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What We Know About The Deaths Of 21 Horses At The Santa Anita Racetrack

5:12pm March 07, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rick Baedeker, executive director of the California Horse Racing Board, about the situation at the Santa Anita racetrack, where 21 horses died this season.

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Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Fans Of Phillies, Padres: What Do You Think Of Harper, Machado?

2:48pm March 07, 2019

by Laura Roman

NPR's Morning Edition wants to hear from fans of the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres on the signings of Bryce Harper and Manny Machado.

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Sports Stadium Shrinkage Is A Trend. Who's To Blame For Attendance Drop?

7:26am March 06, 2019

Some baseball teams, the Tampa Bay Rays for example, have torn out seats because of a drop in attendance. Teams have explanations for stadium shrinkage, but commentator Mike Pesca has his own ideas.

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WFU's Wellman To Retire, Alum Tapped As Next AD

7:14am March 04, 2019

by Paul Garber

The head of Wake Forest sports is stepping down. Ron Wellman is retiring after more than a quarter-century as the university's athletic director.

Logan Davis #1 congratulates Ohio State Buckeyes teammate Nick Oddo #15 for scoring a goal on March 22, 2014.

Underdiagnosed Male Eating Disorders Are Becoming Increasingly Identified

2:46pm March 03, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin talks with journalist Soledad O'Brien about her recent reporting on eating disorders among male athletes. O'Brien said social media played a big role in these eating disorders.

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Jon Champion On Calling Play-By-Play Soccer

1:26pm March 03, 2019

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with renowned British soccer commentator Jon Champion, who is joining ESPN as the new play-by-play voice for Major League Soccer.

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Saturday Sports: SheBelieves Cup, Enes Kanter

9:00am March 02, 2019

by Tom Goldman

NPR's Tom Goldman discusses the sports stories that grabbed his attention this week - including the SheBelieves Cup.

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U.S. Women's National Soccer Team forward Megan Rapinoe, right, tries to get around Japan's Risa Shimizu, left, with the ball during the first half of SheBelieves Cup soccer match, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Chester, Pa. The U.S. tied Japan 2-2 in a fri

U.S. Women's Soccer Team Takes Next Step To World Cup

5:00am March 02, 2019

by Russell Lewis

In its trek back to the Women's World Cup in June, the defending champion U.S. Women's National Soccer Team is playing this weekend in a 'friendly' game against number four England.

Rookie musher Blair Braverman and her dogs will compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, traveling more than 900 miles across Alaska from Anchorage to Nome and facing subzero temperatures and challenging trails.

Blair Braverman And Her 'Ugly Dogs' Prepare For Her First Iditarod

7:04pm March 01, 2019

The rookie musher and her team of rock-star racers, with their own social media following, face heavy snow, subzero temperatures and 938 miles of Alaskan wilderness.

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North Carolina A&T Cheer Coaches Resign After Rape Allegations End Season

10:40am March 01, 2019

by Associated Press

Two cheerleading coaches at North Carolina A&T State University have resigned following rape allegations by a cheer team member who says they didn't report her claims.