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Ferris High School softball player Kylee Fowler stands beside the dugout, face mask on and ready.

Softballers Face A Fielder's Choice: When To Wear A Face Mask?

6:28pm May 18, 2014

by Lauren Silverman

Softball is among the safest high school sports, but injuries do happen, especially from line drives. One Texas district is making some girls put on face masks before they step on the field.

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Defending Champs Advance In NHL, NBA Series

11:29am May 17, 2014

The conference championships in hockey and basketball are coming up, and this year, both of the defending champions are the teams to beat! NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Howard Bryant of ESPN.

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U.S. Men's Soccer Team Tries To Jell Before World Cup

12:07pm May 16, 2014

by Tom Goldman

In one month, the U.S. Men's national soccer team plays Ghana, in the first of three tough opening round games at the World Cup in Brazil. A pre-World Cup camp opened this week at Stanford University.

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Lance Armstrong (left) and Tyler Hamilton compete in the 90th Tour de France in 2003. Hamilton later testified in the doping case brought against Armstrong and the U.S. Postal cycling team.

Athletes Chased By Technology In The Sport Of Anti-Doping

7:59pm May 10, 2014

by NPR Staff

As testing for doping in sports becomes more sophisticated, so do the drugs. Looking at the recent history of cycling can make you wonder how many cheaters continue to slip by undetected.

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Michael Sam Waiting For An Invite In NFL Draft Spectacle

11:44am May 10, 2014

The spectacle of the NFL draft round enters its third day. NPR's Scott Simon talks with correspondent Tom Goldman about meritocracy, race and politics in sports.

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Heisman Winner Slides In NFL Draft, Caught By Cleveland

8:45pm May 09, 2014

The NFL draft opened Thursday night, and as sportswriter Stefan Fatsis notes, it wasn't short on drama. The most talked-about draftee, quarterback Johnny Manziel, slid to the 22nd pick. Stretched across the whole weekend, the draft has become all but ubiquitous.

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Brewskee-Ball has built a league of competitive Skee-Ball players, but the owners of the name Skee-Ball are not amused.

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Brewskee-Ball Founders Refuse To Be Sidelined By Trademark Case

5:09pm May 07, 2014

by Joel Rose

Brewskee-Ball has built a league of competitive Skee-Ball players, but the owners of the name Skee-Ball are not amused. They're suing for trademark infringement, but the league isn't rolling over.

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Why Michael Sam Might Not Be Drafted

6:19pm May 04, 2014

by Phil Harrell

One of the big names at this week's NFL Draft is Michael Sam, the SEC's co-Defensive Player of the Year who came out as gay. Some around the NFL think there's a chance he will go undrafted for reasons other than his sexual orientation.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On Sterling: 'There's Light Now'

7:46pm May 03, 2014

by NPR Staff

The Hall of Famer calls the punishment for Donald Sterling's racist remarks wise and just, but wonders why the NBA tolerated the Clippers owner's "shameful record" for so many years.

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Donald Sterling, Philanthropist: What To Do With His Donations?

6:27pm May 03, 2014

UCLA cancelled a $3 million donation from LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling, because of racist comments Sterling made in a recording. The donation was to go towards kidney research.

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