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Old Sneakers Auctioned Off For A Record $560,000

6:59am May 18, 2020

The shoes are Michael Jordan's personal pair of 1985 Air Jordans. Sotheby's reports the kicks sold for more than three times what was expected. Jordan had signed them in permanent marker.

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Kevin Harvick crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday in Darlington, S.C. It's the first NASCAR race since March.

Kevin Harvick Wins As NASCAR Returns Without Fans

8:26pm May 17, 2020

by James Doubek

NASCAR is the first major sport to return since the coronavirus shutdown. "We miss the fans," driver Kevin Harvick said as he emerged victorious from his car.

Empty seats are seen in the Signal Iduna Park without spectators during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 in Dortmund, Germany on Saturday

'Better Than No Football At All': Germany's Bundesliga Restarts Season

12:13pm May 17, 2020

by H.J. Mai

It became the first top international soccer league to resume after suspending play due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the decision to continue the tournament without fans remains controversial.

President Trump stands during Game 5 of the World Series at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., last October.

President Trump Pushes To Open Paused Sports Leagues

7:44am May 16, 2020

by Scott Detrow

Trump has gone beyond the typical sports fan's laments. He's circled back, again and again, to the idea of resuming play.

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Breaking Down MLB Executives Eyeing A July Start For The Season

7:28am May 16, 2020

Baseball might be America's national pastime. Should it be an American priority? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN about Major League Baseball's proposal.

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Adam Rippon competes during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Feb. 17, 2018.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Figure Skater Adam Rippon On Rip-Offs

7:03am May 16, 2020

Three questions for the bronze medal winner about people stealing other people's ideas or products.

"We shall all need to make sacrifices and compromises" to put on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach says, announcing funding to help keep the delayed games on track. The Olympic rings, the Rainbow Bridge and the Tokyo Tower are seen in Tok

IOC Will Devote $800 Million To Postponed Tokyo Olympics, COVID-19 Costs

3:37pm May 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Most of the money will go toward helping the International Olympic Committee mount an Olympics one year later than planned — something it's never done before.

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Manager Of Germany's Augsburg Soccer Club Ordered To Sit Out Saturday's Match

5:55am May 15, 2020

Heiko Herrlich snuck out of the hotel where the team was quarantining — he needed to buy toothpaste. He'll miss his team's first and long-awaited return to the field since the pandemic began.

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11-Year-Old Skateboarder Shreds World Record

9:39pm May 13, 2020

Feel uninspired being stuck at home? Take a lesson from Gui Khury. This week he became the first skateboarder to land a 1,080-degree spin — three full rotations in the air — on a vertical ramp.

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A Lawsuit Alleges That NBA Player Zion Williamson Has Violated NCAA Rules

4:11pm May 13, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dana O'Neil of The Athletic about the pending lawsuit involving NBA player Zion Williamson and the alleged compensation he received during his time at Duke University.