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Brown's Trade For Odell Beckham Jr. Excites Cleveland Fan

8:40am March 15, 2019

After the Browns signed receiver Odell Beckham Jr., one fan ran around his neighborhood screaming "We got Odell" so loudly and uncontrollably, a neighbor called 911 and kept her kids in the car.

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WFU Coach Charged In Admissions Scam Has Deep California Ties

5:18pm March 14, 2019

by Paul Garber

Wake Forest University is the only Southeastern school caught up in a federal college admissions probe alleging that wealthy parents got their children falsely tagged as athletic recruits.

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A Marriage Proposal For Memphis Fans

5:06am March 14, 2019

At an NBA game, a woman was delighted when her boyfriend asked into a microphone, "Will you Grit N Grind with me forever and ever babe?" It's the slogan for the Memphis Grizzlies.

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South Carolina Tries To Get New Panthers Practice Facility

4:33pm March 13, 2019

by Associated Press

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Westbrook-Fan Incident May Spur NBA To Do More To Shield Players

5:11am March 13, 2019

David Greene talks to William C. Rhoden, who writes for ESPN's website The Undefeated, about how some basketball fans abuse players, and whether greater protections need to be put in place.

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison fastens an Australian flag pin on Hakeem al-Araibi, a Bahraini refugee soccer player who was granted citizenship in the country on Tuesday in Melbourne.

Refugee Soccer Player Hakeem al-Araibi Granted Australian Citizenship

4:27pm March 12, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

He fled his native country of Bahrain after being imprisoned. Then he was jailed in Thailand and faced extradition charges. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called him "our newest Australian."

Wake Forest University Coach Named In Admissions Bribery Case

11:15am March 12, 2019

by Paul Garber

Federal authorities have indicted Wake Forest's volleyball coach as part of a wide-sweeping investigation into a college admissions scam.

Lee Spencer, a 49-year-old single-leg amputee, celebrates after rowing solo across the Atlantic.

Former Royal Marine Becomes 1st Amputee To Row Solo Across Atlantic

10:49am March 12, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Lee Spencer is not only the first amputee to make the journey solo, he also crushed the able-bodied record by 36 days. "No one should be defined by disability," he said.

Cyclist Kelly Catlin (left) with her U.S. teammates after they won team pursuit gold medals at the world championships in the Netherlands last year.

Olympic Cycling Medalist Kelly Catlin Dead At 23

10:39pm March 11, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

She was found in her dorm at Stanford University last week. Her family says it was suicide. "She saw herself as a warrior, and it was do or die," her sister, Christine Catlin, tells NPR.

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LeBron And The Lakers: What Went Wrong During His First Season In Los Angeles

5:02pm March 11, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Los Angeles Times sports columnist Arash Markazi about LeBron James' disastrous first season with the Los Angeles Lakers.

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