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Domestic Violence Charges Dismissed Against The NFL's Ray Rice

3:33pm May 21, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A felony charge was filed after Rice struck his fiancee while they were visiting Atlantic City, N.J., in February of 2014. Last May, he entered a one-year pretrial program.

Boxing Fans File Lawsuits After Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight

10:28am May 21, 2015

by Nathan Rott

More than 30 lawsuits have been filed by boxing fans, bettors and sports bars around the country, alleging that the so-called "fight of the century," between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao was a fraud. They're suing for their money back and, in some cases, damages.

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FIFA President Sepp Blatter kicks a ball during the inauguration of a football stadium in the village of Dura al-Qari near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday. Blatter said he is on a

For Israel, Soccer Becomes A Geopolitical Football

8:39pm May 20, 2015

by Emily Harris

The head of FIFA visited Israel and the West Bank this week, where Palestinians are petitioning to expel Israel from soccer's governing body — and its biggest international tournaments.

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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady walks to the sideline during this year's Super Bowl against the Seattle Seahawks.

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The Other Sacred Thing Tom Brady Squashed: Sportsmanship

12:09pm May 20, 2015

by Frank Deford

Tom Brady could be guilty of one of the worst transgressions in sport — purposely defiling the part of the game that makes it fair and square.

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Patriots To 'Accept Reluctantly' NFL's 'Deflategate' Punishment

3:55pm May 19, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The NFL fined the team $1 million and stripped it of draft picks in connection with the scandal involving underinflated footballs. Quarterback Tom Brady is appealing his four-game suspension.

The Dirigo Vintage Base Ball Club in Maine.

The Curious World Of Baseball Re-Enactors

1:38pm May 19, 2015

by Linton Weeks

When John Coray and other vintage "ballists" gather to compete using 19th century rules and trappings, the baseball diamond becomes a field of dreamers.

Dean Potter, Pioneering Extreme Athlete, Dies In Wingsuit Flight

10:32pm May 18, 2015

Climber Dean Potter died this weekend while BASE jumping in Yosemite National Park. NPR's Melissa Block talks with his friend, the photographer Dean Fidelman, about Potter's life and work.

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Dean Potter, seen here in 2012, died this weekend along with Graham Hunt while they were attempting a wingsuit flight in Yosemite National Park in California.

2 BASE Jumpers Die On Wingsuit Flight In Yosemite

9:15pm May 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The world of climbing lost a daring innovator Saturday when Dean Potter died during a wingsuit flight. He was killed along with Graham Hunt as they tried to soar above California's Yosemite Valley.

Fast-Paced NBA Teams Signify How Much Basketball Has Evolved

6:23pm May 18, 2015

by Tom Goldman

Everything is new in this year's NBA Conference Finals, which start this week. The teams in the postseason represent the new way the game is being played — fast-paced with long-range shooting.

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In this photo taken May 3 during a government-organized media tour, Kuttamon Chembadnan Velayi from Kerala, India, speaks to journalists while sitting on his bed in a room he shares with seven other Indian laborers in Doha, Qatar. The housing facility has

Labor Groups Blast Working Conditions In Qatar Ahead Of World Cup

4:10pm May 18, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Their call comes on the same day the BBC said a reporting crew spent two nights in a Qatari jail for trying to film migrant workers who are building the infrastructure for the sporting event.