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Some runners in the Boston Marathon trained while listening to audiobooks

5:03am April 17, 2023

by Judith Kogan

On the morning of this year's Boston marathon, some of the runners competing reflect upon the specific pleasures of training for the arduous 26-mile course while listening to audiobooks.

Former Seattle SuperSonics forward Shawn Kemp, center, attends a WNBA basketball game between the Seattle Storm and the Chicago Sky on May 18, 2022, in Seattle. Prosecutors in Washington state charged Kemp on Friday, April 14, 2023, with first-degree assault in a parking lot shooting last month over a stolen cell phone.

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Former NBA star Shawn Kemp is charged with 1st-degree assault in a March shooting

1:21am April 17, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Kemp said he was shot at first after he tracked down his stolen cell phone and confronted the person he presumed had it. Kemp was released from jail and not initially charged after the incident.

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Saturday Sports: Washington Commanders sale; historic streak in the MLB; NBA playoffs

7:59am April 15, 2023

by Miles Parks

NPR's Miles Parks talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the sale of the NFL's Washington Commanders, a historic streak for the Tampa Bay Rays in the MLB, and the NBA Playoffs.

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How online influencers are changing the boxing world

4:49pm April 14, 2023

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with writer Will Coldwell about the rise of social media influencers in the boxing ring — and how that might be changing the sport.

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Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge hopes to be first to ever run a marathon in under 2 hours

7:13am April 14, 2023

by Esteban Bustillios

One runner in next week's Boston Marathon has run some of the fastest races ever - and Eliud Kipchoge is angling to do something never done before: run a competitive marathon in under two hours. He's already done it in a special event.

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The Washington Commanders could be sold for a record $6 billion

5:37am April 14, 2023

by Michel Martin

The Washington Commanders might be sold for a record $6 billion. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Dave Zirin, sports editor at The Nation.

DeMar DeRozan embraces his daughter Diar before the game against the Toronto Raptors at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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This 9-year-old girl helped lead the Bulls to a screaming comeback win. Literally

8:43pm April 13, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Diar DeRozan is the daughter of Chicago Bulls player DeMar DeRozan, and while she isn't officially on the team, she had an outsized impact on the stunning victory.

A new mode in MLB video game celebrates historical Black all-stars

5:14pm April 13, 2023

by Jamal Michel

Long-running baseball video game MLB The Show features a new mode that celebrates historical Black all-stars.

The Chicago Bulls' 9-year-old screaming secret weapon to beating the Toronto Raptors

4:41pm April 13, 2023

The Chicago Bulls' come-from-behind win against the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Playoff Play-In tournament game was fueled by the screams of 9-year-old Diar, daughter to Bulls forward DeMar DeRozen.

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Michael Jordan's game-worn sneakers from the 1998 NBA finals are displayed at Sotheby's on April 5 in New York. On Tuesday, they sold for a record $2.2 million.

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Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' sneakers sell for a record-breaking $2.2 million

12:40pm April 12, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Jordan wore the Air Jordans during the second half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals in 1998, a historic season widely known as Jordan's "Last Dance."