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Bills' safety Damar Hamlin honors the heroes in Cincinnati who helped save his life

7:27am November 06, 2023

Buffalo's Damar Hamlin will use his foundation to award $1,000 scholarships in honor of 10 medical professionals who tended to him when he suffered cardiac arrest on the field earlier this year.

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Las Vegas police arrest members of the Culinary Workers Union during a rally along the Strip on Oct. 25 in Las Vegas.

A potential Las Vegas workers strike could throw a wrench in the upcoming F1 race

5:00am November 06, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Some 35,000 workers with the Culinary and Bartenders Union could walk off the job Friday if no contract deal is reached. The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix is scheduled to take place later this month.

From left, second place finisher Albert Korir of Kenya, first place finisher Tamirat Tola, of Ethiopia, and third place finisher Shura Kitata, also from Ethiopia, pose after the men's division of the New York City Marathon on Sunday.

Tamirat Tola sets new NYC marathon record for men's race

5:15pm November 05, 2023

by Emma Bowman

Ethiopia's Tola broke the 12-year-old record for the course. Hellen Obiri of Kenya won the women's race.

Nike Run Club's oddly mindful coach

8:15pm November 04, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Chris Bennett about his work as a running coach on the Nike Run Club App.

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Saturday Sports: Texas Rangers victory, NFL special play

8:13am November 04, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele talk about the Texas Rangers' World Series victory, the series' historically low ratings, and a special play taking the NFL by storm.

Meet the newest college women's wrestling team

6:43pm November 03, 2023

by Joseph King

One of the fasted growing college sports is women's wrestling. There are about 150 women's wrestling teams at colleges and universities in North America, but not many in the deep South.

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Breaking down the tush push — The play with with odes to both football and rugby

5:03pm November 03, 2023

Is it a football or rugby move? The tush push is a highly effective play that NFL teams, most notably the Philadelphia Eagles, are employing when in a pinch for an inch.

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NBA tries something new: Teams will compete in an in-season tournament

8:14am November 03, 2023

The NBA created the tournament within its regular season. NPR's A Martinez talks to sports reporter Mark Medina about whether it will bring more excitement and viewers to the early days of the season.

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Will Smith is the first player to win 3 straight World Series with 3 different teams

7:05am November 03, 2023

Smith, a relief pitcher, just won the World Series with the Texas Rangers — after winning last year with the Houston Astros, and the year before that with the Atlanta Braves.

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The lightning rod legacy of college basketball's Bobby Knight

4:28pm November 02, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Gregg Doyel, sports columnist with The Indianapolis Star about the complicated legacy of college basketball legend Bob Knight, who has died at age 83.