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Detroit rejoices as Lions win their second playoffs game in decades

4:41pm January 22, 2024

by Quinn Klinefelter

It's an exciting time for Detroit. The city's NFL football team, the Detroit Lions, won its 2nd playoff game this season, ending a decades-long drought and bringing some joy to long suffering fans.

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Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after scoring a 22-yard touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during the second quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Sunday.

Here's what happened in the NFL playoffs over the weekend — on and off the field

12:06pm January 22, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

This Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens will clash in the AFC Championship Game, while the Detroit Lions will tangle with the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.

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Some NFL fans say they're sick of Taylor Swift coverage during games

6:13am January 22, 2024

Out of the 11 Kansas City Chiefs games she's been to, the team has won eight of them. The latest was a thriller against Buffalo Bills — her boyfriend Travis Kelce scored two touchdowns.

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Stanford's VanDerveer sets record for most college basketball coaching wins

5:14am January 22, 2024

Stanford's Tara VanDerveer now holds the record for most coaching wins in NCAA basketball history — men's or women's. NPR's A Martinez talks to Ben Pickman of The Athletic.

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer smiles as players celebrate her 1,202nd victory as a college coach, against Oregon in an NCAA basketball game Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, in Stanford, Calif.

Tara VanDerveer is now the winningest coach in college basketball history

9:46pm January 21, 2024

by Emma Bowman

VanDerveer, in her 38th season as Stanford coach, passed Duke's Coach K's record. She's helped the women's sport come a long way since she started her college basketball career over 50 years ago.

Eleven-year-old Monte Johnson and 9-year-old Waylon Parker run for the ball at a 7-on-7 practice at Tahoe Park in Sacramento, California on Jan. 14, 2023

California governor sacks effort to limit tackle football for kids

5:59pm January 21, 2024

by Kate Wolffe / CapRadio

A California proposal to phase out tackle football for children under twelve came to a screeching halt when the governor stepped in and said he wouldn't support it.

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Fitness as your body fluctuates

5:53pm January 21, 2024

by Aja Drain

Life happens. Sometimes we get injured or sick — and we get older. As we change, so should our exercise routine. NPR's Life Kit explains how to adapt your fitness plan to meet your body where it is.

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After recent layoffs, the future of Sports Illustrated is uncertain

7:59am January 21, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Washington Post reporter Ben Strauss about recent layoffs at Sports Illustrated and the future of the revered magazine.

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NFL playoffs see a weekend of rivalries

5:09pm January 20, 2024

The NFL playoffs continue Saturday night after upsets in the Wild Card games last week.

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Saturday Sports: NFL divisional playoffs, the end of Sports Illustrated?

8:08am January 20, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michelle Steele discuss the NFL divisional playoffs and what looks like the end of "Sports Illustrated."