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"I feel completely devastated, lost, broken, angry, confused and betrayed," says middle distance runner Shelby Houlihan, announcing her four-year ban from international competition.

An Olympic Hopeful Says Her Burrito Is To Blame For Her Positive Drug Test

5:40pm June 15, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Shelby Houlihan says her positive test for the steroid nandrolone followed a visit to a food truck for a pork burrito, and is pointing to studies that show nandrolone occurs naturally in some pigs.

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Concacaf Nations League Cracks Down On Homophobic Chant At Soccer Games

8:09pm June 13, 2021

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Herculez Gomez, a former U.S. men's national team player and host at ESPN+, about current efforts to eradicate a homophobic chant from soccer stadiums in North America.

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Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat plays in the 2011 NBA Finals in Miami.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Basketball Star Chris Bosh On Pringles Potato Chips

11:28am June 12, 2021

The NBA all-star won two championships with the Miami Heat, an Olympic gold medal and membership in the Basketball Hall of Fame. He's written a new book called Letters to a Young Athlete.

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Saturday Sports: Final Games Coming Up For French Open and NHL

8:05am June 12, 2021

ESPN's Howard Bryant discusses the final games of the French Open, the final four in the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs, and the continuing fallout over a ban on foreign substances in the MLB.

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Asha Gond, 21, with her skateboard. She tried the sport when a skatepark was set up in her rural village and is now one of India's top female skateboarders.

Skateboarding Gives Freedom To Rural Indian Teen In Netflix Film — And In Real Life

6:57pm June 11, 2021

by Sushmita Pathak

A new Netflix movie called Skater Girl chronicles the journey of an Indian teenage girl who discovers a life-changing passion for skateboarding. It's also the story of Asha Gond.

Eugene Goodman of the U.S. Capitol Police will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a June 18 Washington Nationals home game. He's seen here at the Senate carriage entrance of the Capitol.

Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman Will Throw The First Pitch At A Nationals Game

10:40am June 11, 2021

by Bill Chappell

It's the latest honor for Goodman, whose quick thinking was credited with helping to keep the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection from escalating even further.

Euro 2020 Is Finally Here: These Are The Teams To Watch

4:28pm June 10, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with CBS Sports HQ analyst Luis Miguel Echegaray about what's different at this year's European Championship and the teams to beat heading into the kickoff on Friday.

Schools That Cut Women's Sports Teams During The Pandemic Face Lawsuits Over Equality

4:28pm June 10, 2021

Several schools have cut women's sports teams during the pandemic, and some of the teams have lawyered up in response. Ultimately, these lawsuits ask the question: how do we measure equality?

Signs on a screen are shown before an athletics test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games last month at the National Stadium in Tokyo.

Japan Aims To Convince A Wary Public The Olympics Will Be Safe

12:00pm June 10, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

Anger at the government's insistence on pushing ahead with the games remains intense, but Japan's ramped-up vaccination campaign may be helping to ease some safety fears.

Cameron Brink #22 of the Stanford Cardinal and Cate Reese #25 of the Arizona Wildcats fight for the opening tipoff during the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on April 4 in San Antonio, Texas. The

Congress Urged To Act As States Start Allowing Outside Cash For Student Athletes

9:28am June 10, 2021

by Tom Goldman

Nearly 20 states will soon allow NCAA athletes to accept cash for the use of their image, name and likeness. Many say the result will be unfair advantages for some schools unless Congress acts.