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Mexican Soccer Team Cruz Azul Breaks Their Curse To Become Mexican League Champions

8:03am June 05, 2021

A Mexican soccer team kept making it to the league championship finals and then losing, leading people to use their name as a verb meaning "to blow it at the last minute." Last weekend, they won.

Chris Bosh Talks About The NBA's New Kids On The Court Dominance

5:12pm June 04, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with two-time NBA champion, author and 2021 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Chris Bosh about the NBA's new wave of stars asserting dominance this year.

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Cuba's pitcher Yoanni Yera Montalvo throws the ball during a training session at the Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana last month. Cuba's losses this week in Florida to Venezuela and Canada in Olympic baseball qualifying play means the team will not compe

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Cuba's Baseball Team Fails To Make The Olympics — And It's Canada's Fault

5:05pm June 04, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"Clearly we have not learned how to beat Canada," reports Granma, the official newspaper of Cuba's ruling Communist Party.

Basketball great Kobe Bryant (from left), daughter Gianna, wife Vanessa and daughter Natalia are seen before an NCAA college women's basketball game in 2017 in Los Angeles. Vanessa Bryant says Nike is making, without her consent, a shoe she designed in ho

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Vanessa Bryant Says Nike, Without Consent, Made Shoes She Designed To Honor Her Child

3:17pm June 04, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The widow of the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant says she decided not to sell the shoe she designed to honor her late daughter, Gianna, yet has seen photos of people in possession of the sneaker.

Sports Psychologist Kanyali Ilako On How To Treat Athletes' Mental Health

5:21am June 04, 2021

Noel King speaks with sports pyschologist, Kanyali Ilako about why mental health is just as important as physical health for athletes and should be treated similarly.

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Duke's Coach K Is Retiring After 4 Decades

4:25pm June 03, 2021

by Dave DeWitt

A day after he announced his retirement, Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski explained why he's leaving the game he's dominated for four decades. Coach K will retire after the upcoming season.

Dwight Howard of the Philadelphia 76ers looks down at a fan who ran onto the court and was tackled by security in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Washington Wizards on Monday.

Crowds Are Finally Back At NBA Arenas — Along With A Rash Of Bad Fan Behavior

1:33pm June 03, 2021

by Tom Goldman

The NBA playoffs are in full swing — and some of the excitement has spilled over into ugly fan incidents directed at players. Several fans have been ejected and, in some cases, arrested.

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Duke's Mike Krzyzewski Plans To Retire After Upcoming Basketball Season

6:12am June 03, 2021

by Dave Dewitt

The longtime coach of the Duke University men's basketball team is retiring. Mike Krzyzewski has led the Blue Devils for 41 season, and is the NCAA's winningest basketball coach.

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Medina Spirit, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, leads the field to the first turn during the Kentucky Derby on May 1 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The colt has failed a second drug test following the race.

Churchill Downs Has Suspended The Trainer Of The Kentucky Derby's Winning Colt

5:18pm June 02, 2021

by Mark Katkov

Medina Spirit tested positive for a type of banned steroid known as betamethasone after winning the legendary race on May 1. The same steroid was found in a second test.

NBA Arenas Have Been Opening — With A Rash Of Fan Incidents Toward Players

5:13pm June 02, 2021

by Tom Goldman

The NBA playoffs are underway. And, for the first time in a year, fans are part of the experience. Teams are opening arenas to more spectators and it's led to a curious problem: fans behaving badly.

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