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The NFL is expanding its worldwide reach to Brazil

7:47am December 14, 2023

by Steve Inskeep

The NFL will hold a regular season game in São Paulo, Brazil, next year. The League says Brazil is an important market, with more than 38 million fans. The league has had games in the UK ad Germany.

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DK Metcalf's ASL teacher says Seahawks receiver brings his own style to the language

4:59am December 14, 2023

by Steve Inskeep

Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf is learning American Sign Language and using it in his touchdown celebrations. We hear from his ASL instructor.

Paris is cleaning up the Seine River in preparation for the 2024 Olympics

5:57am December 12, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

Paris, host of the 2024 Olympics, intends to use the Seine River for opening ceremonies and swimming events. But cleaning up the river is a major undertaking.

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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.