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Gay Football Player Hopes To Be Chosen By A NFL Team

6:49am February 25, 2020

by Greg Echlin

Scott Frantz hopes to make it in the NFL. If he does, he could be the first openly gay athlete to play a game in professional football's regular season. He also doesn't want his sexuality to matter.

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Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks on Dec. 29, 2019 in Los Angeles.

Thousands Attend Kobe Bryant Memorial In Los Angeles

9:02pm February 24, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Some 20,000 people got tickets to say farewell to NBA great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. People without tickets were being urged to watch at home.

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Kobe Bryant Memorial Held In Los Angeles

6:21pm February 24, 2020

by Mandalit del Barco

On Monday, mourners gathered at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to remember and celebrate the life of former NBA player Kobe Bryant.

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Major league pitcher Madison Bumgarner carries the 2014 San Francisco Giants championship pennant while riding a police horse before a game in 2015. The Athletic reports that Bumgarner has been competing at rodeos under an alias.

MVP Pitcher Madison Bumgarner Has A Secret Life — As A Champion Cattle-Roper

5:45pm February 24, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The left-handed pitching ace has been entering — and sometimes winning — rodeo events under the alias "Mason Saunders."

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Toronto Zamboni Driver David Ayres Makes His NHL Debut As Goalie

6:27am February 24, 2020

David Ayres, 42, is a NHL emergency goalie. Over the weekend, two goalies got injured in a game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs — and Ayres stepped in. He helped Carolina win.

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Memorial Service At L.A.'s Staples Center Will Honor Kobe Bryant

6:27am February 24, 2020

by Robert Garrova

Huge crowds are expected to turn out Monday for the memorial service honoring Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in Los Angeles. The city is encouraging those without tickets to watch it on TV.

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Nike Vaporfly Shoes Controversy

5:13pm February 23, 2020

Sports technologist Bryce Dyer on what the decision not to ban the Nike Vaporfly means for athletes at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and for the future of track field.

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The Astros Scandal Is The Latest Cheating Case In Sports History

7:31am February 22, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with trivia expert A.J. Jacobs about some of the greatest cheaters in sports history.

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This Week In Sports: NBA's Next Big Star

7:31am February 22, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about the big sports stories of the week.

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Baseball Unrest Persists As Angry Players Opine On Houston Astros Scandal

4:11pm February 19, 2020

The Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal won't go away, as players around the league speak out. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with The Athletic baseball correspondent Evan Drellich about it.

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