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Former Michigan player opens up about the sexual abuse behind his sit-in protest

4:37pm October 15, 2021

Former NFL player Jon Vaughn talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang from his sit-in protest outside the University of Michigan president's home after sex abuse allegations emerged about a school doctor.

Jon Gruden resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after the publication of emails he wrote from 2011 to 2018, when he was an ESPN analyst, to then-Washington Football Team executive Bruce Allen. The messages were roundly criticized as being misogynist

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With Jon Gruden gone, cheerleaders and players want the NFL to release more data

7:07pm October 13, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"It is further evidence that the league is just corrupt on a larger scale than we can even begin to imagine," said Melanie Coburn, a former cheerleader for the Washington Football Team.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman prepares for the first round of the 2020 National Hockey League Draft at the NHL Network Studio on October 06, 2020 in Secaucus, New Jersey.

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NHL announces that all but 4 players are vaccinated

4:45pm October 13, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

That means about 99% of NHL players have gotten the vaccine. "All of our officials are vaccinated. All of the personnel that come into contact with the players are vaccinated," the commissioner adds.

Plenty more Jon Grudens to go around in the NFL

4:33pm October 12, 2021

After years of emails containing his racist, misogynist and homophobic comments were released, Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden resigned Monday night.

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving shoots against the Milwaukee Bucks during Game 1 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series in New York in June.

Nets say Kyrie Irving is ineligible to play amid drama over his vaccination status

2:40pm October 12, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Brooklyn's All-Star guard has made a "personal choice" that makes him ineligible to play, general manager Sean Marks said Tuesday.

News brief: NPR Poll on delta surge, Jon Gruden's emails, espionage case

6:07am October 12, 2021

The surge pushed Americans further behind. Las Vegas Raiders coach resigns after reports he used derogatory language. Ex-Navy engineer and his wife are accused of trying to sell submarine secrets.

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Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigns after reports of derogatory language in emails

5:09am October 12, 2021

Gruden resigned following news reports that he used derogatory language in emails dating back to 2011. The emails surfaced during a probe into workplace misconduct at the Washington Football Club.

Jon Gruden resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night following reports he had sent derogatory and offensive emails. Gruden is seen here on the sidelines against the Chicago Bears on Sunday in Las Vegas, Nev.

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Jon Gruden resigns as Raiders coach after reports of derogatory language in emails

10:54pm October 11, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

In emails dating back to 2011, Gruden reportedly used racist, misogynistic and homophobic terms. The messages emerged in an investigation of the Washington Football Club.

Benson Kipruto (L) and Diana Kipyogei (R) of Kenya hold up the victory trophy after taking first place in the professional men's and women's divisions during the 125th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday. The first Boston Marathon since Apr

Here are the highlights from a historic Boston Marathon

3:44pm October 11, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Monday's race strayed from tradition in a few ways: It was the first in-person Boston Marathon since April 2019 and the first to take place in the fall. It also coincided with Indigenous Peoples' Day.

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It was the NFL game that no team seemed to be able to win

6:28am October 11, 2021

Toward the end of Sunday's game, the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals kept missing game-winning field goals — five in all. Finally, the Packers won 25-22 in overtime.