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Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigns after reports of derogatory language in emails

5:09am October 12, 2021

Gruden resigned following news reports that he used derogatory language in emails dating back to 2011. The emails surfaced during a probe into workplace misconduct at the Washington Football Club.

Jon Gruden resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night following reports he had sent derogatory and offensive emails. Gruden is seen here on the sidelines against the Chicago Bears on Sunday in Las Vegas, Nev.

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Jon Gruden resigns as Raiders coach after reports of derogatory language in emails

10:54pm October 11, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

In emails dating back to 2011, Gruden reportedly used racist, misogynistic and homophobic terms. The messages emerged in an investigation of the Washington Football Club.

Benson Kipruto (L) and Diana Kipyogei (R) of Kenya hold up the victory trophy after taking first place in the professional men's and women's divisions during the 125th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday. The first Boston Marathon since Apr

Here are the highlights from a historic Boston Marathon

3:44pm October 11, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Monday's race strayed from tradition in a few ways: It was the first in-person Boston Marathon since April 2019 and the first to take place in the fall. It also coincided with Indigenous Peoples' Day.

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It was the NFL game that no team seemed to be able to win

6:28am October 11, 2021

Toward the end of Sunday's game, the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals kept missing game-winning field goals — five in all. Finally, the Packers won 25-22 in overtime.

Daniel Romanchuk in Champaign, Illinois, before he departed for the Chicago Marathon.

5 major marathons. In 42 days. 2 back-to-back. How top wheelchair racers are doing it

6:12am October 10, 2021

by Aimee Berg

Due to COVID-19 postponements, the races known collectively as the World Marathon Majors, are all scheduled from Sept. 26 to Nov.7. It's an unprecedented crunch for both runners and wheelchair racers.

Joe Jackson is pictured when he played for the Cleveland Indians.

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'Shoeless' Joe Jackson-signed baseball photo sells for a record $1.4 million

8:29pm October 09, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

Experts believe that it's the only authentic signed photo of Jackson in existence.

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Saturday sports: post-season baseball, WNBA finals, Gruden's racial comments

7:58am October 09, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about baseball, the WNBA and a report about Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden using a racial trope to describe NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith.

Members of the Full Circle Everest team pose for a photo on Mount Rainier earlier this year. Next year, group members hope to become the first all-Black team to reach the top of Mount Everest.

A mountaineering group is aiming to be the 1st all-Black team to climb Mount Everest

7:00am October 09, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

The Full Circle Everest team will be scaling Everest next year in an attempt to make history. But it's not just about the climb. They also want to inspire Black people to explore the outdoors.

Giants vs. Dodgers resumes 13 decades of rivalry (and more than a little hate)

5:13pm October 08, 2021

On Friday, two of baseball's oldest rivals meet in the playoffs for the first time. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Evan Drellich of The Athletic about the history of the Giants and the Dodgers.

Former NBA players accused of defrauding health and welfare benefit plan

8:14am October 08, 2021

More than a dozen former NBA players have been charged with defrauding a NBA health care fund out of nearly $4 million according to an indictment unsealed in federal court in New York on Thursday.