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Football player Myles Hinton used the NCAA's college transfer portal to transfer from Stanford University to the University of Michigan in his effort to seek a path from college to the NFL.

Welcome to the portal — where college athletes can risk it all for a shot at glory

5:00am May 19, 2023

by Jason Fuller

Since the inception of the transfer portal in 2018, the number of student athletes seeking to move colleges in the hope of finding a better path to the pros has exploded. But not everyone makes it.

Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a shot in the fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Jack Sock of the U.S. to win in four sets 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Monday, June 1, 2015.

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Rafael Nadal has pulled out of this year's French Open

3:25am May 19, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Nadal, who has won 14 French Opens, injured his hip in January during the Australian Open. He has pulled out of other matches earlier in the year, but has not said if he will retire.

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Gov. Cooper visits North Wilkesboro Speedway ahead of the NASCAR All-Star Race

4:57pm May 17, 2023

by David Ford

Following nearly three decades of dormancy, and months of renovation efforts, the North Wilkesboro Speedway is once again hosting the NASCAR All-Star Race, set to begin thi

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Victor Wembanyama has played far above his competition in France. At 19, he's now heading to the NBA.

4 things to know about Victor Wembanyama, the top NBA prospect since LeBron

1:13pm May 17, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Victor Wembanyama is seen as a lock for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs to select in the draft. He hopes to reproduce the championship success of other French players, like Tony Parker.

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The San Antonio Spurs win the first draft pick. Will they choose Wembanyama?

5:04am May 17, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Will Leitch, contributing editor for New York Magazine, about French basketball phenom Victor Wembanyama, who is projected to go first in the NBA draft.

Paraclimbing athletes hope for inclusion in the Paralympic Games

5:22pm May 16, 2023

by Emily Chen-Newton

The sport of paraclimbing may one day make it into the Paralympic Games. Two climbers from Kentucky will show off the sport at a World Cup event.

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'Godfather of Poker' Doyle Brunson dies at 89

4:27pm May 16, 2023

Doyle Brunson, the "Godfather of Poker," has died at 89. Brunson won 10 bracelets at the World Series of Poker tournament and was known for writing Super System, a popular book about the game.

If you don't know basketballer Victor Wembanyama, you will

4:27pm May 16, 2023

Some people consider French basketball player Victor Wembanyama the greatest NBA draft pick of all time. Zach Kram of The Ringer talks about what makes Wembanyama so special.

Cambodia's Bou Samnang runs in the women's 5,000-meter final despite heavy rain, during the Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh. A video of her finish, minutes after the race was decided, has won over fans around the sporting world.

She finished last, but this runner won fans for not giving up in a pounding rain

3:55pm May 16, 2023

by Bill Chappell

"I wanted to show people that in life, even though we go a bit slow or fast, we will reach our destination all the same," Cambodia's Bou Samnang said of her rain-soaked, Southeast Asian Games run.

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A Los Angeles Lakers superfan is cheering them on in a unique way

7:29am May 16, 2023

One fan who will be watching the Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets in the NBA playoffs Tuesday night, has the face of Lakers star LeBron James shaved into the back of his head.

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