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Cleaners in Rio de Janeiro collect debris from Guanabara Bay that washed up onto the beach last December. The bay, which will host sailing events at the Olympics in August, is heavily polluted.

For Olympic Sailors And Fishermen Alike, Rio's Dirty Bay Sets Off Alarms

4:49pm June 17, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Guanabara Bay will host the Olympic sailing competition in August. But it's so heavily polluted, it threatens the livelihoods of those who depend on its waters.

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Commentary: Basketball's Becoming Less Difficult

4:18pm June 17, 2016

Basketball revenues are going through the roof.

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Silence On The Sidelines: An MLB Insider's 'Manifesto' On Youth Sports

2:31pm June 17, 2016

Baseball's Mike Matheny talks about his playing career, managing in the big leagues and the pressures of youth sports. Matheny is the author of The Matheny Manifesto. Originally broadcast May 5, 2015.

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Russia's Olympic Track Team To Learn Whether It May Compete In Rio

1:41pm June 17, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

The leaders of the international body that regulates track-and-field is to decide on Friday whether Russian athletes will be allowed in the Rio Olympics. This comes in the middle of a doping scandal.

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O.J. Simpson at the Buffalo Bills' Rich Stadium press conference circa 1975.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'O.J.: Made In America' And A Quiz

7:00am June 17, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

For the show's 300th episode, we look at a stunning new seven-and-a-half-hour documentary, take a TV-themed quiz and discuss What's Making Us Happy this week.

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Dalai Lama Prefers Badminton To Golf, Hasn't Seen 'Caddyshack'

6:31am June 17, 2016

Fox News host Bret Baier asked the Dalai Lama if he's ever seen Caddyshack. In that movie, Bill Murray claims to have caddied for the Dalai Lama. The real Tibetan spiritual leader plays badminton.

Oscar Pistorius walks without his prosthetic legs Wednesday during his resentencing hearing at the Pretoria High Court for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

Pistorius Walks Without His Prosthetic Legs In Dramatic Show At Sentencing Hearing

11:39am June 15, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

A defense lawyer called the track star a "broken man" and said Pistorius has made a "series of enemies" since he killed his girlfriend in 2013. The athlete faces a minimum of 15 years for murder.

After Violence, Security Upped At European Soccer Championship Matches

6:53am June 15, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

Authorities in France have banned the sale of alcohol in the cities of Lille and Lens, in advance of soccer matches involving Russian and English teams. Fans from those teams clashed over the weekend.

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Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, To Be Remembered At Detroit Funeral

6:50am June 15, 2016

by John U. Bacon

Hockey fans will pay their last respects on Wednesday to Gordie Howe, who died last week at age 88. Our commentator looks at the lasting impact the man known as Mr. Hockey had on the game in the U.S.

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Russian Soccer Team Faces Punishment Over Fan Violence

4:30pm June 14, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

European soccer officials say they will kick Russia out of the European Championship if there is any repeat of the violence involving Russian fans during the rest of the competition, currently underway in France.