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Bob Cialdini was ready to sign a contract to play baseball professionally in the minor leagues, but he walked away from that chance after the scout gave him some advice that changed his life.

A baseball player was ready to go pro when a scout threw him a curveball

1:32pm March 15, 2023

Bob Cialdini was ready to sign a contract to play baseball professional in the minor leagues, but he walked away from that chance after the agent gave him some advice that changed his life.

Anita Alvarez of Team United States competes in the Women's Solo Free Final on day six of the Budapest 2022 FINA World Championships at Alfred Hajos National Aquatics Complex on June 22, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.

She blacked out at World Championships. Now swimmer Anita Alvarez makes a comeback

9:15am March 15, 2023

by Aimee Berg

The two-time Olympian artistic swimmer from N.Y. will compete for the first time this week since passing out at the Budapest 2022 FINA World Championships last June.

MLB's Opening Day is later this month, but Banana Ball is happening now!

4:12pm March 14, 2023

The Savannah Bananas, an entertaining baseball team, recently took on some retired Major League Baseball players in a game that proved just how much fun this version of baseball can be.

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March Madness is the most thrilling time of year. Here's how to make the most of it

7:01am March 14, 2023

by Hassan Burke

As a former college basketball player, I know firsthand how hard the players work to stay in the tournament for as long as possible. Here's why you should fill out a March Madness bracket this season.

An external investigation has concluded that a domestic violence incident in the 1990s does not preclude U.S. Soccer from hiring coach Gregg Berhalter, who led the U.S. men's national team in last year's World Cup.

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A new U.S. Soccer report details the tensions between coach Berhalter and the Reynas

7:54pm March 13, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

After Gio Reyna had limited minutes in last year's World Cup, his parents raised a decades-old domestic violence allegation involving head coach Gregg Berhalter, which roiled the soccer world.

Gary Lineker will return to BBC after tweet criticizing new asylum policy

6:09pm March 13, 2023

by Willem Marx

Former soccer star Gary Lineker will be back at the BBC this weekend. He was suspended last week after he criticized the government's new asylum policy.

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Hoops fans can now start filling out those March Madness brackets

8:15am March 13, 2023

March Madness is set. The men's and women's brackets for the NCAA basketball tournaments have been finalized.

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How the training montage became a miniature artform

5:14pm March 12, 2023

by Tim Greiving

There's a third Creed movie in theaters, which technically makes it the ninth Rocky movie. And a new Rocky movie means... a new training montage.

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The WWE is negotiating to legalize betting on its (scripted) matches

8:10am March 12, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with CNBC media reporter Alexander Sherman about the WWE's negotiations to legalize betting on its own scripted matches.

Soccer broadcaster Gary Lineker arrives ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Chelsea in Leicester, England on Saturday.

BBC crisis escalates as players and stars rally behind soccer host Gary Lineker

2:55pm March 11, 2023

by The Associated Press

The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as it scrambled to stem a crisis over its suspension of Lineker for comments criticizing the British government's asylum policy.