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Uruguay Soccer Legend Left Off World Cup Guest List

7:41am June 12, 2014

Alcides Ghiggia is normally invited to the opening match of the World Cup but he wasn't this year. He scored the winning goal against Brazil in 1950, the last time Brazil hosted the tournament.

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The Woes Of The World Cup Fans Far From Home

6:24pm June 11, 2014

It isn't easy being a World Cup fan in a country where spouses and bosses just don't understand soccer. WNYC's Jim O'Grady reports that some immigrants with World Cup fever in the U.S. must go to great lengths to catch their home country's games on TV.

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Sterling Expected To Fight Forced Sale Of LA Clippers

2:52pm June 11, 2014

by Tom Goldman

It's been more than a week since the Donald Sterling scandal erupted. The NBA players union, legal experts and others say anything short of a Sterling exile could have long-term consequences.

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Soccer Fans Eager To Get World Cup Action Underway

9:48am June 11, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Despite strikes and protests, fans are converging on Brazil in advance of the World Cup. The soccer tournament starts on Thursday. People from all over the world are getting into the soccer spirit.

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German-Born U.S. Soccer Coach Flusters Fans With Charm And Menace

8:31pm June 10, 2014

German-born coach Jurgen Klinsmann is leading the U.S. soccer team into the World Cup this week. Sam Borden recently profiled Klinsmann for The New York Times, and Borden explains how the European-American hybrid may help the team advance.

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Baseball Has An Elbow Problem: More Pros Getting Ligament Surgery

3:13pm June 09, 2014

by NPR Staff

As demand on pitchers (and their elbows) mounts, players are getting "Tommy John" surgery at a record pace. Doctors are wondering what — if anything — can be done about the injuries.

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U.S. Men's Soccer Team Braces For World Cup Challenges

1:07pm June 09, 2014

by Tom Goldman

The World Cup begins Thursday in Brazil. The U.S. team has its first match against Ghana the following week, the start of the so called "group of death."

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Two- And Four-Legged Athletes In The Sports Spotlight

12:41pm June 07, 2014

NPR's Scott Simon and sports correspondent Tom Goldman discuss the prospects for a Triple Crown win at the Belmont Stake and look back at an NBA game played with no air conditioning.

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N.J. Nets, Devils Owner Gave Millions To Local Causes

12:41pm June 07, 2014

by Scott Simon

We remember Lewis Katz, who once said, "Life is meant to have as much fun as you can conjure up." Katz made a fortune as a sports team owner and gave millions of it away.

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Jim Ryun becomes the first high-schooler to break the four-minute-mile record, with a run of 3:59 in 1964. He went on to break the record three more times while in high school.

A Campaign To Bring Back 'America's Distance': The 1-Mile Race

7:45pm June 06, 2014

by Tom Goldman

The mile was once an important running competition, but today's races are generally measured in meters. A race that's often called a mile — four laps around a 400-meter track — is just shy of one.

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