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Deadspin Writer Wants Sports Teams To Take A Different Approach To Domestic Violence

5:00pm October 30, 2016

Deadspin writer Diana Moskovitz says a zero-tolerance policy in professional sports doesn't help domestic violence victims. In some cases, she says, game suspensions or expulsion makes things worse.

With World Series At 3-1, 'Cursed' Cubs Fans Cope With Last Night's Loss

8:35am October 30, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon checks in with Rachel Martin from the Windy City, following the fourth matchup of his beloved Cubs against the Cleveland Indians.

Baylor Regents Describe Gang Rape, Other Alleged Assault By Football Players

2:27pm October 29, 2016

by Laura Wagner

In interviews with the Wall Street Journal, Baylor University regents said 17 women reported "sexual or domestic assaults involving 19 players, including four alleged gang rapes."

Serious Tailgaters Prepare Days Ahead Of Birmingham Football Rivalry Game

9:19am October 29, 2016

by Sherrel Stewart

In Birmingham, tens of thousands of football fans will watch Alabama A&M face Alabama State in the Magic City Classic, a big game between two black colleges.

Cleveland Indians Lead World Series 2-1 After Beating Chicago Cubs 1-0

9:12am October 29, 2016

The World Series moves to Chicago, where the Cubs took on Cleveland at Wrigley Field for Game 3. Game 4 is Saturday night.

Remembering Steve Goodman, The Folk Singer Who Immortalized The Chicago Cubs Anthem

9:12am October 29, 2016

Steve Goodman is the man responsible for "Go Cubs Go," a song that's been the anthem his beloved team since 1984. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Goodman's biographer Clay Eals about the singer's life.

Clevelander Sportswriter Talks City's Shot At World Series

8:58am October 29, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Cleveland sports writer Terry Pluto, of the Plain Dealer, about what the Indians being in the World Series means for the Midwestern city.

Surviving A Shot To The Throat, Iconic Chicago Anthem Singer Returns To World Series

8:58am October 29, 2016

Wayne Messmer has sung the national anthem about 5,000 times, many times at Chicago Cubs home games. He tells Scott Simon what it means for the Cubs to be in the Series for the first time in decades.

Cleveland Indians And Chicago Cubs Face Off In Game 3 Of The World Series

10:34pm October 28, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The teams are tied at one game apiece. Harry Truman was president the last time the Chicago Cubs hosted a World Series game at Wrigley Field.

Cubs-Indians Tied One-Game-A-Piece As World Series Shifts To Chicago

4:29pm October 28, 2016

by Tom Goldman

Kyle Schwarber of the Chicago Cubs spent nearly the whole season rehabbing an injury. But his return to the lineup has been an inspiration, helping the Cubs even the World Series against Cleveland.