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Former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar is seen in court on June 23 in Mason, Mich., as he stood trial on multiple counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Nassar has pleaded guilty and faces decades in prison.

USA Gymnastics Doctor Pleads Guilty To Assault, Faces Decades In Prison

1:01pm November 22, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Larry Nassar, the former team doctor for USA Gymnastics, has admitted molesting seven girls. Well over 100 women and girls have accused him of sexual assault.

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Evaluating The NBA's 'One-And-Done' Rule

10:33am November 22, 2017

Rachel Martin talks with journalism professor Kevin Blackistone about the "one-and-done" rule, which requires basketball players to be at least a year out of high school before entering the NBA draft.

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This undated concept drawing shows a radical fully foiling monohull, the AC75, for the 2021 America's Cup, created by Emirates Team New Zealand.

America's Cup Race Gets A Radical New Single-Hulled Boat

9:22am November 21, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The 166-year-old yacht race, which has featured giant foiling catamarans in recent years, will return to monohulls in 2021. But the new boats are far from traditional.

Jana Novotná unloads a backhand during the finals of the 1997 Chase Championships, which she ultimately won. Novotna, who also would go on to win Wimbledon in 1998, died Sunday at age 49.

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Jana Novotná, 'Acrobatic Athlete' Who Won 17 Grand Slams, Dies At 49

10:33am November 20, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The Czech star won the singles Wimbledon title, 16 doubles Grand Slams and three Olympic medals. The Women's Tennis Association said the Hall of Famer died Sunday "after a long battle with cancer."

The Georgia Dome implodes during a scheduled demolition Monday. The stadium played host to the 1996 Olympic Games, two Super Bowls and Atlanta Falcons home games.

WATCH: On Georgia Dome's Final Day, Atlanta Bids Farewell With A Bam

10:06am November 20, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The stadium, which has been around since 1992 and played host to the 1996 Olympic Games, saw its final hours Monday morning. Watch the storied building come down in a planned implosion.

Out Of Bounds: From A Coma To 'Dancing With The Stars'

8:11am November 19, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Victoria Arlen, who made it to the semifinals on Dancing with the Stars even though just two years ago she couldn't walk.

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Saturday Sports: Boston Celtics

8:19am November 18, 2017

Howard Bryant of ESPN The Magazine talks with Scott Simon about the Boston Celtics' winning streak and how this Thanksgiving, a certain NFL team's controversial name might draw some extra attention.

Ferdie Pacheco, ringside physician to Muhammad Ali, died on Thursday at 89.

Ferdie Pacheco, Muhammad Ali's Ringside 'Fight Doctor,' Dies At 89

3:07pm November 17, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

Pacheco worked as Ali's ringside doctor from 1962 to 1977, and later went on to serve as a boxing commentator for network TV fights in the 1980s.

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Russia Still Not Compliant With Sports Doping Regulations

4:55pm November 16, 2017

by Lucian Kim

Russia is reacting angrily after the World Anti-Doping Agency said the country is still not in compliance with its regulations. The announcement could affect Russia's participation in the Winter Olympics next February.

Takashi Yanaoka, president of the Musashigaoka Golf Course outside Tokyo, says tee times are booked at about 90 percent here. But it bucks an industry-wide downward trend.

Japan Has Half Of Asia's Golf Courses, But The Game's Popularity There Is Flagging

4:55pm November 16, 2017

by Elise Hu

In the 1980s, Japan built thousands of golf courses and the game became baked into its business culture. Those days are over. Golf participation in Japan has dropped by 40 percent since 1996.