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This sample image from Second Spectrum shows the company's data visualizations for the NBA. They crunch game data — past and present — to show live statistics and information during games.

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New Players In The NBA: Big Data, User-Controlled Jumbotrons

6:36pm November 02, 2014

by NPR Staff

We're way beyond instant replays. Last year, the NBA began tracking the movements of players in every single game, and this season, new tech gadgetry is popping up on some arena's big screens.

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Protestors march outside TCF Bank Stadium before an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins, on Sunday in Minneapolis.

From Bad To Worse: A Tough Day For The Washington Redskins

5:03pm November 02, 2014

by Scott Neuman

It began with a bus crash and protests over the team's name and ended with a 29-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

Wilson Kipsang of Kenya celebrates on the finish line after winning the men's division of the 44th annual New York City Marathon in New York on Sunday.

Kenyans Wilson Kipsang, Mary Keitany Take NYC Marathon Titles

3:16pm November 02, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Kipsang has also won in Berlin and London in just over a year. Keitany, a one-time London Marathon champ, was running in her first 26.2-miler since giving birth in 2012.

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Some NBA Teams Are Bad, And Some Are Just Awful

10:04am November 02, 2014

It's easy to pick basketball's frontrunners. But Slate.com's Mike Pesca tells NPR's Rachel Martin the interesting story is about the worst teams in the NBA, and why being bad might be a good strategy.

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'We Need To Talk': Sports News By Women, But Men Can Watch, Too

10:04am November 02, 2014

This fall, CBS launched the first sports talk show with all female commentators. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to panelist Amy Trask about the show, and the evolving role of women in sports journalism.

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Despite A Royals Loss, There's Still Joy In Kansas City

2:25pm November 01, 2014

Must history always be written by the victors? The Kansas City Royals may have lost in a crushing defeat, but their fans are still grateful for a season that some have said, "dropped out of the sky."

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Ray Rice Hearing, LeBron James Playing This Week In Sports

2:25pm November 01, 2014

The baseball season is officially over and that means basketball has begun. NPR's Scott Simon talks sports with NPR's Tom Goldman.

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Protests May Await Redskins When They Land In Minn. For Vikings Game

7:41pm October 31, 2014

by Matt Sepic

The owners of Washington, D.C.'s NFL franchise are facing what could be the largest protest yet against their team's name. The team plays the Vikings on Sunday in Minnesota — a state with more than 100,000 people who claim Native American ancestry.

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College Football Might Not Look That Much Different Without BCS

7:41pm October 31, 2014

The much-despised Bowl Championship Series is gone and in its place is the playoff fans have wanted for years. So that's the end of the controversy, right? Stefan Fatsis talks to Audie Cornish.

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Giants Fans Rejoice After Third World Series Title In 5 Years

6:27pm October 30, 2014

by Richard Gonzales

Some violence marred the celebration in San Francisco after the Giants beat the Kansas City Royals in this year's World Series, but the city is now gearing up for its victory parade tomorrow.

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