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Breaking Down MLB Executives Eyeing A July Start For The Season

7:28am May 16, 2020

Baseball might be America's national pastime. Should it be an American priority? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN about Major League Baseball's proposal.

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Adam Rippon competes during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Feb. 17, 2018.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Figure Skater Adam Rippon On Rip-Offs

7:03am May 16, 2020

Three questions for the bronze medal winner about people stealing other people's ideas or products.

"We shall all need to make sacrifices and compromises" to put on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach says, announcing funding to help keep the delayed games on track. The Olympic rings, the Rainbow Bridge and the Tokyo Tower are seen in Tok

IOC Will Devote $800 Million To Postponed Tokyo Olympics, COVID-19 Costs

3:37pm May 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Most of the money will go toward helping the International Olympic Committee mount an Olympics one year later than planned — something it's never done before.

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Manager Of Germany's Augsburg Soccer Club Ordered To Sit Out Saturday's Match

5:55am May 15, 2020

Heiko Herrlich snuck out of the hotel where the team was quarantining — he needed to buy toothpaste. He'll miss his team's first and long-awaited return to the field since the pandemic began.

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11-Year-Old Skateboarder Shreds World Record

9:39pm May 13, 2020

Feel uninspired being stuck at home? Take a lesson from Gui Khury. This week he became the first skateboarder to land a 1,080-degree spin — three full rotations in the air — on a vertical ramp.

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A Lawsuit Alleges That NBA Player Zion Williamson Has Violated NCAA Rules

4:11pm May 13, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dana O'Neil of The Athletic about the pending lawsuit involving NBA player Zion Williamson and the alleged compensation he received during his time at Duke University.

President Trump Is Rooting For Reopening Of Professional Sports

4:11pm May 13, 2020

by Scott Detrow

President Trump has put a priority on getting sports running again after the coronavirus lockdown. But this idea is facing various logistics and safety challenges.

David Edwards was the team mascot for the Quad Cities River Bandits in Davenport, Iowa.

This Baseball Mascot Was Struck Out By The Coronavirus Pandemic

12:45pm May 12, 2020

by Scott Horsley

David Edwards was going to play the mascot for the Quad Cities River Bandits in Iowa. But the baseball season was canceled and he also lost a second job. "I feel very scared about my future," he says.

Grounds crews maintain the field at an otherwise empty Seattle Mariners' ballpark on Monday, May 11, 2020.

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MLB Owners Propose Opening Day In Early July

10:38pm May 11, 2020

by Hannah Hagemann

Major League Baseball owners will submit a proposal to the players' union to start its 2020 season in July without fans. If the proposal is approved, spring training would start in early to mid-June.

Brazilian skateboarder Gui Khury, 11, makes history as the first person to perform a 1080-degree spin on a vertical ramp. He posted a video of himself performing the trick on his Instagram account on Friday, May 8.

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WATCH: With Extra Time To Practice, 11-Year-Old Breaks Skateboarding Record

7:28pm May 11, 2020

by Lynsey Jeffery

Brazilian skateboarder Gui Khury has become the first person to complete a 1080-degree turn — or three full rotations in the air — on a vertical ramp.