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High School Female Quarterback Throws Touchdown Pass In First Game

5:10am September 04, 2017

Holly Neher is a high school quarterback who threw a touchdown pass in her very first varsity game, and possibly the first female to throw a touchdown pass in a high school game in Florida.

USC long snapper Jake Olson leads the Trojan Marching Band following a victorious game against Western Michigan on Saturday.

Blind USC Football Player Executes Perfect Snap In Game Debut

4:38pm September 03, 2017

by Amy Held

20-year-old Jake Olson helped earn USC an extra point in their winning game against Western Michigan Saturday.

Houston Astros Play First Home Games Since Harvey

8:07am September 03, 2017

by Stella Chávez

The Houston Astros returned to the diamond Saturday for their first home games since Harvey hit the city. The homecoming was a celebration for weary fans.

Out Of Bounds: The Wives Of Football Players With CTE

8:07am September 03, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro talks to Alison Owens, the wife of a late NFL player, and New York Times reporter Ken Belson about a Facebook group for the wives of professional football players with CTE.

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Saturday Sports: The Astros

8:04am September 02, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN and ESPN The Magazine about a couple of blockbuster trades and the role of sports in healing traumatized communities.

Why Kaepernick Is Unsigned: Performance Or Politics?

8:04am September 02, 2017

Should football player Colin Kaepernick have a place in the NFL? Scott Simon talks with author Colin Fleming, who argues that Kaepernick's skills may put him at a disadvantage.

High School Football Games Canceled Across Houston

8:04am September 02, 2017

More than 100 high school football games in Texas have been canceled following Harvey. Scott Simon talks with Angel Verdejo, who covered football for the Houston Chronicle and now works in education.

Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor Visits 'The Judge's Chamber' At Yankee Stadium

4:32pm September 01, 2017

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor sat in Yankee Stadium yesterday in a section called "The Judge's Chamber." It is named after Yankee baseball player Aaron Judge. Sotomayor is from the Bronx and has been a fan for a long time.

Mike, the LSU Tigers mascot, is an 11-month old Siberian-Bengal mix.

The LSU Tigers' New Tiger Makes His Debut

10:20am September 01, 2017

by Ashley Westerman

Louisiana State University's live tiger mascot is an institution. Recently, the school got a new tiger — just in time for football season.

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McGregor Fan Poses As Mayweather Guard, Gets Ringside Seat

6:55am August 31, 2017

Oliver Regis was so disappointed in his view — his seat was up in the nosebleed section — that he snuck down into an empty chair in the third row. He posed as part of Mayweather's security detail.