Saturday Sports: Chicago Sky earn a record victory in WNBA game
A huge margin of victory for the Chicago Sky in their Friday WNBA game. And an unsurprising win for the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series.
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Former Michigan player opens up about the sexual abuse behind his sit-in protest
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.
With Jon Gruden gone, cheerleaders and players want the NFL to release more data
"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 announces that all but 4 players are vaccinated
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
After years of emails containing his racist, misogynist and homophobic comments were released, Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden resigned Monday night.
The book 'Fight Songs' examines Southern culture through a sports lens
A new book from Triad native Ed Southern explores the impact of sports on our culture.
Nets say Kyrie Irving is ineligible to play amid drama over his vaccination status
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
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.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigns after reports of derogatory language in emails
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.