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New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard celebrates completing a lift at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Hubbard has been named to New Zealand's team at the Tokyo Olympics, making her the first openly transgender competitor at the Olympics.

New Zealand Weightlifter Will Be The First Openly Trans Competitor At The Olympics

2:40pm June 21, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

But her selection is not without controversy. Some argue that because Laurel Hubbard went through male puberty, she will have an unfair advantage over her competitors.

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Domestic Fans May Attend Olympic Events, No Foreign Spectators

7:43am June 21, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

Olympic organizers on Monday decided to allow some spectators at events. The decision follows the first case of an Olympic athlete being denied entry to Japan, after testing positive for COVID-19.

Former NCAA Athlete Fights For College Players To Profit From Own Names

5:11pm June 20, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former college athlete Christina Chenault about why she wants the NCAA to start letting players make money off of their name, image, and likeness.

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Saturday Sports: Rafael Nadal And Naomi Osaka Will Not Compete At Wimbledon

7:58am June 19, 2021

by Tom Goldman

The latest in the NBA playoffs, Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka's decisions to miss Wimbledon, and the MLB's continuing crackdown on sticky substances.

The Washington Homestead Grays, seen here around 1946, split their home games between Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. The team won the Negro World Series in 1948, the championship's final year.

Museum Head: Baseball's Embrace Of Negro Leagues Is An Atonement, Not A Validation

7:00am June 18, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Baseball's box scores instantly turn human accomplishments into history. But for decades, Negro League players' statistics were kept segregated from other major leagues.

Annemiek Van Vleuten, left, and Anna Van Der Breggen are among the elite cyclists who are expected to race in next summer's Tour de France Femmes, a one-week race for women.

Women Will Race In Their Own Tour De France Next Summer

4:47pm June 17, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Noting the Tour's status as the world's marquee cycling event, pro cyclist Anna van der Breggen says, "It's long been a dream for many of us to compete in a women's Tour de France."

A Columnist's Reaction To England Men's Soccer Team Taking A Knee

4:46pm June 17, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with writer Nels Abbey about his recent column surrounding fans booing the English men's national soccer team for taking a knee in honor of Black Lives Matter.

Plans For Tokyo Summer Olympics Are Moving Full Steam Ahead

4:30pm June 17, 2021

by Tom Goldman

Despite skepticism over holding the Tokyo Summer Olympics, organizers, athletes and the main rights-holding TV broadcaster are charging ahead. NBC announced a record 13 days of Olympic trial coverage.

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Coke's Stock Drops After A Slight By Soccer Star Christiano Ronaldo

6:04am June 17, 2021

The Portuguese health fanatic moved two bottles of Coke out of the frame, and held up a bottle of water. Coca-Cola is a tournament sponsor. The company's market value dropped $4 billion.

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Koepka-DeChambeau Feud Is Creating A Lot Of Buzz In World Of Golf

5:46am June 17, 2021

by Tom Goldman

At the U.S. Open, the attention won't only be focused on golf swings but about a growing feud between two of the sport's star players: Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau.