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Week In Sports: Spurs Take First Game Of NBA Finals

5:39am June 09, 2013

Weekend Edition Saturday Scott Simon talks to NPR's sports correspondent Tom Goldman about NBA star Tony Parker's spectacular performances of late, and the latest on the French Open Tennis championships.

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NBA Purists Swoon Over Spurs' Style Of Play

6:02am June 06, 2013

by Tom Goldman

The NBA Finals begin Thursday night in Miami. Though they haven't won a championship since 2007, the San Antonio Spurs have remained in the hunt because of their style of team play. The Spurs will face the Miami Heat.

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Write This Down: Keeping your own score does not make you more noble, says Frank Deford.

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Take Golf Out Of The Rough, Into The 21st Century

9:20am June 05, 2013

by Frank Deford

When the St. Jude Classic opens on Wednesday in Memphis, Tenn., Frank Deford will be paying attention to the action on the course. He has some gripes about the requirement that players must tally their own shots.

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Raleigh Basketball, Hockey Teams Clash Over Schedule

7:30am June 05, 2013

Word of a dispute between the Carolina Hurricanes and NC State University hit the news over the last week.

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Surfers surround a celebrant who pours libations and says prayers to honor the spirit of surfers past and present and to give thanks to the sea for providing sustenance and recreation.

Barrier-Breaking Surfer's Legacy A Reminder Of Work To Do

3:31pm June 04, 2013

by Karen Grigsby Bates

African-American and Mexican, Nick Gabaldon carved a path for surfers of color. He died in 1951, but access to surfing can still be limited.

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Week In Sports: Who Will Face The Spurs For The NBA Title?

6:39am June 01, 2013

ESPN sports commentator Howard Bryant talks to Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon about the week's top sports stories, including the NBA conference finals, the NHL, and Serena Williams' dominance at the French Open tennis championships.

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Weekend Hockey Finals To Be A Battle Of Champions

9:23pm May 31, 2013

If you're looking for a feel-good story of an upstart underdog, don't watch the NHL conference finals this weekend. But if you want to see a match up between the past four Stanley Cup champions, you won't want to miss this weekend's dropping of the puck. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis joins Robert Siegel for a preview.

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What A Lawsuit Against The Redskins Could Mean For The Brand

9:23pm May 31, 2013

by Allison Keyes

Native American groups are challenging the exclusive trademark protection for the Washington Redskins, saying the NFL team's name is a racial slur. If the judge rules in the groups' favor, the team could lose millions of dollars from the sale of licensed merchandise.

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Blackhawks Beat Wings, Will Meet Kings In NHL Conference Final

8:18am May 30, 2013

by Mike Pesca

The Chicago Blackhawks were on the verge of elimination from the National Hockey League playoffs. But in overtime Wednesday night, they came back to beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series.

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One More Swing: 'Casey At The Bat'

11:03am May 29, 2013

by Ernest Lawrence Thayer

Frank Deford puts aside his gripes this week to pay tribute to the poem by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, first published in the San Francisco Examiner 125 years ago June 3.

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