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Zion Williamson Isn't Yet An NBA All-Star, But All Eyes Are On Him

4:52pm February 14, 2020

Zion Williamson is one of the top prospects in professional basketball. Going into NBA All-Star weekend, Mary Louise Kelly talks to New Orleans sports journalist Jeff Nowak about Williamson's career.

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Bronny James, Zaire Wade And The Southern California High School Hoops Circus

4:52pm February 14, 2020

by Matt Dangelantonio

TV crews and celebrity sightings have become the new normal at high school basketball games in Southern California, thanks in part to the kids of NBA royalty lining up for local teams.

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Houston Astros Apologize For Sign-Stealing Scandal As Spring Training Opens

4:53pm February 13, 2020

by Tom Goldman

As baseball teams reported for spring training, Houston Astros executives and players apologized for their sign-stealing scheme — but said they would not return the 2017 World Series trophy.

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U.S. Women's Soccer Team Has A New Ally In Equal Pay Fight: The Men's National Team

4:18pm February 13, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The U.S. Women's National Team has a new ally in its gender discrimination lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation: the Men's National Team.

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Houston Astros players Alex Bregman and José Altuve look on as owner Jim Crane addresses reporters during a news conference Thursday in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Houston Astros Apologize For Sign-Stealing, But Provide Fuel For Critics

2:54pm February 13, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

The apology seemed to be an attempt to turn the page for the embattled team amid criticism that the punishment meted out by the league was too light given the scale and longevity of the cheating.

Ohio State University football helmet before the BIG Ten Football Championship Game against the Wisconsin Badgers on Dec. 07, 2019.

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Ohio State Football Players Suspended, Charged With Rape and Kidnapping

6:02pm February 12, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

An affidavit says Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint allegedly raped a woman. The affidavit says Riep began filming her, pressing her to say the encounter was consensual.

Kids do calisthenics before starting a baseball clinic in Washington, D.C.

Baseball Makes An Early Pitch To Catch The Interest Of Black Players

4:20pm February 12, 2020

by Esther Ciammachilli

Baseball is having trouble attracting African-American players, so to increase participation, leaders are trying to get kids interested early, before other sports grab their attention.

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Target Apologizes To Golden Ghophers Fans For Onesie Confusion

7:07am February 12, 2020

A photo shows a maroon onesie sporting a block "M" insignia with the words "Minnesota Badgers." That's the nickname for neighboring Big Ten rival Wisconsin.

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French Ice Skating Federation (FFSG) president Didier Gailhaguet speaks to the media during a press conference in Paris on Wednesday.

French Skating Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Scandal

8:09pm February 08, 2020

by Huo Jingnan

Didier Gailhaguet, the head of France's ice skating federation, has resigned. French figure skating has been mired in a sexual abuse scandal after skaters accused coaches of rape and sexual abuse.

The Relaunch Of XFL

5:40pm February 08, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with XFL commissioner Oliver Luck about the resurgence of the professional football league.

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