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Lee Elder, the 1st Black golfer to play at the Masters, has died at age 87

6:11pm November 29, 2021

Former PGA Tour player Lee Elder has died at age 87. He was the first Black man to play at the Masters Tournament and meant a lot to the community of Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C.

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Students from the Youth Winter Olympic Sports School perform ice and snow gymnastics during an event marking the 100-day countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China, on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia and China are accused of using sports to cover up human rights abuse

8:08am November 29, 2021

by H.J. Mai

Saudi Arabia has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to stage high-profile sporting events. Critics say those investments are an attempt by the kingdom to cover up human rights violations.

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Saturday sports: Golden State is back; beloved columnist dies; Olympic bribery caught

8:13am November 27, 2021

by Tom Goldman

We take a look at the Golden State Warriors making a comeback, the conviction of a Brazilian Olympics sports official and more.

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Rob Gann puts on his clown makeup in the backstage locker room at the Adirondack Stampede Rodeo in Glens Falls, N.Y.

Meet the Arkansas cowboy who found a new life as a rodeo clown

4:44pm November 25, 2021

by Brian Mann

Rob Gann travels the country as a jester in the rodeo of life. His clowning fills the lulls in the action. It also takes the edge off a sport that can be dangerous and unforgiving.

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Karim Benzema of Real Madrid CF, shown here at a match earlier this month, has been found guilty in a blackmail case.

Soccer star Karim Benzema is found guilty of attempting to blackmail a teammate

4:03pm November 24, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

A French court handed Benzema a one-year suspended jail sentence, finding him guilty of conspiring to blackmail former teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape. Benzema denies the allegations.

Trans student golfer is suing Tennessee for the right to play his sport

7:58am November 23, 2021

by A Martínez

In 10 states, it's illegal for transgender students to compete on teams that align with their gender. A Tennessee freshman is suing over the law that bans him from playing on the boys' golf team.

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China tries to tamp down controversy surrounding tennis star Peng Shuai

6:21am November 22, 2021

NPR's A Martinez talks to USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan about the tennis world signaling it could cut business with China if questions over Peng Shuai's disappearance weren't answered.

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Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai tells Olympic officials that she's safe

5:52am November 22, 2021

by Emily Feng

Questions persist over the well-being of Peng who hadn't been seen publicly after accusing a senior Communist Party leader of sexual assault. A video and photos showed her in public over the weekend.

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Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai was thought to have been missing since the beginning of November after making sexual assault allegations against China's former vice premier on social media.

In a video call, Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai told Olympics officials she's safe

8:28pm November 21, 2021

by Dustin Jones

Despite a video call between Peng Shuai and members of the Olympic Committee along with video of her attending events over the weekend, some remain concerned for the athlete's wellbeing.

Tiger Woods, pictured in December 2020, posted a video on Sunday of himself practicing. He faced complex injuries sustained in a car crash in February.

Tiger Woods shows off his golf swing in new video following February car crash

5:07pm November 21, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

Woods has been recovering from leg and foot injuries following a single-car crash earlier this year.