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Stanley Cup Inspires Artwork Bet, Highbrow Trash Talk Between 2 Museums

2:48pm June 09, 2016

by Gabe Rosenberg

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks are going head-to-head in the Stanley Cup finals. To up the ante, art museums from the two cities decided to get in on the action.

O.J. Simpson with his mother, Eunice, and father, Jimmy Lee, on the field at Rich Stadium for his induction into the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame in 1980.

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'O.J.: Made In America' Is About America, Not O.J.

12:14pm June 09, 2016

by Linda Holmes

The five-part, 7 1/2-hour documentary series O.J.: Made in America presents an expansive, meticulously constructed examination of the O.J. Simpson trial as an enduring, vexing cultural milestone.

Maria Sharapova Receives 2-Year Ban From Tennis For Doping

7:35pm June 08, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jon Wertheim, executive editor and senior writer for Sports Illustrated, on Maria Sharapova's suspension from tennis for two years after testing positive for doping.

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Louisville, Ky., Celebrates Muhammad Ali With 'I Am Ali' Festival

5:06pm June 08, 2016

by Rick Howlett

A celebration of Muhammad Ali's life that focused on children happened Wednesday in Ali's hometown of Louisville, Ky. The festival included music, dance and educational activities and intended to remind young people that they, like Ali, "can become the greatest at whatever they choose."

Racism Allegations Embroil French Soccer Team In Controversy

5:06pm June 08, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

There's been a huge uproar in sporting circles in France after a player of Algerian descent said racism was the reason he wasn't chosen for the French team in the European championship which starts this week.

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Tamara Johnson is a new Outdoor Afro leader in Atlanta.

Code Switch Podcast, Episode 2: Being 'Outdoorsy' When You're Black Or Brown

3:11pm June 08, 2016

by Leah Donnella

On this episode, Shereen and Adrian take a look at why being "outdoorsy" can get complicated when you're a person of color in America.

Tennis star Maria Sharapova speaks about her failed drug test at the Australian Open during a news conference in Los Angeles in March 2016.

Tennis Star Maria Sharapova Suspended For 2 Years For Doping

12:43pm June 08, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

An independent tribunal has ruled that Sharapova is ineligible after testing positive for meldonium. She said she didn't know at the time that the substance had been banned starting early this year.

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What Happened To The Muhammad Ali I Idolized, Blackistone Asks

6:37am June 08, 2016

Growing up, sports commentator Kevin Blackistone idolized Muhammad Ali. With Ali's death last week, he wonders why the man he sees in the obituaries is so different than the Ali he remembers.

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NHL Final Round Standouts: Penguins' Sidney Crosby, Sharks' Joel Ward

6:32am June 08, 2016

David Greene talks to Hemal Jhaveri, a writer with the USA Today sports blog — For The Win — about two of the most interesting players in this year's final round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs.

Brazilian soccer star Pele displays the FIFA World Cup during its presentation in Rio de Janeiro in February 2010. Pele's World Cup winner's medals from 1958, 1962 and 1970 are up for auction.

Score! Pele Auctions Off Thousands Of Medals, Other Memorabilia

1:58pm June 07, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The three-day auction of more than 2,000 items started Tuesday in London. The soccer star says he will donate a portion of the proceeds to a children's hospital in Brazil.