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Attendance Drops For College Football

8:32am August 24, 2019

by Nick Evans

Thousands of fans may tailgate in college football stadium parking lots, but fewer are making it into the stands. What's leading to drops in attendance even as the sport's popularity is strong?

Alabama Coach Nick Saban roams the field during practice in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide enters the season ranked No. 2 and aiming to reclaim its national championship throne.

Tide Rolls Back In: Alabama Hopes To Not Squander Last Year's Championship 'Failure'

4:40pm August 23, 2019

by Tom Goldman

Clemson walloped the University of Alabama in college football's national championship last season. Now perennial powerhouse Alabama is trying to learn from the loss.

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WFU Volleyball Coach Resigns To Focus On Federal Case

5:29pm August 22, 2019

by Paul Garber

Wake Forest's volleyball coach Bill Ferguson has resigned.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Jay Z at Roc Nation's Manhattan headquarters on August 14, announcing a partnership between the sports league and the rapper's entertainment company.

Opinion: Jay-Z Can't Roc With The NFL Unless Kaepernick Gets A Seat At The Table

4:15pm August 22, 2019

by Rodney Carmichael

There's still room for Roc Nation's controversial NFL partnership to do impressive work — as long as the black billionaire behind it makes room for the struggle already in progress.

Howard University Receives Donation From NBA Star To Start Golf Team

7:06am August 22, 2019

NBA star Steph Curry is the man behind one of the biggest charitable gifts in Howard University history. The money will fund Division 1 golf teams for men and women at the school for the next 6 years.

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Weekend Games Will Decide Little League World Champions

6:53am August 22, 2019

The world's top 11 and 12-year-old baseball players are battling it out in South Williamsport, Pa., in the Little League World Series. The winners will be decided this weekend.

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U.S. forward Alex Morgan celebrates her hat trick with defender Tobin Heath (17) and other teammates during the second half of a Tournament of Nations soccer match against Japan in July 2018.

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In Soccer's Equal Pay Suit, A May 2020 Trial Is 'Good Overall,' Says Alex Morgan

5:00am August 22, 2019

by David Greene

The co-captain of the World Cup-winning U.S. Women's National Team says the earlier-than-expected trial date for the team's gender discrimination lawsuit won't be a distraction for players.

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Raedeyn Teton, left, and Jessica Broncho, race side-by-side in an Indian Relay on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho.

Indian Relay Celebrates History And Culture Through Horse Racing

5:33pm August 21, 2019

by Nate Hegyi

One of the ways Native tribes in the West celebrate their history and culture is through annual summer horse races. They're known as Indian Relays, and tribes call them America's first extreme sport.

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Native American Tribes Say Indian Horse Relays Are America's First Extreme Sport

4:31pm August 21, 2019

by Nate Hegyi

One of the ways Native tribes in the West celebrate their history and culture is through annual summer horse races. They're known as Indian Relays, and tribes call them America's first extreme sport.

Octavio Dotel, then a pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, seen during a 2007 game. Dominican Republic authorities arrested the former MLB player, saying both he and ex-infielder Luis Castillo were linked with an alleged drug trafficker.

Ex-MLB Players Luis Castillo, Octavio Dotel Linked To Alleged Dominican Drug Lord

7:05pm August 20, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The Dominican attorney general said Tuesday that the former professional baseball players supported a drug running and money laundering network led by César Emilio Peralta.