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A football league that collapsed spectacularly in the 1980s is coming back

7:38am April 15, 2022

The United States Football League relaunches Saturday, playing its first game since 1985. NPR's A Martinez talks to author Jeff Pearlman about the earlier rise and demise of the league.

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How Jackie Robinson inspired one man 'to be somebody'

7:38am April 15, 2022

by Jarrod Sport

It's been 75 years since Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier. In this week's StoryCorps, we hear from a man who watched him play.

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Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury appears during pregame warmups at Footprint Center in Phoenix last fall.

What Brittney Griner's detention in Russia tells us about basketball's gender pay gap

9:29pm April 14, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

"The reality is, she's over there because of a gender issue ― pay inequity," the head of the WNBA's players union said this week about the basketball star who's been detained in Russia since February.

Alyssa Nakken of the San Francisco Giants, left, became the first female on-field coach in league history during a game against the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park on Tuesday in San Francisco.

Alyssa Nakken becomes the first woman to coach on the field in MLB history

1:42pm April 13, 2022

by Jeff Dean

Alyssa Nakken of the San Francisco Giants became the first woman to coach on the field in major league baseball history after regular first-base coach Antoan Richardson was ejected from the game.

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Decorated sprinter Usain Bolt shares his secret to success: video games

5:46am April 13, 2022

Bolt tells the BBC that he loved games so much as a kid that he'd sometimes skip training to head to a store to play video games. Bolt says gaming helped develop his competitive spirit.

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The Atlanta Braves are celebrating their World Series win with a pricey burger

5:03am April 13, 2022

The Atlanta Braves are selling a new burger at Truist Park this season that costs $151. It comes with a replica World Series Championship Ring.

Set of golf clubs once used by Tiger Woods sells for record amount

4:55pm April 12, 2022

A set of golf clubs allegedly used by Tiger Woods to win four of his 15 major championships sold for over $5 million.

Darius Garland of the Cleveland Cavaliers drives to the basket during the game against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. The league's new format gives more teams a shot at making it into the playoffs while also giving fans exciting elimination games to kick of

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The NBA Playoffs tip off this week and the road to the championship is wide open

6:55pm April 11, 2022

by Jeff Dean

The second year of the NBA's play-in playoff tournament begins on Tuesday. With no clear-cut favorites, the title is up for grabs.

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Runners from Russia and Belarus are banned from this year's Boston Marathon

5:07am April 11, 2022

by Amanda Beland

The Boston Marathon is a week away. Dozens of runners who live in Russia or Belarus may no longer compete because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and its use of Belarus as a staging ground.

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Scottie Scheffler gets Masters' green jacket while Tiger Woods finishes 47th

5:07am April 11, 2022

Scottie Scheffler continued his dominating year on the golf course with his first major championship at the Masters. His victory came as Tiger Woods made his return to competitive golf.