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'I Want The Eagles To Win So Bad'

5:03am February 02, 2018

Haley Parks got her wisdom teeth out and her parents recorded her as she was coming out of her anesthesia fog with cotton in her mouth. One of her first questions was, "Did I miss the Super Bowl?"

Sex Trafficking And The Super Bowl

5:03am February 02, 2018

For the last several years, every city that has hosted the Super Bowl has waged an aggressive campaign against sex trafficking. David Greene talks with Marc Chadderdon, a criminal investigator in Minnesota.

This Might Finally Be The Year For Philadelphia Eagles Fans

4:37pm February 01, 2018

by Avi Wolfman-Arent

This may be finally be the year for Philadelphia Eagles fans. But after a decades long drought, they're cautiously optimistic that their team can win the Super Bowl and bring home the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

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Russia's gold medal winner Alexander Legkov kisses his medal during the closing ceremony for the men's 50-kilometer cross-country race in Feb. 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Legkov is one of 28 athletes who have had their doping convictions overturned by a Swiss

Sports Tribunal Overturns Lifetime Bans For Doping Against 28 Russian Athletes

1:35pm February 01, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The Court of Arbitration for Sport that heard the appeals said there was insufficient evidence of doping and overturned their lifetime Olympic bans. Eleven others saw their bans reduced.

(Left) United States' Becca Hamilton releases the stone during a match against Switzerland in the Women's World Curling Championship in Beijing on March 23, 2017. (Right) Becca's brother, Matt Hamilton, delivers a stone during the bronze medal game betwee

It's In Their Blood: Siblings Eye 1st Mixed Curling Gold At Winter Olympics

7:08pm January 31, 2018

by Maureen McCollum

Matt and Becca Hamilton will compete in PyeongChang as mixed doubles curling makes its debut at the Olympics. The brother and sister from Wisconsin say their family bond helps drive their success.

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A sign points down the road to the Karolyi Ranch near Hunstville, Texas, in 2015. Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday he has ordered a criminal investigation into claims that former doctor Larry Nassar abused athletes at the facility, which served as the traini

Texas Governor Orders State Investigation Of Claims Of Sexual Abuse At Karolyi Ranch

7:18pm January 30, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The Walker County Sheriff's Office has already been investigating the allegations by multiple athletes of molestation that happened when they were training at the ranch.

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Indians To Remove Controversial Logo From Team Uniforms

8:48am January 30, 2018

by David C. Barnett

After decades of controversy, the Cleveland Indians will remove the "Chief Wahoo" logo from baseball uniforms in 2019. The logo is revered by some fans and considered offensive by many others.

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Students, Alumni Watch As Michigan State Tries To Restore Its Reputation

6:21am January 30, 2018

by Rick Pluta

The university grapples with the aftermath of the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal that's left students, faculty, alumni and donors wondering what's next, and bracing for civil suits against the school.

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Cleveland Indians Will Remove 'Chief Wahoo' From Uniforms In 2019

5:13pm January 29, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

For decades, Native Americans and their supporters have protested the baseball team's logo, a bright red caricature of a Native person. It's coming off uniforms — but staying on fan merchandise.

Russia's Paralympic athletes who compete in South Korea will do so under a neutral flag, part of the team's punishment for doping infractions. Here, Russian athletes are seen in the closing ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, where the

Russia's Paralympics Team Is Banned From South Korea's Winter Games

8:20am January 29, 2018

by Bill Chappell

If they pass scrutiny, some Russian athletes will be able to compete in a handful of sports, under a neutral flag. The Russians dominated at the last Winter Paralympics, held in Sochi.