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'NFL Confidential': Anonymous Player On Why He Loathes The League

6:07pm January 07, 2016

From concussions to domestic violence, a current pro football player tells all about what's it really like on the gridiron and beyond in NFL Confidential: True Confessions from the Gutter of Football.

Bribes paid by runner Liliya Shobukhova are at the center of an ethics inquiry, according to the IAAF, track and field's governing body.

IAAF Bans Its Former Doping Chief And Former Head Of Russia's Athletic Federation

3:45pm January 07, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The case centers on doping violations by Russian long-distance runner Lilya Shobukhova "and the exaction of monies from her as the price to pay for enabling her" to compete.

Ken Griffey Jr. Elected To Major League Baseball Hall of Fame

8:43pm January 06, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Jonah Keri of Sports Illustrated about who was voted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

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Indian High School Student Breaks Cricket Record

5:15pm January 06, 2016

Pranav Dhanawade, a 15-year-old high school student from India, has broken a record in cricket by scoring more than 1,000 runs in 323 balls.

Major League Baseball To Announce 2016 Hall Of Fame Class

5:15pm January 06, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Jonah Keri of Sports Illustrated about voting for the 2016 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame class.

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Rose Is Banned From Baseball, But What About Accused Steroid Users?

11:58am January 06, 2016

by Frank Deford

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens should be interrogated by the baseball commissioner the same way Pete Rose has been, opines sports commentator Frank Deford.

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A father and son say they were "insanely excited" about being rescued from a stalled gondola by helicopter at a ski resort in Canada on Sunday.

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Snowboarders Get 'Insane' Ride – Dangling From A Helicopter

11:23am January 05, 2016

by Bill Chappell

An emergency worker lands on their gondola car, hooks a father and son up to harnesses, and sends them out the door with a simple "goodbye."

Black Monday: A Look At Coach, GM Firings In The NFL

5:05pm January 04, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Emily Kaplan, who writes about the NFL for Sports Illustrated, about the league's 2015 season and Black Monday firings.

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Alex Honnold, free soloing up a cliff face

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For Famed Rock Climber, A 'Big Break' That Thankfully Wasn't Literal

1:26pm January 04, 2016

by NPR Staff

Alex Honnold has scaled the sheer face of Half Dome in Yosemite, Calif., without the aid of ropes — and entirely alone. Still, he says his big break didn't arrive until a TV producer approached him.

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ESPN's The Undefeated Goes Online At Last

5:20pm January 03, 2016

ESPN's long-delayed website The Undefeated will cover the intersection of sports and race. The website's new leader, Kevin Merida, explains what he has planned.