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The BBC and BuzzFeed published an expose about match-fixing in tennis but did not name names of implicated players. Some people, including Roger Federer, have called for the release of names.
High-ranking tennis players have been paid to lose, a BuzzFeed-BBC investigation finds. Renee Montagne talks to Paul Scotney of Sports Integrity Services. He authored an initial report in 2008.
High-ranking tennis players have been paid to lose, a BuzzFeed-BBC investigation finds. It alleges tennis authorities ignored reports of match-fixing, BuzzFeed's John Templon tells NPR's Ari Shapiro.
David Greene talks to Kevin Blackistone, a columnist with The Washington Post and a professor of journalism at the University of Maryland, about the NFL playoffs.
NPR's Rachel Martin chats with Mike Pesca, host of Slate's The Gist about football games this weekend, and a certain quarterback who's in the playoffs.
Scott Simon talks NFL rivalries with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine. And tennis player Serena Williams is back on the court, playing in the Australian Open.