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Alabama And Clemson Face Off Under New Playoff System

5:45pm January 10, 2016

by Michel Martin

The Alabama Crimson Tide take on the Clemson Tigers in tomorrow's college national championship football game. It's the second year for a new playoff system in college football.

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Cincinnati Bengals Stumble In Playoff Game

5:45pm January 10, 2016

by Michel Martin

Some critics are calling last night's football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers a new low in sportsmanship. Tracy Wolfson of CBS Sports explains what went wrong.

When 'One Breath' Tests Life: Author Explores Extreme Freediving

8:03am January 10, 2016

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Adam Skolnick about his new book about the extreme sport of freediving. It's called One Breath, and it focuses on the death in 2013 of freediver Nick Mevoli.

Kurt Searvogel on the road, early in his year-long cycling feat.

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1 Year, More Than 75,000 Miles: Cyclist Breaks 76-Year-Old Record

2:53pm January 09, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

It's been an eventful 365 days for Kurt Searvogel. He got in two crashes, got married, had a heart scare — and averaged more than 200 miles of biking a day, topping a 75,065-mile record set in 1939.

This Week In Sports

8:13am January 09, 2016

Tom Goldman tells Scott Simon what he's doing in balmy Santa Cruz, Calif. and why he's not betting money on a Super Bowl outcome just yet.

Over 33 years of playing pickup basketball, Breslow has broken his nose, cracked ribs, torn muscles and sprained ankles.

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Friendships And Fractures: 30 Years Of Pickup Basketball

6:01am January 09, 2016

by Peter Breslow

NPR's Peter Breslow started a weekly game in 1982. He wonders why he's still playing, all these years later.

Ex-Cardinals Scouting Director Pleads Guilty To Hacking Astros

5:14pm January 08, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Chris Correa pleaded guilty to five counts of illegally accessing the Houston Astros' protected information, including scouting and injury reports, trade discussions and draft rankings.

Anonymous Football Player Details Fear Of Health Risks In 'NFL Confidential'

4:52pm January 08, 2016

In part two of their conversation, NPR's Audie Cornish talks to an anonymous professional football player, whose new book is called NFL Confidential, about the fear of injury from playing football.

Forecast For Vikings-Seahawks Game Reminds Former Player Of 'Freezer Bowl'

4:31pm January 08, 2016

The weather for Sunday's Vikings vs. Seahawks football game looks like it will be ridiculously cold. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Dave Lapham, a former player for the Cincinnati Bengals and currently the color analyst for the Bengals radio broadcast, about how to survive the frigid conditions.

Sunday's playoff game could be one of the coldest in NFL history. In this 2009 photo, Vikings fan Scott Skolt braved the cold during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Minnesota Vikings Brace Fans For Frigid Playoff Game

8:12pm January 07, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The temperature is expected to hover around zero degrees when the Seattle Seahawks come to Minneapolis on Sunday. The home team is offering a number of amenities to keep fans warm.