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UNC Basketball Legend Dean Smith Dies At 83

9:53am February 09, 2015

Dean Smith, the former coach of the University of North Carolina basketball team, has died. He was 83. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Washington Post columnist John Feinstein about Smith's legacy.

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Remembering Dean Smith

9:45am February 09, 2015

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Dean Smith, Former UNC Basketball Coach, Dies at 83

10:59am February 08, 2015

Dean Smith, the North Carolina basketball coaching great who won two national championships, has died. He was 83.

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In the dog mushing world, 44-year-old Lance Mackey is like Michael Jordan. The sled dog racing veteran returns to the Yukon Quest this year.

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Facing 1,000 Miles Of Frigid Winds With Loyal Dogs And Willpower

9:29pm February 07, 2015

by Daniel Hajek

The 1,000-mile-long Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race is underway Saturday. It's not so much a race as it is a test of survival — and veteran musher Lance Mackey knows all about fighting for the finish.

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Golf And College Hoops: The Week In Sports

11:19am February 07, 2015

With the Super Bowl in the rearview mirror, we move on to the court and the green. NPR's Scott Simon talks with sports correspondent Tom Goldman about women's college basketball and Tiger Woods.

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Big Crowd Expected For Stuart Scott Recognition

2:56pm February 06, 2015

Sportscaster Stuart Scott will be inducted into the R.J. Reynolds High School Hall of Fame tonight in a game between two of Stuart's alma maters.

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Marathon Mania In American History

12:10pm February 06, 2015

by Linton Weeks

For a long time, Americans have been participating in a variety of competitions — for a long time.

'Deflate This': Patriots Fans Welcome Super Bowl Champs Home

7:33pm February 04, 2015

by Fred Bever

Thousands of people turned out to welcome the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots back to Boston on Wednesday. Fans braved cold temperatures and stood in piles of snow along the parade route. Some held up posters saying "Deflate This" in reference to allegations that the team had deflated game balls to gain an advantage in the playoff game that landed them in the Super Bowl. Team members waved to the crowd from duck boats as confetti flew.

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Thaw In U.S.-Cuba Relations Comes To Baseball

7:33pm February 04, 2015

by Greg Allen

This week Major League Baseball smoothed the path for Cubans to play professional ball in the United States. The change in policy follows the recent decision by the U.S. and Cuba to normalize diplomatic relations.

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Low Draft Picks, No-Names Stand Out At Super Bowl

11:39am February 04, 2015

by Tom Goldman

Many of the stand-out players in last night's Super Bowl were relative unknowns going in to the game. That's all changed now.

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