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Trump Reverses Education Secretary DeVos' Plans To Cut Funding For Special Olympics

6:17pm March 29, 2019

by Joseph Shapiro

President Trump is reversing The Department of Education's plans to cut funding for the Special Olympics. The proposed cuts set off a political firestorm.

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How Katie Sowers Became The Second Woman To Coach Full-Time In The NFL

5:55pm March 29, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Katie Sowers about how she became the second woman in history to hold a full-time coaching position in the NFL.

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UFC 229 Khabib v McGregor: Press Conference

Friday News Roundup - International

2:25pm March 29, 2019

Are we at the Brexit preppers stage?

Special Counsel Mueller's Trump-Russia Probe Report Reviewed By Attorney General William Barr

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

2:25pm March 29, 2019

Will the public ever see the Mueller report?

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Pat Ferrucci: How Does The Language Of Sports Journalism Reveal Racial Biases?

9:23am March 29, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

Sports is supposed to be "the great equalizer," but Pat Ferrucci says the language sports journalists use often stereotypes athletes by race. He says acknowledging this is one step toward changing it.

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A pitch clock behind home plate at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona, spring training home of the San Francisco Giants. As part of Major League Baseball's efforts to increase the game's pace of play, pitch clocks were used on an experimental basis at some spr

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America's Favorite Pastime Is Back — And Some Wish It Would Just Hurry Up!

7:32am March 27, 2019

by Tom Goldman

As baseball tries to appeal to a younger audience, there's concern the long game times may drive away that demographic. So MLB is experimenting with speeding games up and eliminating downtime.

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After a sports injury, Esteban Serrano owed $829.41 for a knee brace purchased with insurance through his doctor's office. He says he found the same kind of brace selling for less than $250 online.

Soccer-Playing Engineer Calls Foul On Pricey Knee Brace

5:32pm March 26, 2019

by Paula Andalo

After a sports injury, Esteban Serrano owed $829.41 for a knee brace purchased with insurance through his doctor's office. The same kind of brace costs less than $250 online.

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New England Patriots' Star Tight End Is Calling It Quits

6:18am March 25, 2019

After four Super Bowls and a record-breaking number of touchdowns, Rob Gronkowski says it's time to retire. In a post online, the 29-year-old said he's looking forward to what comes next.

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The Last American Baseball Glove Factory

8:13am March 24, 2019

by Bill Zeeble

Baseball's opening day is right around the corner and one company will be paying close attention. Nokona is the last remaining glove maker that still produces the gloves in the U.S. for MLB players.

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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant, right, is hit by a pitch as Seattle Mariners catcher Austin Nola looks on at a spring training baseball game on Tuesday.

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Opinion: How America's Pastime Became So Slow

11:11am March 23, 2019

by Scott Simon

In his essay this week, NPR's Scott Simon writes about how an increased focus on analytics has slowed down the pace of baseball.

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