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How College Football Cancellation In Battleground States Affects Campaign Advertising

5:21pm August 16, 2020

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with professor Ken Goldstein about what the cancellation of the Big Ten football season could mean for campaign advertising.

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Team USA Skateboarder Maurio McCoy Sees The Silver Lining In Olympics Postponement

6:04pm August 15, 2020

Team USA skateboarder Maurio McCoy tells NPR how he's spending his summer now that the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo are postponed until next year.

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Week In Sports: College Football's Future In Flux After Big 10, Pac-12 Cancel Seasons

7:57am August 15, 2020

College football is looking iffy with the Big 10 and Pac-12 cancelling their fall seasons. NPR's Scott Simon discusses the week's sport news with Michelle Steele of ESPN.

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'The Greatest Spectacle In Racing': Indy 500 To Run Without Spectators

4:14pm August 14, 2020

by Samantha Horton

The Indianapolis 500 usually draws up to 300,000 spectators, making it one of the largest single-day sporting events. But this year the race will happen without screaming fans in the stands.

A local gospel quintet entertains Sterling residents on a recent Tuesday evening.

Colleges That Keep Small Isolated Towns Vibrant Now Pose Public Health Threat

3:38pm August 14, 2020

by Frank Morris

Many of those institutions hung on year-to-year even before the pandemic. Now COVID-19 threatens to cut off the oxygen sustaining these schools, and the sports programs that drive enrollment.

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NCAA President Mark Emmert testifies on Capitol Hill in February.

NCAA Says No Championships This Fall, Except Maybe Football

9:34pm August 13, 2020

by Russell Lewis

There are not enough schools participating because of coronavirus cancellations and season postponements.

Some Conferences Are Determined: There Will Be College Football This Fall

5:03pm August 13, 2020

by Greg Allen

The Big Ten and Pac-12 have canceled their football seasons this fall, but other college conferences said they're determined to play — and they believe they can do so safely.

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How College Football Is Changing As Conferences Decide Whether Or Not To Play

6:53am August 13, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with ESPN's Paul Finebaum, about what the Power 5 college football conferences plan to do for the upcoming season.

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The U.S. Military Is Using Esports As A Recruitment Tool

6:53am August 13, 2020

by Jay Price

The military has jumped into the booming world of competitive electronic gaming called "esports." But the new approach to reaching potential new recruits comes with new challenges.

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The Big 12 says its schools will start playing their conference games in late September, under a schedule that's been reduced due to the coronavirus. The conference hopes to hold a championship game in December.

Big 12 Is Moving Ahead With Fall Football Season

6:56pm August 12, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

The conference hopes to hold its title game in December, as it normally would, despite the coronavirus pandemic.