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Reports released Monday indicate there was an average total audience of 11.4 million viewers for the 2022 Beijing Olympics. That is a sharp decline from the 19.8 million average for the 2018 winter games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

No medals for 2022 Beijing Olympics. The Games drew their lowest U.S. ratings ever

8:17pm February 22, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

"This was probably the most difficult Olympics of all time," NBC Sports Chairman Pete Bevacqua said, citing "very harsh protocols in China" because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Lockout delays MLB spring training

6:21pm February 22, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Evan Drellich of The Athletic about Major League Baseball's work stoppage.

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John Velazquez rides Medina Spirit across the finish line at the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., in May 2021. Medina Spirit failed a post race drug test and on Monday, was stripped of his 2021 title.

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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit stripped of 2021 title after failed drug test

2:02pm February 22, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission determined Monday that Medina Spirit had betamethasone in his blood, and is now disqualified from last year's race.

Members of the World Cup-winning U.S. women's team take part in a ticker tape parade for the women's World Cup champions in July 2019 in New York.

The U.S. national women's soccer team wins $24 million in equal pay settlement

9:36am February 22, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The team filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation in 2019, saying women's team members were paid thousands of dollars less than the men at nearly every level of competition.

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores has been hired as an assistant coach by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Brian Flores, who is suing the NFL, will join the Steelers as a defensive coach

3:41pm February 21, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

Flores' lawsuit alleging racial discrimination by the NFL will continue, his attorneys say. In Pittsburgh, Flores will join a staff led by the NFL's only Black head coach, Mike Tomlin.

Michigan head coach Juwan Howard said after the game that he was upset Wisconsin had called a timeout with a few seconds left in the game when Wisconsin was already up 14 points.

Michigan coach Juwan Howard hits Wisconsin assistant after loss

11:04am February 21, 2022

by Peter Granitz

A postgame faceoff over a late timeout escalated into a brawl between players and coaches from both teams. The Big Ten conference said it would take "swift and appropriate disciplinary action."

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (right) shoots for 3 as Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant defends during the second half of the NBA All-Star basketball game on Sunday in Cleveland.

Steph Curry gets a 3-point record as LeBron James takes another NBA All-Star win

8:50am February 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

Curry made 16 3-pointers and scored 50 points on Sunday night. But James, as MVP Curry put it, "hit the game-winner" for a 163-160 victory over Team Durant.

Russia's Kamila Valieva reacts after competing in the women's free skate on Feb. 17. A doping scandal dominated headlines around figure skating.

9 moments that resonated at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

8:31am February 21, 2022

NPR's team in Beijing put together moments and storylines that stuck out — including those that showed immense inner strength, athleticism and grace.

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For $500 you can buy 1 of Michael Jordan's partially smoked cigars

5:56am February 21, 2022

According to the online auction house taking bids, the cigar was picked up last fall by a fan claiming to have retrieved it after Michael Jordan placed it in an ash tray.

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Jessie Diggins competes during the women's 30km mass start free cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.

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30 hours after food poisoning, Jessie Diggins wins silver in 30-km cross-country race

2:18pm February 20, 2022

by Dustin Jones

Diggins not only became the first non-European athlete to bring home a medal in the event, she's now the only American to bring back multiple cross-country medals from the same Olympics.