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Athletes Get A New Type Of Coach, For Better Sleep

5:12am February 08, 2019

by Araceli Gomez-Aldana

Increasingly, sports teams, especially the NBA, are hiring "sleep coaches" to help players. This follows research that good sleep can be as beneficial as performance-enhancing drugs.

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Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was the only player to win the MVP award in both major leagues. He was also baseball's first black manager.

Baseball Hall Of Famer And Pioneer Frank Robinson Dies At 83

7:51pm February 07, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Robinson, the only player to win the Most Valuable Player award in both major leagues, was the game's first African-American manager.

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Baseball Trailblazer Frank Robinson Dies At 83

5:42pm February 07, 2019

Baseball trailblazer Frank Robinson died Thursday at 83. He was the MLB's first African-American manager. Richard Justice of MLB.com remembers Robinson's remarkable career.

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Opinion: Now Is The Winter Of The NBA Players' Discontent

6:58am February 06, 2019

by Mike Pesca

Sports commentator Mike Pesca opines on the high levels of discontent among the NBA's top players.

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Football Fans Call Sunday's Super Bowl Dull, TV Ratings Were Down Too

8:41am February 05, 2019

The two teams combined for 16 points, and the Patriots won. That's unlike last year when the teams combined for 74 points, and the Patriots lost. TV ratings were down to about 100 million viewers.

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The Real Super Bowl Drama Wasn't During The Game, But The Beer Commercials

5:09pm February 04, 2019

There was little drama during Sunday's Super Bowl. But one ad did start a Twitter war between Bud Light and Big Corn.

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'SpongeBob Squarepants' Gets Super Bowl Halftime Tribute

7:28am February 04, 2019

Fans of SpongeBob signed a change.org petition to compel the Super Bowl to honor the show's creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died last year, with the cartoon's rendition of "Sweet Victory." It worked.

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Tom Brady reacts after the New England Patriots score a touchdown in the fourth quarter during Super Bowl LIII

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Patriots Are Super Bowl Champions Again, Beat The Rams 13-3

11:22pm February 03, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

With their second title in three years, the Patriots are now tied for the most Super Bowl titles in NFL history.

Mo Better Jaguars' coaches and players huddle at the end of practice at Betsy Head Park in Brownsville, Brooklyn in September 2014.

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Poor Students More Likely To Play Football, Despite Brain Injury Concerns

6:38pm February 03, 2019

Many wealthy families have chosen not to have their children play football, but for lower-income students, football is still seen as a ticket to a better education.

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Los Angeles Rams cheerleader Napoleon Jinnies dances during a game on Sept. 16, 2018.

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2 Rams Cheerleaders Will Be The 1st Men In NFL History To Perform At The Super Bowl

4:09pm February 03, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnie just before their historic Super Bowl routine as the first male cheerleaders to perform.

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