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NHL Aims To Include More Minority Players To Expand Fan Base

8:00am April 13, 2015

by David Greene

The National Hockey League is by far the least diverse of the four major pro sports leagues in the U.S. The numbers of minority players is on the rise, but barriers still remain.

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Compression Clothes' Advantage Could Be Placebo Effect

10:54am April 11, 2015

by Lauren Silverman

Manufacturers claim compression clothes improve athletic performance, but there is little scientific evidence to back that up. This story first aired March 30 on Morning Edition.

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Baseball's Beginning, Basketball's Ending: The Week In Sports

10:54am April 11, 2015

NPR's Tamara Keith and ESPN's Howard Bryant talk about the start of baseball season, the end of basketball season, and the short but inspirational life of 19-year-old basketball player Lauren Hill.

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Women Join Men On Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race Day

10:54am April 11, 2015

For the first time in the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race history, the women's event will be held on the same day as the men's. Tamara Keith speaks with American rower Caryn Davies.

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Mount St. Joseph University women's basketball coach Dan Benjamin spoke at a vigil for Lauren Hill Friday. The 19-year-old freshman died after a battle with brain cancer.

Lauren Hill, NCAA Basketball Player Who Battled Cancer, Dies

9:53pm April 10, 2015

by Rachel Rood

The 19-year-old freshman at Mount St. Joseph University died Friday from brain cancer. Her nonprofit foundation has helped to raise more than $1.5 million for cancer research.

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After Some Delay Of Game, NFL Gets Its First Female Ref

4:01pm April 09, 2015

Audie Cornish talks to commentator Rick Cleveland about the first female referee in the NFL — and why the news is long overdue.

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Major League Baseball Tries To Be More Welcoming To LGBT Community

7:34am April 09, 2015

Ex-player Billy Bean, who's openly gay, is the MLB's inclusion ambassador, and he's charged with improving baseball's relationship with the LGBT community. David Greene talks to Bean about his role.

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Jack Nicklaus Gets Hole-In-One During Masters Contest

7:34am April 09, 2015

At Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on Wednesday, Jack Nicklaus made a hole-in-one. It was the first time he's done that since he started playing in the PGA Tour 54 years ago.

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Sarah Johnson makes a call during the first half of an April 2014 preseason NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Diego Chargers.

NFL Makes It Official: Sarah Thomas Is First Woman To Be A Full-Time Ref

5:30pm April 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Confirming a long-anticipated move, the NFL has hired its first female official on a full-time basis. She has spent nearly a decade working her way through the ranks in the NCAA.

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Deford: Americans Don't Care About Major League Soccer

3:30pm April 08, 2015

by Frank Deford

The curmudgeonly sports commentator is pessimistic about the sport's prospects in the U.S.

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