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Brenda Cook, Brant Hopkins and Baby Murf of the the National Women's Football League team the Houston Herricanes.

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How sexism and homophobia sidelined the National Women's Football League

2:26pm November 03, 2021

The NWFL lasted from the mid-1970s to 1988, when it shuttered and the teams broke apart. A new book, Hail Mary, xplores the league's origins and the problems that brought it to an end.

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Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Will Smith and catcher Travis d'Arnaud celebrate after winning baseball's World Series in Game 6 against the Houston Astros Tuesday, in Houston. The Braves won 7-0.

The Atlanta Braves shut out the Astros 7-0 to become World Series champions

11:41am November 03, 2021

by Doreen McCallister

The Braves needed six games to put away the Astros, and are now celebrating their first championship since 1995. Atlanta's Jorge Soler was named the series Most Valuable Player.

Norway's team lines up during the 2018 Women's Beach Handball World Cup final against Greece in 2018 in Kazan, Russia.

Female handball players will no longer have to wear bikini bottoms

5:15pm November 02, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The rule change is an apparent victory for Norway's female handball team after it was fined for wearing shorts rather than the requisite bikini bottoms over the summer.

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Saturday sports: Braves leading World Series; Blackhawks, soccer face sexual assault

9:16am October 30, 2021

by Tom Goldman

The behavior of the Braves' fans is scrutinized as the World Series goes to Atlanta, and fallout continues in the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault case.

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'Swagger' follows a young basketball prodigy, inspired by Kevin Durant's life story

9:00am October 30, 2021

Scott Simon speaks with Reggie Rock Bythewood, director of the new TV drama "Swagger." It's about a basketball prodigy and the family, players and coaches around him.

Football fans are packing into stadiums without masks, but it hasn't been an issue

9:00am October 30, 2021

by Wade Goodwyn

How risky is attending a professional or college football game during this phase of the pandemic? Millions are doing so, mostly unmasked.

Joel Quenneville is no longer the head coach of the Florida Panthers, after an investigation found he and other leaders failed to act on sexual assault accusations from a player on the Chicago Blackhawks during Quenneville's tenure there.

A former Chicago Blackhawks coach resigns from the Florida Panthers' top job

4:28pm October 29, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Joel Quenneville has quit as coach of the Florida hockey team following a report about the handling of sexual assault accusations from a player for the Blackhawks during Quenneville's tenure there.

Chris Sale of the Boston Red Sox warms up in the bullpen before a game against the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park on Aug. 1, 2017.

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PETA wants MLB to rename the 'bullpen' to 'arm barn'

3:25pm October 29, 2021

by Tien Le

A day before Game 3 of the World Series, the animal rights organization released a statement saying the term "bullpen" is insensitive to cows and bulls. The suggestion drew mixed reactions.

The NAACP urges professional athletes to reconsider signing with teams in Texas in light of the state's voting and abortion laws.

NAACP urges pro athletes not to sign with Texas teams over voting and abortion laws

7:46pm October 28, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Player organizations in the NBA, NHL, NFL, WNBA and MLB were sent an open letter by the organization's national and state presidents.

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Demon Deacon football's recipe for success

2:24pm October 28, 2021

by David Ford

Wake Forest University football is ninth in the country — according to a recent CBS Sports ran

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