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What's Better Than A Buzzer-Beater? How About 3 ... In A Single Game?

5:03pm March 05, 2016

by Michel Martin

On Thursday, an epic high school basketball game — featuring three buzzer-beating buckets — ended with a last-second shot in quadruple overtime, sending one team to the Minnesota state tournament.

Fans of Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan celebrate after a goal against Chongqing Lifan on June 28, 2015.

Time, Money, Ambition: Inside China's Bid For Global Soccer Power

10:21am March 05, 2016

by Laura Wagner

China's Super League is signing international stars for huge sums. Given government interest, investor enthusiasm and an enormous potential fan base, could Chinese soccer be the sport's next force?

Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig shakes hands with fans Dec. 16 at the Latin American Stadium in Havana during a Major League Baseball goodwill tour. Puig and fellow Cuban national Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox returned home Tuesday for the firs

MLB Hopes New Openness Will Ease Players' Path From Cuba To The Majors

9:50am March 05, 2016

by Brian Naylor

The league's plan, which needs approval from the players' union and both governments, would allow direct pickups of Cuban players — no defections — in exchange for cash support for the sport there.

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7:26am March 05, 2016

Five months from now, the Olympics open in Brazil. Are the stadiums ready? Are the athletes? NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, who lives in Rio de Janeiro, talks to sport's correspondent, Tom Goldman.

Around The World In One Canoe

7:26am March 05, 2016

by Stephanie Guyer-Stevens

The Hokule'a, a Hawaiian double-hulled sailing canoe, arrives back in American waters for the first time since 2014. The canoe relies only on sails for power and the wind and the stars for navigation.

Venus Williams (left) and Serena Williams are interviewed by Bud Collins before the 2009 U.S. Open.

Tennis Writer And Commentator Bud Collins Dies

7:44pm March 04, 2016

by Laura Wagner

With his colorful style in both commentary and fashion, Bud Collins livened up the tennis world for nearly 50 years. He died at his home in Brookline, Mass., at age 86.

MLB Paves Way For Cubans To Play In The Big Leagues

4:28pm March 04, 2016

by Brian Naylor

One of the benefits of improved U.S.-Cuba relations is being played out on the baseball diamond. President Obama is expected to attend an exhibition game in Havana later this month, and Major League Baseball proposed a way to allow Cuban players to play for U.S. teams without having to defect.

Would Another LA Olympics Be As Successful As The '84 Games?

5:13am March 04, 2016

by Ben Bergman

Los Angeles is pitching frugality in its hopes to land the winning 2024 Olympics bid. Skepticism remains by those who worry that the price tag to host an Olympics leaves the city vulnerable.

One of seven identical Ty Cobb baseball cards â a baseball card find of a lifetime â that were found in a crumpled paper bag in a dilapidated house.

A Collector's Dream: 7 Rare Ty Cobb Baseball Cards Discovered

7:42pm March 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The identical cards found in a crumpled brown paper bag in a rural southern town are some of the rarest baseball cards. Before this find, only 15 such cards were known to exist.

A woman takes pictures of the Olympic rings at Madureira Park, the third largest park in Rio de Janeiro.

A Team Of Refugees Will Compete At The Olympic Games In Rio

4:50pm March 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Previously, athletes who didn't represent a country weren't allowed to compete. The IOC says the all-refugee team will compete under the Olympic flag and be treated like all other teams.