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2013 College Football Season Opens On Thursday

6:43am August 29, 2013

College football fans are excited. NCAA Division 1 play starts Thursday night with 17 games on the schedule. Most of the heavyweights, including top-ranked Alabama, start their campaigns Saturday.

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How About A Gold Medal For Human Rights For Gay People?

5:46pm August 28, 2013

by Frank Deford

Russia is pledging that the 2014 games will be free of discrimination despite its anti-gay measures. Frank Deford isn't buying it and says Olympic officials need to be accountable.

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In 2012, these two base jumpers wearing wingsuits were high above Chamonix in the French Alps.

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Wingsuit Flying: Incredible Thrill, But 'No Second Chance'

5:30pm August 27, 2013

by Mark Memmott

The recent deaths of two more extreme sports enthusiasts who were trying to "fly" past mountains has brought new attention to a very dangerous sport.

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Was 1973 'Battle Of The Sexes' Tennis Match Thrown?

5:30pm August 27, 2013

Melissa Block speaks with Don Van Natta Jr., a senior writer with ESPN, about new evidence that the famous Battle of the Sexes tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King may have been thrown to cover Rigg's gambling debts to the Mafia.

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USA Swimming To Review Sexual Misconduct Prevention Program

5:13am August 27, 2013

by Tom Goldman

The governing body of U.S. competitive swimming announced an independent review of its program to protect athletes from sexual abuse. There are new questions, some from Congress, about whether swimming has effectively confronted an abuse problem revealed in recent years.

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Fantasy sports attract an estimated 36+ million players in the U.S. and Canada.

Quitting Your Job For Fantasy Football

6:04pm August 25, 2013

Drew Dinkmeyer was an investment analyst. Pretty steady job, right? He left that job - in this economic climate - to become a full-time fantasy sports player.

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ESPN Backs Out Of Concussion Documentary

11:39am August 24, 2013

Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's sports correspondent Tom Goldman about ESPN pulling out of a documentary about concussions in professional football, the Little League World Series and Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Vin Scully.

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1972 Dolphins Finally Get To Meet The President

11:39am August 24, 2013

Host Scott Simon talks with coach Don Shula, who led the 1972 Miami Dolphins to an undefeated season. Shula and 31 members of that team visited the White House Tuesday.

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What To Make Of Tiger Woods' Major-less Year

9:12pm August 23, 2013

by Mike Pesca

By the standard of normal golfing mortals, Tiger Woods has had an incredible summer. He's won multiple tournaments and millions of dollars in prize money. What he didn't do was win any of golf's four major championships. And those major wins are his measure of success.

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Coach Insists Soccer Can Unite Egyptians

7:25am August 23, 2013

American Bob Bradley says the only thing in Egypt that can unite all Egyptians is soccer. Bradley coaches Egypt's national soccer team. He talks to David Greene about the turmoil in the country, and about his team as it closes in on a spot in next year's World Cup.

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