How the training montage became a miniature artform
There's a third Creed movie in theaters, which technically makes it the ninth Rocky movie. And a new Rocky movie means... a new training montage.
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The WWE is negotiating to legalize betting on its (scripted) matches
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with CNBC media reporter Alexander Sherman about the WWE's negotiations to legalize betting on its own scripted matches.
BBC crisis escalates as players and stars rally behind soccer host Gary Lineker
The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as it scrambled to stem a crisis over its suspension of Lineker for comments criticizing the British government's asylum policy.
Saturday Sports: Mikaela Shiffrin's ski record; college basketball coaches retire
This week in sports, Mikaela Shiffrin skis towards another record, the World Baseball Classic highlights unlikely stars, and college basketball says goodbye to two storied coaches.
Mikaela Shiffrin ties the record for most alpine skiing World Cup race wins
American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, 27, has tied Ingemar Stenmark's record for career race wins on the alpine skiing World Cup. Stenmark set the record at age 32 in 1989.
Pregnant runner ran a mile in under 6 minutes shortly before her due date
NPR's A Martinez speaks with professional runner Makenna Myler, who recently ran a 5:17 mile in her third trimester of pregnancy.
2 Indonesian soccer officials found guilty in one of the deadliest stadium stampedes
The match organizer and the security chief were handed down prison sentences Thursday in connection with a 2022 stampede that killed more than 130 people following a match in East Java.
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp is released from jail after arrest in a drive-by shooting
People close to Kemp say the case is one of self-defense, after the former Seattle SuperSonics star allegedly tracked down a stolen iPhone.
Texas Tech men's basketball coach resigns after making racially insensitive comments
The school said head coach Mark Adams had encouraged a player "to be more receptive to coaching and referenced Bible verses about workers, teachers, parents, and slaves serving their masters."
Colin Kaepernick describes how he embraced his blackness as a teenager
Kaepernick's upbringing and teen crucibles are the source of his new graphic novel, titled Change the Game.