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The Week In Sports: Underdog Teams Are On Top In Baseball

10:36am August 15, 2015

NPR's Scott Simon talks baseball with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine. This season's hot baseball teams are usually underdogs — the Cubs, Blue Jays and Mets.

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Minnie Minoso smiles in front of a sculpture of him before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at U.S. Cellular Field. Major League Baseball's first black Latino star, Minoso died March 1, 2015.

Minnie Minoso, Major League Baseball's First Black Latino Star, Dies

2:04pm August 14, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Minoso, known as the Cuban Comet and Mr. White Sox, was a seven-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glover whose major league career spanned five decades.

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'Minnie Minoso,' First Black Latin Professional Baseball Player, Dies

2:00pm August 14, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Roberto González Echevarría, author of The Pride of Havana, about baseball player Minnie Minoso (as he was known in the U.S.). Minoso died Sunday.

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Wyndham's Champion: Mark Brazil

11:37am August 14, 2015

by Emily McCord

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Tom Brady's Courtroom Sketch Spawns Internet Gold

5:20pm August 13, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Veteran sketch artist Jane Rosenberg has been blasted online for her less-than-flattering depiction of the NFL quarterback during his appearance in a federal court Wednesday.

MLB Home Teams Make History By Going 15-0

6:34pm August 12, 2015

On Tuesday, for the first time in Major League Baseball history, all 15 home teams won.

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady arrives at federal court in New York on Wednesday.

NFL 'Deflategate' Saga Continues With Both Sides Back In Federal Court

3:56pm August 12, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots star Tom Brady were in court today to update a judge on settlement talks regarding the quarterback's four-game suspension.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell admitted last September that he "got it wrong" when it came to handling the recent Ray Rice incident, pledging that he will get it right.

NFL's Effort To Combat Domestic Violence May Go For The Long Game

2:47pm August 12, 2015

by Tom Goldman

Last year's domestic violence scandal in the NFL spurred the league into action on an issue critics said had gone ignored for years. The problem continues — and so do the efforts to fight it.

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HBO's 'Hard Knocks' Takes Fans Inside Houston Texans' Training Camp

2:00pm August 12, 2015

by David Greene

The NFL Films show Hard Knocks kicks off its 10th season Tuesday on HBO. The show goes behind the scenes at an NFL team's training camp. This year, it's the Houston Texans under the spotlight.

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Deford: When 'Deflategate' Dust Settles, Put Goodell Out To Pasture

10:39am August 12, 2015

by Frank Deford

As NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and star quarterback Tom Brady head to court over "deflategate," commentator Frank Deford says it's time for Goodell to be replaced in the league's front office.

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