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Former longtime Georgia Tech athletic director and NFL coach Homer Rice dies at 97

Homer Rice, who as athletic director hired some of Georgia Tech's most successful coaches and implemented the school's Total Person Program, has died. He was 97. Rice died Monday, Georgia Tech announced on Monday night.

June 11, 2024
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Caitlin Clark, the heralded Indiana Fever rookie, signs autographs after a game against the Washington Mystics that was attended by more than 20,000 fans, the highest attendance for a WNBA game in 17 years.

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The WNBA, capturing excitement around Caitlin Clark, boasts more viewers than ever

With record attendance and viewership, the WNBA seems to have capitalized on the explosion of interest in women's basketball driven in large part by Clark, who is now a rookie with the Indiana Fever.

June 11, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid acknowledges fans as he celebrates Real Madrid defeating Borussia Dortmund during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Final at Wembley Stadium on June 1. The Brazilian star was the target of racist chants last year -- an incident that sparked international outrage and has now resulted in prison terms.

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Racist taunts against soccer star Vinícius Júnior land men 8 months in Spanish prison

The taunts and monkey gestures sparked widespread outrage — and led the soccer star and others to say the problems were far bigger than a handful of fans.

June 10, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Winner Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with the trophy as he won the men's final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on Sunday.

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Carlos Alcaraz wins the French Open, earning a third Grand Slam title

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev, taking his first championship at the French Open and third Grand Slam title in all.

June 09, 2024
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has confirmed she didn't make Team USA's Olympic roster for the Summer Games in Paris.  She's shown here during a game Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Indianapolis.

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WNBA star Caitlin Clark doesn't make the USA Olympics basketball team

The Indiana Fever rookie confirmed she wasn't selected to join the national team at the Summer Games in Paris. The tentative roster includes stars Brittney Griner and Breanna Stewart.

June 09, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
Dornoch, (6), with Luis Saez up, crosses the finish line ahead of Mindframe (10), with Irad Ortiz Jr. up, to win the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race on Saturday in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

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Dornoch pulls off upset win at the Belmont Stakes

The horse entered the race at 17-1 odds on Saturday at a wildly different Belmont Stakes this year in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

June 08, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
 Ed O'Neill as former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling in <em>Clipped</em>.

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'Clipped' finds bigger questions in the scandal of ex-Clippers owner Donald Sterling

The new miniseries dramatizes the 2014 fallout when racist comments by former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling were recorded and leaked.

June 07, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling delivers a pitch at Fenway Park in 2006.

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Savannah Bananas to play at Fenway Park on Saturday, in team's first game at famed Boston ballpark

The sold-out matchup will be live-streamed, with first pitch set for 7 p.m.

June 07, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
United States' Saurabh Nethralvakar celebrates after the team's win in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Thursday.

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The U.S. defeats Pakistan in a dramatic upset at the cricket World Cup

Cricket is one of the world’s most popular sports, with about 2.5 billion fans. Several of the U.S. team’s starting players are from other countries, including India, Pakistan and New Zealand.

June 07, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Three-day eventing rider Jonathan Holling competes with his gelding Fernhill Copain.

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Horse sports are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries. Can they be made safer?

NPR's A Martínez speaks with event rider Jonathan Holling about safety concerns and measures in equestrian sports, which are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries for U.S. athletes.

June 06, 2024
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  • Olivia Hampton
Ippei Mizuhara outside federal court on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to two counts related to the transfer of nearly $17 million from the bank account of baseball star Shohei Ohtani to cover Mizuhara's gambling debts.

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Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter pleads guilty to charges related to gambling and theft

Ippei Mizuhara, who worked alongside Ohtani for years, pleaded guilty to two counts related to the theft of nearly $17 million from the baseball star. He could face up to 33 years in prison.

June 04, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Staff Sergeant William Hinton, based at Georgia’s Fort Moore will represent the United States this summer at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris, France.

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'Any color will work, but ideally gold': U.S. Army marksman aims for medals at Paris Olympics

The start of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics is a few weeks away. That's where the world's finest athletes will gather to compete. And among those athletes proudly representing the United States is Staff Sgt. William Hinton, based at Georgia’s Fort Moore and a member of the elite Army Marksmanship Unit. Hinton beat 121 other trap shooters to earn his ticket to Paris.

June 04, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Former Dallas Cowboys player and Hall of Fame player Larry Allen looks down at a bust of himself as Allen is honored at halftime of an NFL football game against Washington on Oct. 13, 2013, in Arlington, Texas.

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Larry Allen, a Super Bowl champion and famed Dallas Cowboy, has died at age 52

The announcement of the death of the Super Bowl champion, Hall of Famer and 11-time Pro Bowl player triggered emotional reactions from Allen's former teammates.

June 04, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Simone Biles smiles during her floor exercise routine at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Sunday.

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With the Olympics fast approaching, gymnast Simone Biles already looks dominant

After mental health struggles sidelined her at the Tokyo Olympics, the 27-year-old star is back with an all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships and a spot at the Olympic trials.

June 04, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Simone Biles performs floor exercises during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Simone Biles has won her 9th all-around national championship

Skye Blakely and Kayla DiCello placed silver and bronze in all-around, respectively.

June 04, 2024
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