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Canadians Hope For An End To 22-Year Stanley Cup Drought

6:42pm April 20, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Cameron French, who wrote a story for Reuters about why this may be the year that a Canadian hockey team wins the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1993.

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Alex Rodriguez Closes In On 660 Homerun Record Set By Willie Mays

6:23pm April 20, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Mark Feinsand, Yankees beat writer with the New York Daily News, about Alex Rodriguez's game this year and how he is expected to surpass Willie Mays' 660 homerun record.

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Tim Tebow, seen here at an NCAA football game last season, will reportedly sign with the Philadelphia Eagles Monday.

Tim Tebow Will Reportedly Return To NFL With Philadelphia Eagles

12:58pm April 20, 2015

by Bill Chappell

It would be the former Heisman winner's fourth NFL team. The New York Jets released Tebow in the spring of 2013; later that same year, he was cut by the New England Patriots.

Ethiopia's Desisa Wins Boston Marathon; Kenya's Rotich First Among Women

12:40pm April 20, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Yemane Adhane Tsegay, also of Ethiopia, finished second in the men's elite division; Kenyan Wilson Chebet finished third. Dathan Ritzenhein, who came seventh, was the highest-placed American.

Hill staffers and PGA professionals mingle Wednesday at this year's National Golf Day event on Capitol Hill, which included an annual Democrats versus Republicans putting challenge.

On Links As In Life, D.C. Bipartisan Relations Are Deep In The Rough

10:32am April 20, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Golf is a sport that's been enjoyed by both Democrats and Republicans through the decades, but bipartisan golf outings may be disappearing like a shanked tee shot into a water hazard.

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Cubs Pitcher Thinks On The Fly To Get The Out At First

7:49am April 20, 2015

Pitcher Jon Lester caught a ground ball but it got stuck in the webbing of his glove — he couldn't throw the ball. Finally, he threw the entire glove to the first baseman, who caught it for the out.

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Boston Marathon Bombing Bystander, Injured In Blast, Runs Again

6:33pm April 19, 2015

Michelle L'Heureux was among the hundreds injured during the bombing at the Boston Marathon in 2013. Then she was just a spectator. Now, she's readying to run the marathon for the first time.

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Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding at a practice session at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

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Like 'Dynasty' On Ice: The Nancy Kerrigan And Tonya Harding Museum

5:34pm April 19, 2015

by L. Carol Ritchie

Why would a couple of comedians build a museum in their hallway dedicated to figure skaters in 1994? Because the story of their rivalry, Kerrigan's attack and the media frenzy is just so American.

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NBA And NHL Playoffs Dominate The Week In Sports

11:00am April 19, 2015

It's playoff time for basketball and hockey. NPR's Rachel Martin talks the week in sports with Mike Pesca of Slate.com.

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A bio-filtration basin, pictured during installation in 2007, captures water runoff from the Pelican Hill golf club's maintenance facility. The water is filtered through grass, gravel, sand, soil and filter fabric into an underground drainage system.

In Record Drought, California Golf Course Ethically Keeps Greens Green

12:17pm April 18, 2015

by Sonari Glinton

Golf courses are water hogs, and that thirst is especially notable as California's drought grows in severity. At Pelican Hill, a top golf course near Los Angeles, water conservation is an obsession.

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