LA Dodgers cut pitcher Trevor Bauer after his suspension was reduced
The team is cutting ties with Bauer, whose unprecedented 324-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations was reduced two weeks ago.
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Saturday Sports: What Damar Hamlin's accident says about football's violent nature
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the latest on Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and what his accident tells us about the violent nature of football.
The first NFL game since Damar Hamlin's collapse will take place this afternoon
The first NFL game since Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field will take place this afternoon. We talk to members of one of the teams playing, the Kansas City Chiefs.
WWE's Vince McMahon is back after misconduct investigation
Vince McMahon is rejoining the board of WWE several months after he retired from the sports entertainment company during an investigation into alleged misconduct.
The NFL finds itself in uncharted territory as the regular season ends this weekend
After the shocking cardiac arrest of Damar Hamlin on Monday, the NFL will try and play games this weekend, but will not finish the game in which he collapsed.
Cardiac arrest is often fatal, but doctors say certain steps can boost survival odds
For the more than 350,000 Americans each year who suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, the prognosis is not always an optimistic one. But quick action with CPR and a defibrillator can be key.
Damar Hamlin is breathing on his own and talking to his family and team
Physicians at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where the 24-year-old is being treated, said Hamlin's breathing tube was removed overnight and he continues to progress "remarkably."
Fisk University is the first HBCU to have an intercollegiate women's gymnastics team
The school in Nashville, Tenn., started the program last spring, and the team's first meet is Friday. Coach Corrine Tarver was the first Black gymnast to win an NCAA all around championship
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The House heads into a fourth day without a speaker. Russia's president orders a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas. Injured Buffalo Bills player shows substantial improvement.
Doctors say Damar Hamlin's neurological condition and function are intact
The physicians treating Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin say he's made a remarkable improvement following his collapse during Monday night's game, but remains in intensive care.