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Pro hockey set a penalty record 20 years ago in a game between Ottawa, Philadelphia

7:23am March 05, 2024

Players for the Senators and Flyers set a league record by spending 419 minutes in the penalty box. Twenty players were thrown out of the game. These days the game is less violent.

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Lebron James reaches 40,000 points, and doesn't look like he'll stop anytime soon

5:12pm March 04, 2024

Ailsa Chang talks to Ben Golliver of the Washington Post about Lebron's latest career milestone — and how he keeps on scoring, despite being the oldest player in the league.

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Caitlin Clark smashes another record in her unprecedented college basketball run

5:12pm March 04, 2024

Ari Shapiro talks with ESPN's Michael Voepel about Caitlin Clark's latest record. This time, it's the NCAA all-time points record for both men's and women's basketball.

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Iowa's Caitlin Clark passes Pete Maravich to set the all-time NCAA scoring record

5:26am March 04, 2024

by Greg Echlin

Breaking records has been standard practice for Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark during her NCAA career, and she did it again Sunday when she became the all-time leading scorer in Division 1.

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Anthony Kim returns to golf

5:55pm March 03, 2024

Professional golfer Anthony Kim made a surprise return to the game this week after a 10-year absence. The golf world has long speculated about why he left, and his sudden return is just as mysterious.

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Record-setting chess prodigies are getting younger

5:55pm March 03, 2024

An 8-year-old recently beat a 37-year-old grandmaster. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with ChessKid.com's Mike Klein about the new generation of whiz kids.

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Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after becoming the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball during the first half of a college game against Ohio State, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa.

Caitlin Clark passes Pete Maravich to set the all-time NCAA scoring record

2:46pm March 03, 2024

by Emma Bowman

Another game, another record for the Iowa superstar. Clark will end her college career with the record for most points by a Division I player — men's or women's

A Colorado ice climbing park is a hit with disabled climbers

11:39am March 03, 2024

by Laura Palmisano

Ice climbing is technical, cold and can be dangerous. That doesn't hold disabled climbers back.

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James looks toward fans after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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LeBron James becomes first NBA player to score 40,000 points

6:05am March 03, 2024

by Robbie Griffiths

Basketball star LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points on Saturday.

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Saturday Sports: Caitlin Clark's last game, college basketball injuries, NFL scouting

8:13am March 02, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about Caitlin Clark's last Iowa basketball game, a college basketball tradition causing player injuries, and the NFL scouting combine.