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Saturday Sports: CTE And Football, Baseball Trades

8:14am July 29, 2017

In sports news, Major League Baseball has a trade deadline coming up, and a new report is out on CTE in former football players. NPR's Don Gonyea talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant.

A still from a police body camera video shows tennis star Venus Williams listening to Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer David Dowling following a June 9 car crash in Florida that fatally injured an elderly man.

Body Camera Video Shows Officer Telling Venus Williams She's At Fault In Car Crash

5:55pm July 28, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The footage shows a Palm Beach Gardens officer telling the tennis star he won't cite her: "You just got stuck in a bad situation." She is being sued for wrongful death of a man in the other vehicle.

Is It Time To Sack Football As We Know It?

3:44pm July 27, 2017

A new study of 111 brains of former NFL players revealed that 110 of them had a degenerative brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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Commentary: 'We Should Demand More Of Our Athletes'

5:11am July 26, 2017

by Sarah Spain

Floyd Mayweather and Connor McGregor have made controversial comments while promoting an upcoming boxing match. Sarah Spain of ESPN asks why they aren't held to the same standards as other athletes.

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Lamaar Thomas (center) is hit in the head by Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Brandon Magee as cornerback Kip Edwards helps make the tackle a 2014 preseason game. Magee was penalized for the hit.

Study: CTE Found In Nearly All Donated NFL Player Brains

9:32pm July 25, 2017

by Tom Goldman

As the country starts to get back into its most popular professional team sport, this serves as a reminder of how dangerous football can be.

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A growing number of pediatric sports medicine groups warn that when a child focuses on a single sport before age 15 or 16, they increase their risk of injury and burnout — and don't boost their overall success in that sport.

Student Athletes Who Specialize Early Are Injured More Often, Study Finds

6:38pm July 25, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

High school athletes who tended to focus on one sport were 50 percent more likely to get hurt than those who hadn't specialized. Injuries included ankle sprains, knee tendonitis, and stress fractures.

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Jordan Spieth celebrates on the 18th green after his final round 69 to win the 2017 Open Golf Championship at Royal Birkdale golf course in England on July 23, 2017.

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American Jordan Spieth Wins Golf's British Open

2:17pm July 23, 2017

by Ravenna Koenig

The 23-year-old Texan won his third major golf tournament.

Britain's Chris Froome is expected to seal his third consecutive Tour de France win in Paris on Sunday.

Chris Froome Wins His Fourth Tour De France Title In Paris

1:43pm July 23, 2017

by Bill Chappell

It's the third straight Tour de France victory for Froome, in a race that saw him lose the yellow jersey midway through the tour's 21 stages.

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Saturday Sports: Cleveland Cavaliers, The British Open

8:08am July 22, 2017

by Tom Goldman

Kyrie Irving blindsided LeBron James by talking about wanting out of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Plus, the British Open features a new star, and the Tour de France wraps up with little fanfare.

'Last Chance U': Netflix Docuseries Follows Troubled Community College Football Stars

4:56pm July 20, 2017

by Eric Deggans

Last Chance U is a docuseries on Netflix that takes viewers inside the football program at East Mississippi Community College, where troubled football stars try to work their way back to top schools.

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