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Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict In College Basketball Corruption Case

7:14am October 25, 2018

A federal jury in New York found three people guilty of fraud for paying top-tier basketball recruits to choose certain colleges. NPR's David Greene speaks with sports columnist Kevin Blackistone.

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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher David Price winds up to throw Wednesday night during Game 2 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Fenway Park in Boston.

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Dodgers Crash In 5th Inning, Red Sox Pitching Holds; Boston Leads World Series 2-0

11:41pm October 24, 2018

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Again, going to the bullpen in the fifth inning turns a close game for the Dodgers into a two-run Red Sox lead, and Boston's pitchers retire the final 16 Los Angeles batters for a 4-2 win in Game 2.

Federal Jury Finds 3 Men Guilty In Fraud Case That Has Rocked College Basketball

5:46pm October 24, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Yahoo Sports columnist Dan Wetzel about the college basketball fraud trial that has shed light on the dark side of player recruitment.

The Boston Red Sox's Andrew Benintendi's hard slide into the Los Angeles Dodgers' Danny Lehmann successfully breaks up a double-play Tuesday during the third inning of Game 1 of the World Series. Boston's Steve Pearce, who stayed on first after an officia

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Red Sox Take Advantage Of Dodgers' Bullpen In World Series Clash Of Goliaths

11:23pm October 23, 2018

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Boston and Los Angeles traded runs back and forth through the first four innings, but the Dodgers couldn't get out of the Red Sox loading the bases in the fifth, and trail 5-3.

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Here's Why Some Experts Are Picking The Dodgers To Win The World Series

4:47pm October 23, 2018

In baseball it's come down to Los Angeles and Boston. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza about the Red Sox-Dodgers matchup in the 2018 World Series.

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They Say It Takes Endurance To Make A Marriage Work

7:13am October 23, 2018

If that's the case, Whitney Black and Steven Phillips should be fine. They married over the weekend at the 13-mile-mark of the Detroit marathon, which they were running.

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Fans Say TV Sports Announcer Jinxed Baltimore Ravens' Kicker

6:55am October 22, 2018

Right before Justin Tucker was to kick an extra point, the announcer reminded viewers that he had never missed one. Jinx. Ticker missed the first extra point of his career and Baltimore lost.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 7 to win the National League Championship Series at Miller Park on Saturday, in Milwaukee.

LA Dodgers Defeat Milwaukee Brewers To Reach World Series

2:26am October 21, 2018

by Emma Bowman

Los Angeles held off Milwaukee 5-1 in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series. The Dodgers will go to the World Series for the second year in a row, this time facing the Boston Red Sox.

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Saturday Sports: Preparing For The World Series

8:12am October 20, 2018

Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine joins NPR's Scott Simon to talk about the MLB season winding down, and the wave of women in leadership in the NBA as the basketball season begins.

Dick Fosbury set an Olympic record as he cleared the bar in the high jump event at 7 feet, 4 1/4 inches in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.

Dick Fosbury Turned His Back On The Bar And Made A Flop A Success

8:12am October 20, 2018

by Tom Goldman

Fifty years ago, a lanky Oregonian stunned the sports world with a backwards flop over the high jump bar at the Mexican Olympics. He won gold, and invented a new jumping style still used today.