2 Female Italian Players Advance At The U.S. Open
Yes, Serena Williams' quest for the tennis Grand Slam is exciting. No one has won all four major tournaments in the same calendar year since Steffi Graf did it in 1988. And now that Williams is in the...
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Serena Williams' Grand Slam Quest Ends With Loss To Roberta Vinci
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: There will be no Grand Slam this year. In a stunning victory, Italian tennis player Roberta Vinci defeated...
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Away From The Lights Of Center Court, U.S. Open Offers Another World
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ARUN RATH, HOST: OK, some tennis news now. So spoiler alert - Italian Flavia Pennetta has won the women's final at the U.S. Open....
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Witness: Gunman Told Victims To State Religion Before Mass Shooting
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Yesterday was Sarah Cobb's fourth day of college, and it was one the 17-year-old will never forget. She...
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What We Know About The Oregon School Shooting
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Oregon Community Grapples With Aftermath Of College Shooting
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The investigation continues into the how and why a gunman killed nine people on a community college campus in...
View ArticleFather Believes Oregon Shooting Victim Saved His Daughter's Life
Lacey Scroggins was in a writing class last week at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., when a man burst in and started shooting people. When it was over, 10 people, including the shooter, were...
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More Women Work In Male-Dominated Pro Sports But There's A Long Way To Go
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And a point of clarification, listeners this morning have rightly pointed out that other women have called...
View ArticleThe Powerful Player To Watch As The World Series Gets Underway
Baseball is a team sport. But as the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets prepare to play Game 1 of the World Series tonight, there's a tremendous amount of focus on one player in particular.And the...
View ArticleA Deep-Rooted History Of Activism Stirs In College Football
In football, a sport that demands military-style discipline and singular focus, there's ample precedent for speaking out against the status quo.What happened at the University of Missouri in recent...
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Judges To Hear Appeal Over NFL's Concussion Lawsuit Settlement
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. This is an important day for thousands of former NFL players who are waiting to get compensated for...
View ArticleMLB Commissioner To Decide Whether To Reinstate Pete Rose
It's the offseason for Major League Baseball, but big news is coming soon. Commissioner Rob Manfred says he will decide by the end of the month whether to reinstate Pete Rose.The former perennial...
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'Concussion' Forces Football Players To Contemplate Safety Risks
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: For football fans, it's an exciting time of year - college bowl games in full swing, the NFL heading for the...
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Alabama Wins 4th College Football Title In 7 Seasons
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: Well, there is a new, albeit, pretty familiar school at the top of college football. Alabama beat Clemson last...
View ArticleFor Pro Athletes, Knowing When It's Time To Call It Quits
Sunday's Super Bowl 50 — Carolina Panthers versus the Denver Broncos — could mark the end of an era.Peyton Manning's last game.The veteran Broncos quarterback turns 40 next month. After a season...
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Soccer Fans Skeptical New FIFA President Will Bring Needed Reform
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: World soccer's governing body, FIFA, picks a new president tomorrow. Five men are competing to succeed the...
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Peyton Manning Retires, Maria Sharapova Fails Drug Test
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: All right. So if you are sick of politics, we have a couple of big sports stories for you today. First, one of...
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Selection Sunday Produces 2016 March Madness Bracket
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: It is about as exciting as college basketball gets without the sweat and squeaking sneakers and school bands....
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Buzzer-Beating Shot Capped Villanova's Victory Over UNC 77-74
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Willett Wins Masters; Defending Champ Spieth's Game Collapses On 12th Hole
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