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World record for number of people skiing in jeans set in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

6:05pm December 11, 2023

by Hannah Merzbach

There's a world record for the most people skiing in jeans, and Jackson Hole resort is trying to break it by dropping their typically astronomical lift ticket price for anyone wearing denim.

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Bronny James shoots the ball during his debut on the court playing for University of Southern California on Sunday.

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Bronny James, LeBron James' son, makes college debut since cardiac arrest

2:05pm December 11, 2023

by Diba Mohtasham

Bronny James, NBA legend LeBron James' son, made his collegiate basketball debut after being out for nearly five months due to a cardiac arrest he suffered.

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Shohei Ohtani has a new deal with the LA Dodgers

5:19pm December 10, 2023

by Scott Detrow

Baseball phenomenon Shohei Ohtani's new contract with the LA Dodgers is the largest in North American sports history.

Lawsuit accuses NCAA of antitrust violation in college athlete transfer rule

3:45pm December 10, 2023

by John Raby and Aaron Beard, Associated Press

The lawsuit, filed in West Virginia’s northern district, challenges the NCAA’s authority to impose a one-year delay in the eligibility of certain athletes who transfer between schools. The suit said the rule “unjustifiably restrains the ability of these college athletes to engage in the market for their labor as NCAA Division I college athletes.”

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Injuries in the NFL have brought backup quarterbacks into the spotlight

8:13am December 10, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Super Bowl champion Charlie Batch what makes a successful backup quarterback.

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The Lakers and the Pacers compete for the NBA Cup tonight in Las Vegas

5:10pm December 09, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Justin Tinsley, senior sports reporter at ESPN's The Undefeated, ahead of the NBA Cup championship game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers.

The Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani smiles before a game on Aug. 30 in Philadelphia.

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Shohei Ohtani agrees to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers

4:07pm December 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

The deal was announced after days of speculation over where the unique, two-way star would continue his career after six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels.

Flag bearers Sofya Velikaya and Maxim Mikhaylov of Team ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) participate in the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021.

Russians and Belarusians can compete in the 2024 Olympics — as neutral athletes

2:51pm December 09, 2023

by Erika Ryan

The International Olympic Committee says that qualifying athletes from the two countries will be allowed to compete in the Paris Games as "Individual Neutral Athletes."

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Saturday Sports: Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, NBA Cup final, Army v Navy

8:27am December 09, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, the NBA Cup Final and the Army-Navy game.

Supporters hold up a banner displaying the Haudenosaunee Confederacy as they cheer for the Haudenosaunee Nationals during a July 23, 2023 match against England in San Diego, Calif.

Biden is backing an Indigenous lacrosse team to compete in the 2028 Olympics

3:42pm December 06, 2023

by Lexie Schapitl

Lacrosse will be an Olympic sport in 2028. President Biden says he supports efforts by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to field its own team.