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NRLB Rules Northwestern Football Players May Not Unionize

6:51pm August 24, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

The decision dismissed a ruling granting the students' petition to join the College Athletes Players Association. But it failed to answer the big question: are student athletes university employees?

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Ball State Student Wins Tuition With Half-Court Shot

10:22am August 24, 2015

Lem Turner made the shot during a freshman pep rally at Ball State University in Indiana. With the half-court shot, he won free tuition for a semester.

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Tiger Woods was unable to end his two-year winless streak on the PGA tour, despite leading early on in the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C.

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Tiger Woods Falls Short In Quest To Win Regular Season's Final Tournament

7:38am August 24, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Woods, who hasn't won a golf tournament in two years, entered the Wyndham Championship Sunday trailing by just two shots. The stage was set for something remarkable, but the magic didn't happen.

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Baylor Scandal, Dodgers Surge: The Week In Sports

10:46am August 22, 2015

It's time now for sports! NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about a sexual assault conviction for a former Baylor University linebacker, and the Philadelphia Phillies of 2008.

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Bumgarner Leads Trend: Big League Pitchers Who Can Hit

7:58am August 21, 2015

Major League Baseball is dominated by specialists but San Francisco's Madison Bumgarner upsets convention. David Greene talks to Giants' broadcaster Jon Miller about Bumgarner and pitchers with bats.

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There's trouble afoot this week at the Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Ore.

Accusations Of Game-Throwing Rile Little League Softball World Series

6:19pm August 20, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Officials said there were "credible reports" that one team intentionally lost a game to prevent another team from advancing. To settle the matter, those teams faced each other in a playoff.

Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios bites his chain during his Rogers Cup match against Stan Wawrinka.

Not All's Fair In Love And Tennis: Player Fined For Lewd Comment

6:17pm August 20, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The ATP slapped 20-year-old pro tennis player Nick Kyrgios with a $10,000 fine for making a remark about opponent Stan Wawrinka's girlfriend during a match.

In Spain's Soccer Tiffs, Government Intervenes Again

6:14pm August 20, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Long-standing disputes between the leaders of Spain's soccer organizations have forced the Spanish government to step in, this time to help resolve scheduling conflicts.

Jason Day of Australia is tended to by medical staff Friday after finishing the ninth hole during the second round of the 115th U.S. Open Championship at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash.

Gutting It Out: Tales Of Sports Heroics In The Face Of Injury, Illness

6:07pm August 20, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Arguably the dominating narrative of the U.S. Open was 27-year-old golfer Jason Day's ongoing struggle with benign positional vertigo.

New York City FC's Andrea Pirlo warms up before an MLS soccer match against Orlando City SC on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.

Major League Soccer Gambles On Star Power Of Aging Foreign Players

6:07pm August 20, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo is one of a number of older European stars to sign with an MLS team. While their presence may boost the league, it has led to criticism of MLS as a "retirement home."