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Semi-pro athlete for Toledo's Glass City Basketball Club helped save referee's life

6:14am June 16, 2022

During a playoff game, Myles Copeland, who's also a firefighter, had a different kind of assist. When a referee collapsed, he jumped in to start CPR until other first responders showed up.

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Serena Williams, seen here during the Australian Open in February 2021, has said she will compete in Wimbledon this month. Williams has not competed professionally since sustaining an injury at last year's Wimbledon tennis tournament.

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Serena Williams announces she will compete at Wimbledon this year

4:39pm June 14, 2022

by Wynne Davis

Williams' announcement marks her return to professional competition since sustaining an injury at the tournament last year. It's also another chance for her to win her 24th Grand Slam singles title.

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A New Zealand cricket player made a big splash in a match against England

6:55am June 14, 2022

Batsman Daryl Mitchell sent the ball flying into the stands and it landed in a fan's beer cup. TV footage shows the suds exploding all over the woman and those around her.

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Jeremiah Zagar speaks onstage during Netflix's Hustle Philadelphia special screening on June 7 in Philadelphia.

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'Hustle' is Jeremiah Zagar's love letter to basketball fans in Philadelphia

5:10pm June 12, 2022

by Cheryl W. Thompson

Many of the actors who star alongside Adam Sandler in the new basketball movie Hustle are real NBA athletes. NPR's Cheryl W. Thompson talks with director Jeremiah Zagar about the film.

Washington defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, pictured before a game in January.

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The Commanders' Jack Del Rio is off Twitter after calling the Jan. 6 riot a 'dust-up'

12:31pm June 12, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Del Rio also faces a $100,000 fine levied by Washington's head coach, a sum that will be donated to the U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund.

Mo Donegal (6), with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. up, crosses the finish line to win the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.

Mo Donegal wins the Belmont Stakes

7:45pm June 11, 2022

by Wynne Davis

Mo Donegal won the 154th Belmont Stakes, the third and final race of the Triple Crown series, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday. The horse was a top contender coming into the race.

A Nevada woman has lost her bid in a U.S. court to force international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars more than the $375,000 in hush money she received after claiming he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

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A judge dismisses a lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo over rape allegations

1:53pm June 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

The lawsuit was thrown out to punish the plaintiff's attorney over the use of leaked and stolen documents detailing attorney-client discussions between Ronaldo and his lawyers.

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Saturday sports: Warriors beat Celtics in finals; Tampa Bay wants third Stanley Cup

9:24am June 11, 2022

by Tom Goldman

The Golden State Warriors trounce the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals, Tampa Bay Lightning seek a third Stanley Cup victory, and the Oklahoma Sooners softball team wins their world series.

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'Rickey' documents the life, career and controversies of baseball's 'Man of Steal'

8:34am June 11, 2022

Scott Simon talks to sports journalist Howard Bryant about his new book "Rickey." It's on the life and career of one of baseball's greats, outfielder Rickey Henderson.

PGA Tour suspends 17 players for their participation in Saudi-backed golf tournament

5:26pm June 09, 2022

by Tom Goldman

The PGA Tour has suspended 17 players – including six-time major winner Phil Mickelson alo former world #1 Dustin Johnson – after they teed off at a controversial tournament backed by Saudi Arabia.