High Point Rockers To Play Inaugural Home Game Thursday
The High Point Rockers will play their first game before a home crowd Thursday night.
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Olympic Champion Caster Semenya Loses Case To Compete Without Hormone Suppressants
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Wednesday that two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya, and female runners like her, must take medications to suppress testosterone output.
Court Rules Against Caster Semenya, Says She Must Lower Testosterone To Compete
The South African track star had sought to have new regulations about permissible testosterone levels in female athletes declared invalid. But Semenya says she "will once again rise above."
Opinion: How Holzhauer Hacked 'Jeopardy!'
Sports commentator Mike Pesca has his say on the unstoppability of Jeopardy! champion James Holzhauer.
UNC Hires Banghart As Women's Basketball Coach
The Univeristy of North Carolina has hired Princeton's Courtney Banghart as its next women's basketball coach.
London Marathon Takes A Small Step To Go Green
The BBC reports 47,000 plastic water bottles were tossed at last year's race. This year, organizers gave runners edible water pods. They're biodegradable because they're made from seaweed.
NBA's Lack Of Latino Players
Now that the NBA playoffs are in full swing, there's an element missing: Latino players. Just 2% of NBA players are Latino and that has the league looking for ways to increase the number of Latinos.
Not My Job: We Quiz Big Wave Surfer Laird Hamilton On Channel Surfing
We've invited the legendary surfer, fitness model and lifestyle guru to play a game called "Championship Channel Surfing." Three questions about terrible moments in television history.
NFL Returns To Site Of First Game
The big-city NFL returns to its roots by taking later rounds of the draft on the road, including to Rock Island, Ill., which in 1920 was host to the league's first game.
Saturday Sports: Basketball, Basketball, Basketball
The NBA Western conference is narrowing down, and a legendary NBA great died this week. NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant.