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Students walk by the statue of Hecuba, the legendary Queen of Troy, with a quote by William Shakespeare — spelled "Shakespear" — on the campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in 2017.

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A new Kobe Bryant statue has multiple errors. It's not the first memorial with typos

Officials say they will correct the misspellings on a recent 19-foot bronze statue of the late Kobe Bryant at Crypto.com Arena. Several other prominent monuments have had similar issues.

March 12, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
Minnesota Vikings' Kirk Cousins throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Dec. 11, 2022, in Detroit. Cousins is leaving Minnesota for Atlanta, landing another big contract with a well-timed foray into free agency. Cousins' agent Mike McCartney announced on social media that his client has agreed to a four-year deal with the Falcons.

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  • Sports

Cousins leaves Vikings for big new contract with Falcons in QB's latest well-timed trip to market

Kirk Cousins is leaving Minnesota for Atlanta. He landed another big contract with a well-timed foray into free agency. Cousins agreed to a four-year, $180 million deal with $100 million guaranteed, according to a person with knowledge of the terms.

March 12, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Omar Iydar, who is a Berber, and Connor Holdsworth from Scotland are experienced mountain guides working in the High Atlas region of Morocco.

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  • Sports

African sun and a howling blizzard: trekking through Morocco's High Atlas Mountains

NPR correspondent Brian Mann dreamed for nearly 40 years of climbing in North Africa's highest mountains. This winter, he finally got the chance.

March 12, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces celebrates after defeating the Connecticut Sun to win the 2022 WNBA Finals.

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  • Sports

Las Vegas Aces make WNBA history as first team to sell out season tickets

The two-time WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces have accomplished a first for the women's pro basketball league, selling out of season ticket memberships for 2024.

March 08, 2024
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  • Neda Ulaby
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James shoots during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Los Angeles.

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  • News

'The Book of James' chronicles basketball legend LeBron's power on and off the court

LeBron James is arguably the greatest basketball player to ever play the game — some argue even better than Michael Jordan. But James has brought more than tremendous skill to the court.

March 08, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Dartmouth Big Green gather for a team talk during their game against Columbia Lions in their NCAA men's basketball game on February 16, 2024 in New York City.

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  • Business

Dartmouth men's basketball team votes to unionize, shaking up college sports

The Dartmouth men's basketball team voted 13-2 to join SEIU Local 560, making it the first unionized college sports team in the country. Dartmouth believes the election should not have gone forward.

March 06, 2024
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  • Andrea Hsu
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after becoming the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball during the first half of a college game against Ohio State, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa.

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  • Sports

Caitlin Clark passes Pete Maravich to set the all-time NCAA scoring record

Another game, another record for the Iowa superstar. Clark will end her college career with the record for most points by a Division I player — men's or women's

March 03, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman and
  • Ayana Archie
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James looks toward fans after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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  • Sports

LeBron James becomes first NBA player to score 40,000 points

Basketball star LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points on Saturday.

March 03, 2024
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  • Robbie Griffiths
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark claps during the second half of a game against Minnesota on Wednesday in Minneapolis.

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  • Sports

Iowa basketball phenom Caitlin Clark plans to forgo next season and enter WNBA Draft

Caitlin Clark, who is on the verge of becoming the all-time NCAA scoring leader in college basketball, announced that she will leave the Hawkeyes after this season and turn pro.

February 29, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Atlanta Hawks Trae Young

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  • Sports

Hawks lose All-Star point guard Trae Young for at least 4 weeks with a torn ligament in left pinkie

The Atlanta Hawks' All-Star point guard Trae Young was hurt during Friday night's loss to Toronto and will have surgery Tuesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

February 26, 2024
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  • Associated Press
FILE - A runner makes her way along the path at Gray's Lake Park, Friday, April 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. The killing of a 22-year-old nursing student has once again put the spotlight on dangers faced by female athletes who practice sports alone. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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  • News

Killing of nursing student out for a run underscores fears of solo female athletes

The killing of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Hope Riley while on a morning run in a forested area of the University of Georgia has once again put the spotlight on dangers faced by female athletes who practice sports alone.

February 26, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Cheyenne Walker and Maya James of Howard University's figure skating team practice their skills at Canal Park Ice Rink in Washington, D.C.

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  • Sports

Howard University students form America's first HBCU figure skating team

Maya James and Cheyenne Walker co-founded the Howard University Ice Skating Organization, the first figure skating team at a Historically Black College or University.

February 24, 2024
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  • Adam Bearne
Some critics of the new MLB uniform have pointed to this photo of Los Angeles Dodgers hitter Shohei Ohtani, (left), and starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, taken on Wednesday, as an example of how see-through the new pants are.

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  • Sports

Why MLB's new uniforms are getting mixed reviews

The new Nike-designed MLB uniforms have received mixed reviews from players, with some calling them comfortable to others saying they look cheap.

February 23, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves sits during his trial in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 5, 2024. Alves has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman in a Barcelona nightclub and has been sentenced Alves to 4 1/2 years in prison.

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  • Sports

Soccer star Dani Alves is found guilty of rape and sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison

Dani Alves, one of the most successful soccer players of his generation, was found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.

February 22, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Alistair Johnston of Nashville SC is issued a yellow card during the second half of a match against FC Cincinnati at Nissan Stadium on April 17, 2021 in Nashville.

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  • Sports

MLS will open its season this week with replacement referees after labor talks falter

Major League Soccer said it would be turning to replacement refs, after members of the referees' union voted overwhelmingly against a new contract offer from the Professional Referee Organization.

February 18, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
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