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NBC To Broadcast Britsh Soccer League

11:59am August 31, 2013

Big-time soccer finally has a major American television contract, but it's not the LA Galaxy or Chicago Fire. Barclays Premier League Football, perhaps the most popular sports league in the rest of the world, includes Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and West Ham. Host Scott Simon talks with Sports Business Journal's John Ourand about why NBC Sports Network is airing British football.

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NCAA Has Long List Of Headaches As Football Season Starts

7:01pm August 30, 2013

It's been another long college football off-season complete with a scandal involving reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziell. That scandal has passed, for now, but it's another in a list of headaches for the NCAA as it kicked off the regular season last night. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis joins Robert Siegel to talk about it all.

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Concussion Suits: NFL, Retirees Reach $765 Million Deal

9:51am August 30, 2013

by Tom Goldman

More than 4,500 retired players had been part of the lawsuits. They claimed the league hadn't properly protected them over the years. In the settlement, the NFL does not admit any liability.

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2013 College Football Season Opens On Thursday

6:43am August 29, 2013

College football fans are excited. NCAA Division 1 play starts Thursday night with 17 games on the schedule. Most of the heavyweights, including top-ranked Alabama, start their campaigns Saturday.

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How About A Gold Medal For Human Rights For Gay People?

5:46pm August 28, 2013

by Frank Deford

Russia is pledging that the 2014 games will be free of discrimination despite its anti-gay measures. Frank Deford isn't buying it and says Olympic officials need to be accountable.

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HBO Documentary about Marty Glickman: Dave Goren's Review

11:43am August 28, 2013

He was one of the Godfathers of television sportscasters. And now, he's the subject of a TV documentary. In this week's Sports Commentary, Dave Goren tells us all about the great Marty Glickman.

Dave Goren is the Executive Director of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) & Hall of Fame. It's based in Salisbury (NC).

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In 2012, these two base jumpers wearing wingsuits were high above Chamonix in the French Alps.

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Wingsuit Flying: Incredible Thrill, But 'No Second Chance'

5:30pm August 27, 2013

by Mark Memmott

The recent deaths of two more extreme sports enthusiasts who were trying to "fly" past mountains has brought new attention to a very dangerous sport.

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Was 1973 'Battle Of The Sexes' Tennis Match Thrown?

5:30pm August 27, 2013

Melissa Block speaks with Don Van Natta Jr., a senior writer with ESPN, about new evidence that the famous Battle of the Sexes tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King may have been thrown to cover Rigg's gambling debts to the Mafia.

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USA Swimming To Review Sexual Misconduct Prevention Program

5:13am August 27, 2013

by Tom Goldman

The governing body of U.S. competitive swimming announced an independent review of its program to protect athletes from sexual abuse. There are new questions, some from Congress, about whether swimming has effectively confronted an abuse problem revealed in recent years.

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Fantasy sports attract an estimated 36+ million players in the U.S. and Canada.

Quitting Your Job For Fantasy Football

6:04pm August 25, 2013

Drew Dinkmeyer was an investment analyst. Pretty steady job, right? He left that job - in this economic climate - to become a full-time fantasy sports player.

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