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Racism Allegations Embroil French Soccer Team In Controversy

5:06pm June 08, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

There's been a huge uproar in sporting circles in France after a player of Algerian descent said racism was the reason he wasn't chosen for the French team in the European championship which starts this week.

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Tamara Johnson is a new Outdoor Afro leader in Atlanta.

Code Switch Podcast, Episode 2: Being 'Outdoorsy' When You're Black Or Brown

3:11pm June 08, 2016

by Leah Donnella

On this episode, Shereen and Adrian take a look at why being "outdoorsy" can get complicated when you're a person of color in America.

Tennis star Maria Sharapova speaks about her failed drug test at the Australian Open during a news conference in Los Angeles in March 2016.

Tennis Star Maria Sharapova Suspended For 2 Years For Doping

12:43pm June 08, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

An independent tribunal has ruled that Sharapova is ineligible after testing positive for meldonium. She said she didn't know at the time that the substance had been banned starting early this year.

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What Happened To The Muhammad Ali I Idolized, Blackistone Asks

6:37am June 08, 2016

Growing up, sports commentator Kevin Blackistone idolized Muhammad Ali. With Ali's death last week, he wonders why the man he sees in the obituaries is so different than the Ali he remembers.

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NHL Final Round Standouts: Penguins' Sidney Crosby, Sharks' Joel Ward

6:32am June 08, 2016

David Greene talks to Hemal Jhaveri, a writer with the USA Today sports blog — For The Win — about two of the most interesting players in this year's final round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs.

Brazilian soccer star Pele displays the FIFA World Cup during its presentation in Rio de Janeiro in February 2010. Pele's World Cup winner's medals from 1958, 1962 and 1970 are up for auction.

Score! Pele Auctions Off Thousands Of Medals, Other Memorabilia

1:58pm June 07, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The three-day auction of more than 2,000 items started Tuesday in London. The soccer star says he will donate a portion of the proceeds to a children's hospital in Brazil.

Kimbo Slice signs autographs at the UFC 100 Expo in Las Vegas in 2009. Slice died suddenly Monday at the age of 42.

Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Kimbo Slice Dies At 42

1:21pm June 07, 2016

by Chris Arnold

Slice parlayed videos of his street fights into a career as an MMA fighter. He reportedly died Monday at a Florida hospital of as-yet-undisclosed causes.

Novak Djokovic Completes Career Grand Slam, Wins French Open

7:07pm June 06, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Courtney Nguyen, senior writer with WTA Insider, about Djokovic's win at the French Open. He became the first male player to win the sport's Grand Slam in almost 50 years.

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Remembering Ali: Author Davis Miller Shares Story About "The Champ"

5:36pm June 06, 2016

by Bethany Chafin

He was "The Champ," the "Greatest of All Time." And now, he's gone. As the world mourns the death of Muhammad Ali, we have our own remembrance from the archives.

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Muhammed Ali Vs. Sonny Liston: The 'Worst Mess In History Of Sports'

4:26pm June 06, 2016

In remembrance of Muhammed Ali, NPR looks back at Robert Siegel's conversation with filmmaker Gary Robinov, director of Raising Ali, about the 50th anniversary of the heavyweight boxing match between Ali and Sonny Liston in Lewiston, Maine. This story originally aired on May 22, 2015, on All Things Considered.

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