete while fasting for Ramadan cannot be overstated.

To break a world record, one woman ran 102 marathons in 102 days — and kept going

4:37pm May 02, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Jacky Hunt-Broersma, an amputee ultra-marathoner who just broke a record for running 104 marathons in 104 days.

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Encore: The Sports Bra is the spot to watch women's sports in Portland

7:41am May 02, 2022

by Deena Prichep

The many screens that adorn sports bars almost always show men's sports. A bar in Oregon seeks to change that. It's named The Sports Bra. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on May 1, 2022.)

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Madison Square Garden hosted a historic boxing match headlined by 2 women

5:08am May 02, 2022

For the first time in Madison Square Garden's history, two women headlined a boxing event. Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano in a fight that inspires hope for the future of women's boxing.

The Sports Bra is the spot to watch women's sports in Portland

9:11am May 01, 2022

by Deena Prichep

The many screens that adorn sports bars across the country almost always show men's sports. But a new bar in Portland seeks to change that. It's named The Sports Bra.

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Saturday sports: Bucks, Celtics in playoffs; NCAA president leaves; Bauer suspended

9:43am April 30, 2022

by Tom Goldman

The NBA playoffs begin their second round, the president of the NCAA is stepping down next year, and a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers gets a two-year suspension for accusations of sexual assault.

Los Angeles Dodgers during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in June 2021, in Atlanta.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer is suspended over sexual assault allegations

6:13pm April 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Bauer is suspended for two seasons after a San Diego woman alleged that he beat and sexually abused her last year. He denies violating MLB's domestic violence and sexual assault policy.

Former Tennis player Boris Becker arrives at Southwark Crown Court for sentencing in London on Friday.

Wimbledon champion Boris Becker gets 2 1/2 years in prison for bankruptcy offenses

11:23am April 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

The 54-year-old German tennis great was sentenced for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.