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Runners from Russia and Belarus are banned from this year's Boston Marathon

5:07am April 11, 2022

by Amanda Beland

The Boston Marathon is a week away. Dozens of runners who live in Russia or Belarus may no longer compete because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and its use of Belarus as a staging ground.

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Scottie Scheffler gets Masters' green jacket while Tiger Woods finishes 47th

5:07am April 11, 2022

Scottie Scheffler continued his dominating year on the golf course with his first major championship at the Masters. His victory came as Tiger Woods made his return to competitive golf.

Scottie Scheffler celebrates winning the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday in Augusta, Georgia.

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Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters while Tiger Woods finishes 47th

7:16pm April 10, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Scheffler ended up finishing three shots over Rory McIlroy to win his first major championship.

Tiger Woods plays his shot from the bunker on the second hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Saturday.

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Tiger Woods shoots a career worst in 3rd round of the Masters

8:44pm April 09, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

After 17 months without participating in high-stakes golf, Woods says he's thankful to be competing at all.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins plays against the Carolina Panthers during a 2021 preseason NFL football game Charlotte, N.C.

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NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins dies after being struck by a truck

3:08pm April 09, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The 24-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback died early Saturday after being struck by a dump truck while walking on a South Florida interstate, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Tampa Tarpons manager Rachel Balkovec watches from the top steps of the dugout, while making her debut as a minor league manager of the Tampa Tarpons on Friday in Lakeland, Fla.

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Rachel Balkovec, the 1st woman to manage an MLB-affiliated team, debuts with a win

2:45pm April 09, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Crowds cheered as the first woman to manage an MLB-affiliated team took home a victory for the New York Yankees-affiliated Tampa Tarpons on Friday.

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Saturday sports: MLB begins; NBA playoffs coming up; Tiger Woods plays Masters

8:39am April 09, 2022

by Scott Simon

Major League Baseball is finally beginning after a player lockout pushed the season start date back by a week. The NBA playoffs are almost here, while Tiger Woods makes a comeback.

Tiger Woods chips on the practice range on Friday, before starting his second round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.

Tiger Woods has brought a familiar roar back to the Masters Tournament

7:53pm April 08, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Tiger Woods says the hard part about playing in Augusta isn't the golf — it will be walking the course. The crowds are cheering again for Woods, who suffered a severe leg injury from a 2021 car crash.

A look ahead at the NBA playoffs

4:53pm April 08, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Defector's Maitreyi Anantharaman about the NBA playoffs, which start next week with the play-in tournament to decide which teams get the last slots.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday, vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college.

Kentucky governor halts bill that would ban transgender students from women's sports

4:46pm April 08, 2022

by Ayana Archie

For Kentucky students wanting to participate in sports, their sex would be determined by the sex printed on their birth certificate and an affidavit from a doctor ascertaining that information.