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Researchers Examine Who's Better At College Basketball's Free-Throw Line

6:53am March 19, 2019

by Shankar Vedantam

March Madness is here, and college basketball is in the spotlight. When it comes to making free throws, who is better: College players who would eventually go pro, or players who would never go pro?

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Minnesota High School Basketball Game Has A Fantastic Finish

7:00am March 18, 2019

After a last-second basket, Albany fans stormed the court. The referees conferred and it was determined the basket didn't count, and Albany had lost. That's when Melrose fans stormed the court.

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Peter Kaiser and his team of dogs take off at the start of the Iditarod race.

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Peter Kaiser Takes First In Iditarod — Marking A Win For Alaskan Natives

4:49pm March 16, 2019

Kaiser is the first musher of Yup'ik descent to win the Iditarod sled dog race. His win is a significant point of pride for Alaska's indigenous people.

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Saturday Sports: Horse Racing Deaths, March Madness

12:12pm March 16, 2019

by Tom Goldman

We have a recap of the week in sports.

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Pete Kaiser On His First Iditarod Win

9:05am March 16, 2019

NPR's Melissa Block gets the reaction of this year's Iditarod winner, Pete Kaiser. Kaiser is the first musher of Yup'ik descent to win.

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Brown's Trade For Odell Beckham Jr. Excites Cleveland Fan

8:40am March 15, 2019

After the Browns signed receiver Odell Beckham Jr., one fan ran around his neighborhood screaming "We got Odell" so loudly and uncontrollably, a neighbor called 911 and kept her kids in the car.

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A Marriage Proposal For Memphis Fans

5:06am March 14, 2019

At an NBA game, a woman was delighted when her boyfriend asked into a microphone, "Will you Grit N Grind with me forever and ever babe?" It's the slogan for the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Westbrook-Fan Incident May Spur NBA To Do More To Shield Players

5:11am March 13, 2019

David Greene talks to William C. Rhoden, who writes for ESPN's website The Undefeated, about how some basketball fans abuse players, and whether greater protections need to be put in place.

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison fastens an Australian flag pin on Hakeem al-Araibi, a Bahraini refugee soccer player who was granted citizenship in the country on Tuesday in Melbourne.

Refugee Soccer Player Hakeem al-Araibi Granted Australian Citizenship

4:27pm March 12, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

He fled his native country of Bahrain after being imprisoned. Then he was jailed in Thailand and faced extradition charges. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called him "our newest Australian."

Lee Spencer, a 49-year-old single-leg amputee, celebrates after rowing solo across the Atlantic.

Former Royal Marine Becomes 1st Amputee To Row Solo Across Atlantic

10:49am March 12, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Lee Spencer is not only the first amputee to make the journey solo, he also crushed the able-bodied record by 36 days. "No one should be defined by disability," he said.