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Tennessee Lady Volunteers head coach Pat Summitt argues with the referee during their game against the Stanford Cardinal on Dec. 20, 2011, at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, Calif.

Pat Summitt, Legendary Tennessee Basketball Coach, Dies At 64

10:12am June 28, 2016

by Joe Ruiz

Summitt coached the University of Tennessee Lady Vols for nearly 40 seasons, winning eight national championships. She has the most wins by a Division I college basketball coach — men's or women's.

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Legendary Tennessee Basketball Coach Pat Summitt Dies At 64

8:23am June 28, 2016

by Matt Shafer Powell

One of the best college basketball coaches of all time has died. Pat Summitt led the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers for almost four decades.

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Iceland Boots England From Euro 2016 Tournament

8:08am June 28, 2016

Iceland pulled off a historic upset on Monday, sending England home with a 2-1 shocker. Iceland becomes the smallest nation to reach the quarterfinals of the UEFA European Championship.

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Rio Is Ready, Says CEO In Charge Of 2016 Summer Olympics

5:02am June 28, 2016

The Olympic Games are less than six weeks away and all eyes are on Rio de Janeiro as the city tries to manage its busiest summer in recent memory. Linda Wertheimer talks to Sidney Levy, Rio 2016 CEO.

Cyclists in this year's Tour de France will face new controls for what organizers call "technological fraud." Here, elite cyclists are seen riding in the Paris-Nice race in March.

No Motor(ized) Bikes: Tour De France Unveils New Plan To Catch Cheats

6:46pm June 27, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"This problem is worse than doping," French Secretary of State for Sports Thierry Braillard tells a newspaper.

Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts after losing 4-2 to Chile in penalty kicks during Sunday's Copa America final in New Jersey.

Soccer Shocker: Lionel Messi Says He's Retiring From Argentina's National Team

4:57pm June 27, 2016

by Chris Arnold

But fans hope Messi will rethink his declaration of "I think it's over" once the wave of postgame frustration at Argentina's 4-2 loss to Chile in Sunday's Copa America final has passed.

Sports Minister George Hilton (top right) visits the Brazilian Doping Control Laboratory in Rio de Janeiro last month. The lab, which had been set to test samples from Olympic athletes in August, has been suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Rio Drug Testing Lab Is Suspended Weeks Before Olympics

7:28pm June 24, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The international agency that regulates anti-doping testing has shut down the Brazilian lab, raising doubts that it can be ready for the Summer Games, which start in August.

Thrilling Playoffs Usher In New Golden Age For The NBA

4:34pm June 24, 2016

After a thrilling NBA Finals, NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Chris Mannix of Yahoo! Sports about the state of the league overall.

Intelligence officer Tory Garcia, who has a background in gymnastics and diving, works through the obstacle course on American Ninja Warrior, which airs on NBC and Esquire Network.

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'If It Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Interesting,' Say 'Ninja Warrior' Producers

5:37pm June 23, 2016

by NPR Staff

The American Ninja Warrior obstacle course is so hard that, at first, no one managed to complete it. But the show's executive producers say that's OK: "It's not about winning," says Arthur Smith.

Ben Affleck and Bill Simmons on the premiere of HBO's Any Given Wednesday.

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Bill Simmons Brings Angry Ben Affleck To His Big Night On HBO

10:33am June 23, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Bill Simmons debuted his new HBO show Any Given Wednesday with a few very strong feelings from Ben Affleck about Tom Brady.