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NCAA to pay former players $2.8B and share revenue with future players in settlement

9:35pm May 24, 2024

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kendall Spencer, former student athlete NCAA board member, about the NCAA and Power 5 athletic conferences agreeing to pay former student athletes almost $2.8 billion.

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The NBA conference finals and the arrival of Anthony 'Ant-Man' Edwards

6:36pm May 22, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with sports culture critic Tyler Tynes about this year's NBA conference finals — which have a little bit of everything.

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4 teams are left in the NBA Playoffs: Celtics, Pacers, Mavericks and Timberwolves

11:42am May 21, 2024

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks about the NBA Playoffs with Jesse Washington, a senior writer at ESPN's Andscape.

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A Toronto Blue Jays fan got an unexpected souvenir after attending a game

11:42am May 21, 2024

A ball traveling 100 mph smacked Liz McGuire in the face giving her a black eye and a bump on the head. The Topps baseball card company made 110 copies of a card showing her injured face.

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The sport of cricket is mostly played by men — that's changing in New Jersey

7:58am May 20, 2024

by Buffy Gorrilla

A group of women in Livingston, N.J., has formed a league to play the sport they grew up watching from the stands.

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North Carolina sports wagers well over $1B in first months under new law, report says

10:18pm May 19, 2024

by Associated Press

Online sports wagering in North Carolina has exceeded $1 billion since authorized gambling operators could take bets starting March 11. The North Carolina State Lottery Commission released a report Friday about wagering, winnings and revenue.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker speaks to the media during NFL football Super Bowl 58 opening night on Feb. 5, 2024, in Las Vegas. Butker railed against Pride month along with President Biden's leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and his stance on abortion during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend.

Benedictine College nuns denounce Harrison Butker's speech at their school

12:45pm May 19, 2024

by John Helton

"Instead of promoting unity in our church, our nation, and the world, his comments seem to have fostered division," the sisters wrote of the NFL kicker's controversial commencement address.

Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk launches an attack on Britain's Tyson Fury during their undisputed heavyweight world championship boxing fight at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, May 19, 2024.

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Usyk beats Fury to become first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years

4:02am May 19, 2024

by Robbie Griffiths

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk became the world's first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years by beating British fighter Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh.

Jaime Torres, atop Seize The Grey, reacts after crossing the finish line to win the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday in Baltimore.

Seize the Grey wins the Preakness, ending Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid

9:47pm May 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

Seize the Grey ended Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid by going wire to wire to win the Preakness, giving trainer D. Wayne Lukas his seventh victory in the race.

Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami smiles in the game against CF Montréal during the first half at Saputo Stadium on May 11 in Montreal, Canada.

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Napkin securing Lionel Messi's first contract fetches nearly $1 million at auction

3:09pm May 18, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

The handwritten restaurant napkin from the year 2000 was the starting point for an agreement between the then 13-year-old Messi and FC Barcelona.