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Cade Cunningham #2 of the Detroit Pistons drives to the basket between Gary Trent Jr. #33 and Jakob Poeltl #19 of the Toronto Raptors during the first half at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday in Detroit.

Detroit Pistons end a historic losing streak with a win against the Toronto Raptors

9:46pm December 30, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The Detroit Pistons narrowly avoided a 29th consecutive loss on Saturday night, claiming victory over the Toronto Raptors with a score of 129-127.

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Saturday Sports: 2023's greatest hits

8:19am December 30, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

NPR's Alina Selyukh and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the biggest stories of the 2023 sports year.

Rigoberto Urán crosses the finish line of stage 12 of the 110th Tour de France, July 13, 2023, in Belleville-en-Beaujolais, France.

For Colombia's most beloved cyclist, winning isn't the point

5:01am December 30, 2023

by John Otis

Rigoberto Urán has never won the Tour de France or Olympics gold. But he's still a superstar. "I think lots of people identify with me because they want to win but don't quite make it," he says.

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The Pop-Tarts mascot is lowered into a toaster following the 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl between the Kansas State Wildcats and the NC State Wolfpack at Camping World Stadium on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.

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First edible mascot in sports history stars in the Pop-Tarts Bowl

4:43pm December 29, 2023

by Diba Mohtasham

Kansas State beat NC State, 28-19, after which the winning team devoured the giant pastry that emerged from an even more giant toaster in what was a clever marketing move.

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It appeared the Detroit Pistons were going to snap their record losing streak

7:22am December 29, 2023

Going into Wednesday's game against the Boston Celtics, the Pistons had lost 27 in a row. After the first half Detroit was up 19 points, but the Celtics rallied to win by six in overtime.

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto becomes the highest paid MLB pitcher in joining the Dodgers

6:21pm December 28, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mike Digiovanna, who covers the MLB for the Los Angeles Times, about the Dodgers securing 25-year-old Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who just became the highest paid pitcher in MLB.

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He's never won a major race, but he's Colombia's best known cyclist

5:28pm December 28, 2023

by John Otis

The tale of cycling mad Colombia's best known cyclist — he may never have won a major race — but he's a social media sensation in a country that takes cycling very, very seriously.

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Paula Murphy, pioneering race car driver, has died at 95

5:28pm December 28, 2023

Trailblazing driver Paula Murphy has died. From driving a jet car across the Utah desert to racing nitro-powered cars on the drag strip, Murphy made a name for herself in a sport dominated by men.

Detroit Pistons forward Kevin Knox II (from left) guard Marcus Sasser, forward Ausar Thompson and forward Bojan Bogdanovic sit on the bench during the fourth quarter of a 118-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday in Detroit.

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Detroit Pistons set an NBA record with 27th straight loss

2:27pm December 27, 2023

by Diba Mohtasham

The Pistons have set an NBA record for the longest losing streak in a single season, after falling to the Brooklyn Nets 118-112 Tuesday night.

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The Detroit Pistons set NBA record with 27 straight losses

7:07am December 27, 2023

The Pistons lost Tuesday night to the Brooklyn Nets. They can still turn the season around, the Pistons have 52 more regular season games to play.

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