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Why are the Giants selling gear with San Francisco's most hated nickname?

5:56am August 25, 2022

Cities often get nicknames. Just don't call San Francisco "Frisco" or "San Fran" — locals generally despise that. Why then is the San Francisco Giants baseball team selling a "San Fran" T-shirt?

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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko speaks in March in front of an apartment building that was shelled by Russian forces. Klitschko, a former world heavyweight boxing champion, has been mayor of Kyiv since 2014.

Once a heavyweight champion, Kyiv's mayor now fights the Russians

5:56am August 25, 2022

by Greg Myre

Mayor Vitali Klitschko was known as Dr. Ironfist when he dominated the boxing ranks. Now he leads Ukraine's capital city with an equally fierce determination in the battle against Russia.

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Quarterback Len Dawson #16 of the Kansas City Chiefs drops back to pass against the Oakland Raiders during an early circa 1970's NFL football game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

Len Dawson, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and broadcasting legend, dies at 87

3:25pm August 24, 2022

by Greg Echlin

The quarterback won Super Bowl IV with the Kansas City Chiefs and had a long career in television and radio. He is one of three in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player and a broadcaster.

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WNBA players union president on where Brittney Griner's case stands

4:59pm August 21, 2022

As talks with U.S. and Russian officials continue, NPR's Michel Martin speaks to the President of the WNBA's Players Association, Nneka Ogwumike, about Brittney Griner's ongoing detention.

A picture of Mountain Region Champion Little League team member Easton Oliverson, from Santa Clara, Utah, is shown on the scoreboard at Volunteer Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Little League World Series baseball tournament in South Willi

A Little League World Series player who injured his head was able to call his coach

10:32am August 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

The 12-year-old is recovering at the hospital after he fell out of his top bunk in dorms at the world series complex. In addition to the call, he's also now able to walk on his own.

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Manti Te'o, subject of high-profile catfishing story, talks 'Untold' Netflix doc

5:12pm August 20, 2022

A new Netflix documentary explores one of the most famous incidents of catfishing. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Manti Te'o about the new documentary, Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist.

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Saturday sports: NFL suspends Watson; Big Ten gets TV deal; WNBA playoffs begin

9:14am August 20, 2022

by Tom Goldman

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson gets an 11-game suspension, the Big Ten Conference announces a huge TV rights deal, and the WNBA playoffs get underway.

Vanessa Bryant leaves a federal courthouse in Los Angeles on Aug. 10. Kobe Bryant's widow is taking her lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments to a federal jury, seeking compensation for photos deputies shared of the remains

Kobe Bryant's widow says the sharing of crash photos turned her grief to horror

5:35pm August 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

Vanessa Bryant testified about her reaction to learning that deputies and firefighters had shared photos of her husband and daughter's bodies at the site of the helicopter crash that killed them.

Deshaun Watson, #4 of the Cleveland Brown, looks to throw against the Jacksonville Jaguars during a football game at TIAA Bank Field on August 12, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Deshaun Watson is suspended for 11 games. How does the NFL make those decisions?

5:48am August 19, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Behavior that is "illegal, violent, dangerous or irresponsible" is a violation of league policy. It applies to team owners, coaches, players, game officials and any other NFL employee.

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The NFL suspends Cleveland's QB Deshaun Watson for 11 games

5:13am August 19, 2022

by Glen Forbes

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson starts his first season on the team with an 11 game suspension and a $5 million fine as part of a settlement reached with the NFL following accusations of misconduct.