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News Articles: Sports

Tiger Woods reacts as he wins the Masters Tournament last year in Augusta, Ga.

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Masters Tournament To Be 'Conducted Without Patrons Or Guests' In November

Officials said one of golf's premier tournaments will be played without fans. The Masters was postponed until November because of the pandemic.

August 12, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
Fans rush the field after the Ohio State Buckeyes defeat the Penn State Nittany Lions 28-17 in November in Columbus, Ohio. The Big Ten and PAC-12 have put fall sports on hold due to the pandemic.

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Fans Confront A Lost Season After Big Ten, Pac-12 Call Off Fall Sports

The Big Ten and PAC-12 athletic conferences put all of their fall sports on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, much to the disappointment of fans.

August 12, 2020
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  • Christianna Silva
GPB News NPR

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South Texas School District Becomes 1st In State To Cancel Fall Sports

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco is the first school district in Texas to cancel fall sports. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Athletic Director Gary Cunningham about the cancellation of athletics.

August 12, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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Ohio State Fans Hit Hard By Big Ten, Pac-12 Fall Sports Cancellation

With the Big Ten college football season postponed, Ohio State fans are among the more disappointed with the unprecedented move.

August 12, 2020
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  • Nick Evans
GPB News NPR

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News Brief: Biden Names Running Mate, College Fall Sports Canceled, Belarus Election

Joe Biden names Kamala Harris as his running mate. The Big 10 and Pac-12 conference cancel all fall sports. And, Belarus' opposition candidate in the presidential election flees to Lithuania.

August 12, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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Rutgers President Discusses Decision To Postpone Fall Sports

The Big Ten and Pac-12 are the first major college football conferences to cancel the fall season during the pandemic. NPR talks to Rutgers University president Jonathan Holloway about the decision.

August 12, 2020
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GPB News NPR

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Big Ten Postpones College Football Season

The Big Ten Conference has voted to postpone its 2020 college football season. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with The Athletic's Kavitha Davidson about the decision.

August 11, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
The Big Ten, one of the so-called Power Five NCAA conferences, is postponing fall sports because of the coronavirus.

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The Big Ten, Pac-12 Postpone Football, Other Fall Sports Over Coronavirus Concerns

The Big Ten, which includes Michigan and Ohio State, and the Pac-12, which includes Stanford and USC, put off playing college sports this fall as confirmed virus cases in the U.S. rise.

August 11, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
GPB News NPR

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A Pac-12 College Football Player On This Season's Tenuous Prospects

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Washington State football player Dallas Hobbs about the prospect of returning to the field this fall and the risks that follow.

August 10, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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JJ Redick On Life Inside An NBA Bubble

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with NBA veteran JJ Redick about his new podcast and life inside of the NBA "bubble" in Orlando.

August 09, 2020
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GPB News NPR

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With Games Delayed, Team USA Paralympian Gives Motivational Speeches

Team USA Track and Field Paralympian Lex Gillette tells NPR how he's staying competition ready now that the 2020 Olympic Games have been put off by a year.

August 09, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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After Contracting COVID-19, Olympic Rower Is Back To Training

Team USA Rower Emily Regan discusses what it was like to contract COVID-19 and tells us how she's keeping up with training now that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed a year.

August 08, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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Saturday Sports: NHL Bubble Prepares To Start Playoffs

NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about the NHL Playoffs and the new COVID-19 infections in the MLB.

August 08, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
Texas Tech women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings has been fired after players accused her of fostering a culture of abuse that led to an exodus from the program.

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Texas Tech Fires Top Women's Basketball Coaches Amid Abuse Allegations

Head coach Marlene Stollings came to Texas Tech in 2018, along with assistant Nikita Lowry Dawkins. They're both out now, after USA Today published allegations of physical, mental and verbal abuse.

August 07, 2020
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  • Maureen Pao
GPB News NPR

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'Satchel' Recalls The Iconic Pitcher Who Helped Integrate Major League Baseball

Hall of Famer Satchel Paige started his career pitching in the Negro leagues and later became a major league star. Author Larry Tye tells his story in Satchel. Originally broadcast in 2010.

August 07, 2020
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  • Dave Davies
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