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Outfielder Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals celebrates the team's Game 4 win over the Baltimore Orioles, which completed a sweep of the American League Championship Series, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday.

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Kansas City Royals Sweep Baltimore Orioles To Advance To World Series

7:24am October 16, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The Royals came into the game undefeated in the postseason and continued their streak, beating the Orioles 2-1. The team set a record with its eighth straight win to start the playoffs.

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Baseball, Vietnam And Coming Of Age At The 1969 World Series

5:44pm October 15, 2014

by Brian Naylor

On Oct. 15, 1969, hundreds of thousands marched in Washington to protest the Vietnam War. But it was also Game 4 of the World Series, and NPR's Brian Naylor, then 14, knew where he had to be.

Super Bowl volunteer Ben Schreiber distributes fan guides for Super Bowl XLVI festivities in 2012.

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Nonprofit NFL Seeks Super Bowl Volunteers, Again

2:18pm October 15, 2014

by Frank Deford

The NFL is looking for 10,000 volunteers for this season's Super Bowl. Commentator Frank Deford thinks other causes are more deserving.

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Lots Of Baseball And A Little Soccer: The Week In Sports

2:20pm October 11, 2014

NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Tom Goldman talk baseball playoffs. Last night, the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles in the 10th inning, the team's fourth extra-inning playoff game.

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Landon Donovan attempts to score against Ecuador in his final game on the U.S. soccer team.

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Landon Donovan Makes An Emotional, If Slightly Awkward Farewell

9:14am October 11, 2014

by L. Carol Ritchie

Although he was cut from the roster for the World Cup this summer, the retiring soccer legend got a grand send-off in his final game with the U.S. team.

Landon Donovan Will Leave Indelible Mark On American Soccer

6:43pm October 10, 2014

by Tom Goldman

Landon Donovan will play his last game with the U.S. men's soccer league on Friday. He is the all-time leader for assists and goals in Major League Soccer.

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University of Texas football coach Charlie Strong holds up the

Former Texas Cheerleader Behind 'Hook 'Em Horns' Dies At 78

1:27pm October 10, 2014

by Doreen McCallister

At a pep rally in 1955, Harley Clark displayed his index and pinky fingers extended, with his two middle fingers tucked under his thumb.

Young Mike (Joseph Carlson) antagonizes Mike (Michael Patrick Thornton) during a physical therapy session with Jerry (James Whalen).

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Play, Ball: A Theatrical Look At The 'Beauty And Brutality' Of Football

10:15am October 10, 2014

by Elizabeth Blair

In the new play Colossal, a former football player, paralyzed after taking a bad hit during a game, reflects on his glory days and his struggles as a gay man in the macho culture of football.

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Matt Adams of the St. Louis Cardinals reacts after hitting a three-run home run in the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Division Series.

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Cardinals And Giants Advance To NLCS, Will Play Each Other Saturday

12:33pm October 08, 2014

by Chris Hopkins and Doreen McCallister

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the LA Dodgers 3-2 Tuesday. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Washington Nations 3-2. The Cardinals and Giants will meet in the National League Championship Series.

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Deford: A New Sports Talk Show By Women, But Will People Watch?

12:22pm October 08, 2014

by Frank Deford

Women are everywhere in sports — coaches, executives, athletes and reporters. Commentator Frank Deford wonders why there's still low viewership for women's sports on TV.

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