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The Olympic flag flutters near the Cauldron at the Olympic Park during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

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Boston's Ride, Or Thanks But No Thanks, Olympic Committee

4:04pm August 02, 2015

by Scott Simon

Boston has ended its bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Mayor Martin Walsh said the financial risk was just too great. But the episode did inspire NPR's Scott Simon to write a poem.

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MLB Trade Deadline, Deflategate Fallout: The Week In Sports

4:04pm August 02, 2015

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about football's deflategate fallout, baseball's trade deadline and Scott's own childhood hero.

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NFL's First Female Coach Raises The Perennial 'Distraction' Question

8:28am August 02, 2015

Will the NFL's first female coach be a "distraction" for the Arizona Cardinals or merely a distraction for the media? NPR's Rachel Martin talks sensationalism in sports with Slate's Mike Pesca.

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Concerns about pollution in the waters around Rio have prompted the world sailing federation to take action ahead of next year's Olympic Games. Here, garbage is seen on Bica Beach, on the banks of the Guanabara Bay, with the Sugar Loaf mountain in backgro

Sailing Federation Will Test Waters For Viruses In Brazil's Olympics Venues

1:36pm August 01, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The International Sailing Federation says the move is prompted by concerns over athletes' health and safety, after reports of raw sewage and trash in the water around Rio.

Kira Grunberg, seen here competing last summer, was severely injured in a training accident this week. Doctors say she is now a paraplegic.

After Devastating Injury, Austrian Pole Vaulter Is Breathing On Her Own

1:33pm August 01, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Doctors say the fall has left Kira Grunberg, 21, a paraplegic — a development that shocked the sports world in Europe and brought offers of emotional and financial support.

Police-Community Collaboration Has Helped Kept Peace In Cincinnati

11:31am August 01, 2015

by Ann Thompson

A 2001 agreement between Cincinnati police, the police union and community groups is credited with keeping protests peaceful there after the killing of an unarmed black motorist by a police officer.

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"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, clad in his trademark kilt, speaks in 2009 at the WrestleMania 25th anniversary press conference at Hard Rock Cafe in New York City. Piper fought in the main bout at the first WrestleMania in 1985, losing a tag-team match to Hulk Hoga

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Professional Wrestling World Mourns Longtime Star 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

11:51pm July 31, 2015

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

The Canadian entered the WWF as a villain and fought Hulk Hogan and Mr. T in the first Wrestlemania event. The career gave the often-bekilted grappler many chances to show off his bagpipe skills.

International Olympic Committee Chooses Beijing For 2022 Winter Games

7:53pm July 31, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

The International Olympic Committee announced Friday that the 2022 Winter Games will be held in Beijing.

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As Beijing Prepares To Host Winter Olympics, Where Will It Get The Snow?

7:53pm July 31, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Jennifer Turner, director of the China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson Center, about water resources and environmental concerns in the extremely arid region.

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Federal Court Places A Stay On Order Compelling NCAA To Pay Athletes

3:01pm July 31, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The ruling comes nearly a year after a district court judge ruled that the NCAA violated antitrust laws and should let schools pay athletes $5,000.