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Atlanta Seems Ready For The Super Bowl With Plenty Of Winter Weather Precautions

5:23pm January 31, 2019

by Emma Hurt

The Super Bowl is set to be held in Atlanta this year, but chilly weather, and an icy history have some leaders on edge about the city's ability to host the big game.

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University of Maryland President Wallace Loh leaves the House Appropriations Committee hearing room in Annapolis in November 2018. The hearing was called to examine how the university responded to the death of football player Jordan McNair. Loh announced

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U. Of Maryland President Delays Retirement By One Year After Football Death

1:51pm January 31, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Wallace Loh, who had previously announced he would retire after the death of Jordan McNair, says he will stay on an extra year while the University of Maryland conducts a search for a new leader.

Athletes Kick Off Ultramarathon In Minnesota Despite Extreme Cold

5:11pm January 29, 2019

Endurance runners, skiers and cyclists in Minnesota haven't let extreme cold get in the way of competing in the Arrowhead 135 ultramarathon. The race kicked off Monday in International Falls, Minn.

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Steve Kerr Becomes Fastest Coach To Win 300 Games In Professional Sports History

4:34pm January 29, 2019

Over the weekend, Coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors became the fastest coach to win 300 games, not just in NBA history, but in the history of professional sports.

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Shim Suk-hee (front left) races during the women's 1,500-meter finals at a World Cup short track speedskating event at the Utah Olympic Oval on Nov. 13, 2016, in Kearns, Utah.

South Korea Will Interview Thousands Of Athletes After Rape And Abuse Allegations

1:53pm January 28, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

A recent wave of physical and sexual abuse accusations reveals entrenched problems in the competitive training culture of one of Asia's rising sports powers, sports and rights experts say.

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Congratulations: 10-Year-Old Boy Bowls A Perfect Game

7:00am January 28, 2019

Over the weekend, Kai Struthers became the second youngest person in the country to bowl a perfect 300-point game.

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Kendall Coyne Schofield Makes History As First Woman To Compete In NHL Skills Competition

7:57am January 27, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Kendall Coyne Schofield became the first woman to compete in the NHL All-Stars Skills Competition this past week. She subbed in for Nathan MacKinnon who couldn't compete because of a bruised foot.

Japan's Naomi Osaka reacts to her victory over Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne.

Naomi Osaka Of Japan Secures Her Second Grand Slam Title With Australian Open Victory

4:18pm January 26, 2019

by Francesca Paris

The 21-year-old player stumbled in the second set, but recovered in the third. "I felt like I didn't want to have any regrets," she said of the match.

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Not My Job: We Quiz NFL Defensive Back Charles Tillman On Offensive Words

12:25pm January 26, 2019

Charles "Peanut" Tillman — a former cornerback for the Chicago Bears — is one of football's greatest defensive backs. So we've invited him to answer three questions about offending people.

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A portrait of the Brooklyn Dodgers' infielder Jackie Robinson in uniform circa 1945.

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Opinion: A True 'Sports Hero,' Jackie Robinson At 100

7:54am January 26, 2019

by Scott Simon

January 31, 2019 will mark 100 years since the birth of baseball legend Jackie Robinson.