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Jessica Jones spends her Friday evening mini-golfing at East Potomac Park Mini Golf.

How Mini-Golf Played A Big Role In Desegregating Public Rec Spaces

10:29am May 28, 2018

by Mikaela Lefrak

Washington, D.C., is home to one of the oldest continuously running mini-golf courses in the U.S. The sport became popular in the early 1900s, when there were more than 25,000 courses nationwide.

Danica Patrick hits the wall in the second turn, during Sunday's running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana.

Danica Patrick's Indy 500 Crash Caps An Otherwise Groundbreaking Career

10:27pm May 27, 2018

by Wynne Davis

The 36-year-old returned on Sunday to the same track that skyrocketed her career. While her last race ended in a crash, she goes down as one of the most successful female racing drivers in history.

Houston Texans players kneel during the singing of the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks.

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How The NFL's New Rule On Protesting Is Being Perceived By Players

2:18pm May 27, 2018

NFL owners announced Wednesday that players must stand during the playing of the national anthem. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Howard Bryant of ESPN and author of the book The Heritage.

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Janet Guthrie and her pit crew at the Indianapolis 500 in 1977, her first. She tells NPR that while racing, her engine began "popping and banging" and could not be fixed. She finished 29th. She qualified and raced in two more Indy 500 races.

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Indy 500 Pioneer Janet Guthrie Savors The Day She Made History

12:51pm May 27, 2018

In 1977, the racing world was fascinated with driver Janet Guthrie's presence at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The day she sealed her spot in the race-day lineup, nothing seemed to be going right.

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Saturday Sports: NFL And Knee Protests

8:12am May 26, 2018

by Tom Goldman

The NFL announced a new policy that will fine teams if any of their players kneel during the national anthem.

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Danica Patrick's Last Race

8:12am May 26, 2018

by Cheryl Corley

This Sunday, it's the end of "start your engines" for racing star Danica Patrick. The only woman to win an IndyCar race, Patrick leaves motor sports with a last run at the Indy 500.

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2:40pm May 25, 2018

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Do You Trust Your Child's Sports Coaching Staff?

2:04pm May 25, 2018

After recent stories of athlete abuse, NPR's All Things Considered wants to have a discussion about the dynamic of trust between families and sports staff.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte watches a home run hit by the Washington Nationals' Matt Adams fall into the stands during the ninth inning of a game at Nationals Park on April 11.

What's Up With All The Home Runs? MLB Hired Scientists. Here's What They Found Out

6:08pm May 24, 2018

by Amy Held

A panel of experts studied the issue for months but couldn't come up with much more than ballpark determinations as to why home run rates are spiking.

Jack Johnson, seen here in New York City in 1932, was the first black world heavyweight champion. On Thursday, President Trump granted him a rare posthumous pardon, clearing his name more than a century after a racially charged conviction.

Legendary Boxer Jack Johnson Gets Pardon, 105 Years After Baseless Conviction

5:22pm May 24, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The black world heavyweight champion was convicted of a crime in 1913 for traveling with a white girlfriend. President Trump issued a rare posthumous pardon after an appeal from Sylvester Stallone.