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Will baseball feel the same if the umpire calling balls and strikes is a robot?

6:53am January 25, 2022

Major League Baseball partnered with the independent Atlantic League to experiment with the game. NPR's A Martinez talks to Rick White, president of the Atlantic League, about what they've been doing.

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Football fans reveled in the exciting matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium — but the game's ending in overtime left some feeling unsatisfied.

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Playoff thriller between Bills and Chiefs puts NFL on defense over its overtime rules

4:45pm January 24, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Kansas City's 42-36 win was an instant classic, but fans have been calling foul in response to league rules that denied Buffalo any chance at victory in overtime.

The big wins, losses and off-court drama you may have missed from the Australian Open

4:41pm January 24, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington Post sports reporter Liz Clarke to get an update on the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of 2022.

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Professional football so amazing, you'll make up new words.

4:41pm January 24, 2022

NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Jason Gay of The Wall Street Journal about what may have been the greatest weekend in NFL playoff history.

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The Yanqing Winter Olympic Village in Beijing is just one of the many "closed loop" locations that will isolate athletes, staff and the limited number of spectators.

China's Olympics aim to keep COVID at bay with armpit sensors, robots and more

3:49pm January 22, 2022

Athletes and other attendees will be in a closed "loop" with strict rules about everything from daily testing for athletes to how spectators should respond — no cheering out loud, please!

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Saturday sports: Olympics in less than 2 weeks; no Djokovic at Australian Open

9:33am January 22, 2022

by Tom Goldman

Two television networks are keeping key on-air personnel in the U.S. for the Winter Olympics. Also, the Australian Open proceeds without the top-ranked male player.

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Rosie Brennan of the United States competes in a Tour de Ski, women's 10-kilometer freestyle, interval start cross-country ski event, in Dobbiaco (Toblach), Italy, on Jan. 5, 2021. She is planning to compete at the Beijing Winter Olympics next month.

Could the world become too warm to hold Winter Olympics?

7:16pm January 21, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

If nations don't address high greenhouse gas emissions, by the 2080s, all but one of the 21 cities that previously hosted the Winter Games would be able to do so again, a new study has found.

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David Vanterpool at a 2019 Minnesota Timberwolves game against the Denver Nuggets. Vanterpool used to be an assistant coach for the Timberwolves.

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Brooklyn Nets assistant coach is fined $10,000 for deflecting the ball

12:54pm January 21, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

With minutes left to play against the Washington Wizards, Brooklyn Nets assistant coach David Vanterpool reached into the game to deflect the ball. Both he and the Nets team were fined.

An official holds a lantern with the Olympic flame during an event to display the Olympic torch and flame at the Beijing University of Posts and Communications in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021.

China is limiting the Olympics torch relay to three days

5:21am January 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

The flame will be displayed only in enclosed venues that are deemed "safe and controllable," according to officials.

Jon Gruden, pictured last October during his final game as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders before his resignation over offensive emails he wrote as a broadcaster at ESPN.

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NFL moves to dismiss case brought by disgraced coach Jon Gruden over offensive emails

6:15pm January 20, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Gruden resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after news outlets reported on offensive emails he sent when he worked at ESPN. He has accused the NFL of leaking the emails.