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A tearful Damar Hamlin presents ESPY Award to the team that saved his life

4:44pm July 13, 2023

Wednesday night at the ESPYs, Damar Hamlin gave the Pat Tillman Service Award to the Buffalo Bills training staff, some of whom treated him when he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field mid-game.

The Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell plays a shot during Indian Premier League cricket match in Kolkata on April 29. Russell is a player on Major League Cricket's Los Angeles Knight Riders.

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America doesn't really care about cricket. Can Major League Cricket change that?

3:40pm July 13, 2023

by Brashna Kasi

The new league makes its debut near Dallas on Thursday when the Texas Super Kings play the LA Knight Riders. The league's backers hope to cultivate a new generation of U.S. cricketers.

This May 19, 2019, photo provided by Dr. John Jones shows Mikala Jones at Surf Ranch in Lemoore, Calif., holding a surfboard his brother Daniel Jones made using material from the agave plant.

Mikala Jones, Hawaii surfer known for filming inside waves, dies in surfing accident

4:55am July 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

Mikala Jones, a Hawaii surfer known for shooting awe-inspiring photos and videos from the inside of massive, curling waves, has died after a surfing accident in Indonesia. He was 44.

Northwestern Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald was fired following an investigation into hazing allegations within the football program.

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Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald is fired following hazing investigation

10:45pm July 11, 2023

by Dustin Jones

An investigation was launched in December 2022 after Northwestern University received an anonymous complaint about hazing activities in the school's football program.

Senate hearing aimed to shed light on the planned PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal

4:40pm July 11, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut about the congressional hearing on the PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal.

As Black representation in pro-baseball dwindles, the MLB tries something new

4:40pm July 11, 2023

The MLB once led the way on integration. Now, it's attempting to address the dwindling number of Black players in the league by hosting events like the HBCU Swingman Classic.

Senate hearing will scrutinize PGA Tour's deal with LIV golf

8:25am July 11, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin ahead of a congressional hearing on the planned merger between golf's major organizations, PGA Tour and LIV Golf.

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Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby makes history

6:02am July 11, 2023

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit 25 homers in the final round to win. His dad, hall-of-famer Vlad Guerrero, won the derby 16 years ago. They are the first father-son winners of the event.

Critics have doubts about New York's huge winter sports tourism investment

8:12pm July 10, 2023

by Brian Mann

Officials in New York are on track to spend $1 billion taxpayer dollars refurbishing 40-year-old Winter Olympic sports and tourism sites near Lake Placid. Critics doubt it will pay off.

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A recap of 2023 Wimbledon so far — and forecast of what could happen next

5:43pm July 10, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Courtney Nguyen, senior writer for WTA Insider, about the home stretch of Wimbledon, the world's oldest and arguably most prestigious tennis tournament.