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American professional baseball player Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers, dressed in a road uniform, crouches by the base and prepares to catch a ball in 1951.

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A ticket stub from Jackie Robinson's majors debut sells for a record-breaking $480K

3:12pm February 28, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

It was the second time the record was broken in the same auction. Earlier on Sunday, a bidder bought a full ticket from Michael Jordan's 1984 NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls for $468,000.

People attend the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games 100 Day countdown event at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing, China, on Nov. 24, 2021.

China is a Paralympics star, but its people with disabilities face high hurdles

8:07am February 28, 2022

by Emily Feng

China has dominated the medal count at the last five Paralympic Games. That's in stark contrast with the low level of disability access in Chinese society.

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Saturday sports: Big games and sponsors break Russian ties

9:09am February 26, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon talks with Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant about how the world of Sports is reacting to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

A German soccer team is removing a Russian logo from jerseys over the Ukraine attacks

1:52pm February 24, 2022

by Jeff Dean

The logo of Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom is being removed. The team said the logo will be replaced by lettering reading "Schalke 04" instead following what it called "recent developments."

Phil Mickelson, seen at the Charles Schwab Series at Ozarks National in 2020, says he "used words I sincerely regret" in an interview about a Saudi-financed golf league.

Phil Mickelson apologizes for controversial comments about a Saudi-backed golf league

3:57pm February 23, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

The six-time major winner said he "used words I sincerely regret" in an interview about a Saudi-financed golf league in which he brushed aside human rights violations by the Saudi regime.

Wyoming Indian Boys basketball team huddle up before heading out to face the Greybull Buffalo.

This reservation has Wyoming's strictest COVID-19 rules. Student athletes are glad

11:22am February 23, 2022

by Taylar Stagner

Basketball players on the Wind River Reservation say masks keep them healthy and on the court. They're thankful the mandates won't be lifted anytime soon.

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Women's U.S. Soccer team settle gender discrimination suit for $24 million

1:14am February 23, 2022

by A Martínez

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Rachel Bachman of The Wall Street Journal about U.S. Soccer's equal pay settlement.

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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.