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Louisiana Police Arrest Man In Shooting Death Of Former NFL Player Joe McKnight

5:55pm December 06, 2016

by Tegan Wendland

Authorities in suburban New Orleans arrested a man in the shooting death of former NFL player Joe McKnight. The local sheriff blamed road rage and a verbal argument that turned violent.

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Cleveland Weatherman Refuses To Shave Until Browns Win

4:39pm December 06, 2016

Cleveland weatherman Scott Sabol isn't going to shave until the Cleveland Browns win a game. The team is currently 0-12.

Sammy Lee, two-time Olympic diving champion.

Sammy Lee Climbed Above Racism, Dove Into Olympic History

7:38pm December 05, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Sammy Lee, a Korean War veteran and the first American platform diver to win gold in consecutive Olympics, dies of pneumonia at the age of 96.

NFL Targets Kids In Outreach Campaign

5:18pm December 04, 2016

Sports writer George Dohrmann discusses the NFL's efforts to replenish its viewership and player pipeline with a campaign targeting children, which he compares to the efforts of the tobacco industry.

With A Triple-Double Rivaling Robertson, Russell Westbrook Drives Oklahoma Thunder's Wins

8:53am December 04, 2016

With the NBA season well under way, Mike Pesca of the Gist podcast for Slate tells NPR's Ailsa Chang what makes Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma Thunder so outstanding.

The Latest In Sports

9:14am December 03, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine about the return of two of America's great football teams and baseball's new collective bargaining agreement.

Former President of Cuba Fidel Castro died Nov. 25 at age 90, provoking mixed reactions in Cuba and around the world.

This Week In Race: Dog Whistles, Dreamers And Dead Dictators

10:37pm December 02, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Pipeline and prisons and tantrums at Starbucks: these are a few of our favorite stories this week.

In the weeks since a former professional soccer player told a British newspaper that as a child, he had been sexually abused for years by a youth coach, several other former players have gone public with similar allegations of abuse by coaches and scouts.

Pedophilia Scandal Sends Shock Waves Through U.K. Soccer

6:59pm December 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

After a former pro player went public with allegations he had been sexually abused as a child by a well-regarded coach, a wave of similar reports emerged. One player says he was paid for his silence.

Hundreds Report Sexual Abuse In United Kingdom Youth Soccer Programs

5:44pm December 02, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

More than 350 have contacted police in Britain to say they were sexually abused while playing in youth soccer programs. The issue has come to the fore after a number of major players in U.K. soccer said they had been abused by coaches and others when they first came into the sport.

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Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel sits while his defense attorneys confer with the prosecution during his initial hearing in May 2016 in Dallas.

Prosecutors Agree To Drop Assault Charges Against Former Cleveland QB Johnny Manziel

5:14pm December 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Dallas County prosecutor agreed to drop assault charges against the former Browns quarterback, as long as meets conditions such as attending an anger management course and a substance abuse program.