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The world's best soccer player is taking his talents to the world's No. 1 team

3:16pm June 06, 2024

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin talks to TV analyst and former U.S. men's national team star Cobi Jones about 25-year-old French phenom Kylian Mbappé joining Spanish club Real Madrid.

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Review: Clipped

10:10pm June 05, 2024

by Eric Deggans

The new miniseries dramatizes the 2014 fallout when racist comments by former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling were recorded and leaked.

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North Carolina legislators advance schedule mandates amid college sports uncertainty

3:00pm June 05, 2024

by Associated Press

Some North Carolina legislators are interested in setting athletic schedule mandates for a handful of public university system schools.

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Examining Caitlin Clark's performance so far in her rookie WNBA career

1:46pm June 05, 2024

by A Martínez

Former Iowa women's basketball star Caitlin Clark has had a bumpy start to her WNBA career. NPR's A Martinez talks to Ben Pickman of The Athletic.

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Horse sports are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries. Can they be made safer?

1:45pm June 05, 2024

by Olivia Hampton

NPR's A Martínez speaks with event rider Jonathan Holling about safety concerns and measures in equestrian sports, which are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries for U.S. athletes.

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Laurence Fishburne as Doc Rivers in Clipped.

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'Clipped' recreates an embarrassing NBA scandal

3:00am June 05, 2024

The new FX limited series Clipped tells the story of Donald Sterling, the then-owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, who was outed as a racist. Sterling's girlfriend – who was Black and Mexican – secretly recorded their conversations. When those tapes leaked, he was embroiled in a scandal that upended the NBA – an industry that profits off the star power of its majority Black players. The series stars Ed O'Neill and Laurence Fishburne as the owner and the head coach who clashed as it all went down.

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Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter pleads guilty to charges related to gambling and theft

4:57pm June 04, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Ippei Mizuhara, who worked alongside Ohtani for years, pleaded guilty to two counts related to the theft of nearly $17 million from the baseball star. He could face up to 33 years in prison.

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Larry Allen, a Super Bowl champion and famed Dallas Cowboy, has died at age 52

11:54am June 04, 2024

by Ayana Archie

The announcement of the death of the Super Bowl champion, Hall of Famer and 11-time Pro Bowl player triggered emotional reactions from Allen's former teammates.

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Panthers, city seek $800M stadium renovation deal to keep team in Charlotte for 20 years

11:14am June 04, 2024

by Associated Press

The Carolina Panthers and the City of Charlotte have proposed a partnership deal that would include an $800 million renovation to Bank of America Stadium and keep the NFL team there for 20 years.

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The U.S. Women’s Deaf Soccer Team played a historic game last weekend

10:25pm June 03, 2024

by Tony Gorman

The U.S. Women's Deaf National Soccer Team is an international powerhouse that most Americans don't know about. They played their first-ever game in the U.S. over the weekend.

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