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Phoenix Mercury Star Diana Taurasi Breaks WNBA Scoring Record

4:33pm June 19, 2017

by Tom Goldman

Diana Taurasi became the WNBA's leading career scorer on Sunday night. The Phoenix Mercury guard now has 7,494 points, an achievement earned by playing her own fierce style of hoops.

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Pakistan Triumphs Over India To Win The Champions Trophy

8:02am June 19, 2017

Osman Samiuddin, senior editor of ESPNCricinfo, describes what this win means for Pakistan, in one of the great rivalries of cricket.

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Why Quarterback Colin Kaepernick Remains Unsigned

7:45am June 18, 2017

The Nation's sports correspondent Dave Zirin tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro of his suspicions that quarterback Colin Kaepernick is being pushed away by the NFL for reasons other than his playing.

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Saturday Sports: It's Time For Baseball

8:15am June 17, 2017

NPR's Melissa Block talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about the latest in baseball, including what's ahead for the Yankees and the Chicago Cubs.

Unity At The Ballpark: Lawmakers Come Together After Shooting

5:51pm June 16, 2017

Nearly 25,000 people turned out for this year's Congressional Baseball Game. It was a rare moment of harmony between Republicans and Democrats one day after a gunman shot Rep. Steve Scalise and four others at a practice for the game.

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Multiple Injuries Reported From Shooting At Field Used For Congressional Baseball Practice

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

3:34pm June 16, 2017

President Trump lashes out on Twitter, calling the Justice Department's Russia probe "the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history." Lawmakers decide to play ball, vowing not to let a gunman's attack on Republicans at a practice stop the bipartisan charity game. And five Michigan officials are charged in the Flint water crisis.

Morning News Brief: Trump Implementing Cuba Restrictions, Congress Plays Ball

8:11am June 16, 2017

President Trump is imposing new restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba. Also, Democrats and Republicans faced each other in congressional baseball, and an update on the London fire investigation.

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Republicans And Democrats Come Together To Play Ball

8:11am June 16, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Democrats and Republicans faced off for the traditional Congressional Baseball Game Thursday night, in the wake of a shooting that left Rep. Steve Scalise critically wounded.

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The Congressional Baseball Game is to be played at Nationals Park on Thursday night, just a day after Rep. Steve Scalise was critically injured in a shooting during practice in Virginia.

'We Will Not Give In To Fear': Congress Is Still Ready To Play Ball

9:23pm June 15, 2017

by Miles Parks

The traditional Congressional Baseball Game is being played Thursday night at Washington's Nationals Park, in spite of the shooting at the GOP practice on Wednesday morning.

A blimp crashes during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament on Thursday near Erin Hills in Erin, Wis.

Blimp Goes Down At U.S. Open; Pilot Injured

6:56pm June 15, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The Washington County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin described the pilot's injuries as "serious." It said the pilot was the only person on board. Videos show the blimp hurtling to the Earth.