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Groundbreaking Deal Agreed To By WNBA, Players Association

5:22am January 15, 2020

The Women's National Basketball Association announced a new collective bargaining agreement that will provide significant pay increases, additional benefits and maternity leave for athletes.

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Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, pictured in December 2019, announced he is leaving the team in the wake of a Major League Baseball investigation that said he helped develop a sign-stealing system.

Red Sox Manager Alex Cora To 'Part Ways' With Boston After Sign-Stealing Scandal

9:57pm January 14, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

"Given the findings and the commissioner's ruling, we collectively decided that it would not be possible for Alex to effectively lead the club going forward," the team said in a statement.

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Brooklyn Nets Player Would Be First In NBA To Create Digital Currency Investment

5:05pm January 14, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Shams Charania, senior NBA correspondent for The Athletic, about Spencer Dinwiddie's plan to create a digital investment channel — and what it means for his contract.

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Smoke from bushfires shrouds the Melbourne city skyline. Hazardous breathing conditions prompted Australian Open officials to suspend practice sessions on Tuesday.

Bushfire Smoke Causes Player To Forfeit Her Qualifying Match For Australian Open

3:06pm January 14, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Slovenia's Dalila Jakupovic was trying to make the first round of the tournament set to open next week. She had trouble breathing and later told reporters, "I was really scared that I would collapse."

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow holds the trophy after the team's win against Clemson in the NCAA College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday in New Orleans.

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LSU Trounces Clemson 42-25, Taking Its First National Championship Since 2007

9:30am January 14, 2020

Clemson went in with a 29-game winning streak, but wasn't able to stand up to Louisiana's withering offensive led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow.

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Astros' GM, Team Manager Dismissed Over Sign-Stealing Scandal

6:22am January 14, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Major League Baseball penalized the Houston Astros for its sign-stealing controversy. The league suspended the general manager and the team manager for a year, and then the Astros' owner fired them.

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MLB Suspends Houston Astros Manager And GM For Sign-Stealing

5:53pm January 13, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with reporter Evan Drellich of The Athletic about the stiff penalties Major League Baseball has imposed on the Houston Astros — who have now fired their manager and GM.

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Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, shown here during the 2019 World Series, has been fired by team owner Jim Crane.

Houston Astros Dismiss Team Manager, General Manager Over Sign-Stealing Scandal

4:50pm January 13, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

MLB ordered the team to pay a fine of $5 million — the highest amount allowable under league rules. The Astros also will forfeit first- and second-round selections in player drafts in 2020 and 2021.

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After Weekend Games, 4 Teams Are Left In The NFL Playoffs

5:59am January 13, 2020

by Tom Goldman

As expected, San Francisco, Green Bay and Kansas City are moving on in the NFL playoffs. It is a big surprise that the Tennessee Titans are among the last four teams standing.

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Kimia Alizadeh of Iran celebrates after winning a bronze medal in taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She says she is defecting from Iran to escape oppression.

Iran's Only Female Olympic Medalist Says She Has Defected

5:40pm January 12, 2020

by Aubri Juhasz

Kimia Alizadeh, who won a bronze medal for taekwondo at the 2016 summer Olympics, described her decision to leave Iran as difficult, but necessary.