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Making Moves In Food Delivery, Chess And Health Care

3:29pm December 07, 2013

by NPR Staff

Ozy co-founder Carlos Watson tells host Arun Rath about a new food delivery service, a chess master who is making the board game sexy and President Bill Clinton's comments on the rollout of the Affordable Care Act.

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With Stellar Football Season, Duke Has New Team To Celebrate

1:50pm December 07, 2013

by Jessica Jones

Duke University is known for its basketball. But this year, Duke's fans are cheering for their football team, which has won the most games in its history. Lead by the national coach of the year, the Blue Devils are headed the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

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U.S. To Face Ghana, Portugal And Germany In World Cup

7:35pm December 06, 2013

The U.S. men's soccer team will face a tough road in next year's World Cup. They'll face Ghana, Portugal and Germany in the first round.

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FSU Quarterback Jameis Winston Won't Be Charged With Rape

10:49am December 06, 2013

by Tom Goldman

Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston, considered a Heisman Trophy front-runner, has been facing allegations that he assaulted a female FSU student in December 2012, prior to his college career. Winston's attorney has contended that his client had consensual sex with the woman.

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Fox sportscasters Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson appear during the 2005 Super Bowl pregame show in Jacksonville, Fla.

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To Liven Up NFL Pregame Shows, Take A Cue From 'The View'?

12:39pm December 04, 2013

by Frank Deford

The Sunday pregame shows feature interchangeable ex-players and ex-coaches saying the same banal things, one after another. But on female-centered shows, observes Frank Deford, the hosts actually argue, hash things out, laugh and generally behave like flesh-and-blood human beings.

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NFL Thursday Matchup: 2 Losing Teams Will Still Get Ratings

7:14am December 04, 2013

by Mike Pesca

This week's Thursday Night Football features two teams that are as far from great as you can get. The Houston Texas face the Jacksonville Jaguars. It may just be the worst matchup of the year.

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Ben Bradlee Jr.'s other books include Prophet Of Blood and Guts And Glory.

Ted Williams: A Perfectionist Ballplayer With Many Demons

2:25pm December 03, 2013

The hitter had a swing so pure and flawless that Mickey Mantle would watch him take batting practice. But he was also a tormented soul who hurt a lot of people, including himself. Ben Bradlee Jr. delivers a deeply personal account of Williams' life in The Kid.

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The Case Against Big Data In Sports

7:31am November 30, 2013

University of Miami professor Robert Plant is starting to wonder if big data is ruining sports. He talks with host Scott Simon about how crunching the numbers is changing — and has already changed — the games we love to watch.

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College Football Winds Down Ahead Of Final BCS Championship

11:42am November 29, 2013

by David Greene

It's rivalry week in college football. And this weekend, there's some extra spice as games from Alabama to Florida to Michigan could have an impact on which two teams end up playing for the national championship.

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A player for Havana's Industriales baseball team winds up to throw a ball during a training session in Havana on Sept. 27. Cuba recently lifted a ban on its athletes' signing contracts to play overseas professionally.

After 50 Years, Cuba Says Its Baseball Players Can Go Abroad

4:45am November 28, 2013

by Nick Miroff

The baseball season is just getting started in Cuba, the first since Communist authorities lifted a half-century-old ban on players' signing professional contracts in other countries. But fans are confident top players will come back home eventually — and that the island has enough talent to go around.

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