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Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) Aston Martin AMR23 Mercedes on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on Saturday in Las Vegas.

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Fans are suing Formula 1 after being forced to leave grandstands in Las Vegas

Delays occurred after an incident that occurred just nine minutes into the first practice session. Fans waiting around were ultimately told to leave the viewing areas before the second practice run.

November 19, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Valtteri Bottas of Finland drives the Alfa Romeo F1 C43 Ferrari on the track during a qualifying round ahead of the F1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas on Friday.

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F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix moves ahead after opening-night debacle

Motorsports fans are feeling ripped off after a manhole cover came loose just nine minutes into a practice race, damaging a Ferrari and triggering a series of setbacks for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

November 18, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Ronald Acuña, Jr. makes contact during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Truist Park, September 20, 2023.

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Atlanta's Ronald Acuña Jr. unanimous NL Most Valuable Player after 41-homer, 73-steal season

Ronald Acuña Jr. was a unanimous winner of his first National League Most Valuable Player award after becoming the first big leaguer with 40 homers and 70 stolen bases in a season. Los Angeles Angels two-way star star Shohei Otani won the American League honor, becoming the first two-time unanimous MVP. There have been 21 unanimous winners, and this year marked the first time two occurred in the same year. 

November 17, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Rome Emporers

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Braves affiliate minor league team is re-christened 'Rome Emperors'

The team, part of the South Atlantic League, was owned by the Atlanta Braves until 2022. The new branding is "in keeping" with quirky team names across Minor League Baseball.

November 17, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
Reuben Ortiz of Modesto, Calif., holds a sign outside Oakland Coliseum to protest the Oakland Athletics' planned move to Las Vegas before the A's game with the Tampa Bay Rays on June 13, 2023. The Athletics' move to Las Vegas was unanimously approved Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 by Major League Baseball team owners.

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The Oakland A's are relocating to Las Vegas after MLB owners approve the move

There have been complaints about the Oakland Coliseum being outdated, but negotiations between the A's and the city over a new stadium fell apart. The Vegas stadium is expected to cost $1.5 billion.

November 17, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Truist Park

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Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law

Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the event from Truist Park to Denver's Coors Field over objections to changes in Georgia's voting rights laws. 

November 16, 2023
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  • Associated Press
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HBCUs recruit international athletes for tennis. Some are calling it into question

When it comes to tennis, many Historically Black Colleges and Universities recruit international players, despite growth in the sport among African Americans. (Story aired on ATC on Nov. 14, 2023.)

November 16, 2023
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  • Julien Virgin
GPB News NPR

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HBCUs recruit international athletes for tennis. Some are calling it into question

When it come to tennis, many historically Black colleges and universities recruit international players, despite growth in the sport among African Americans

November 15, 2023
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  • Julien Virgin
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Johnson in action during an NHL game in Columbus, Ohio, in 2017. Police in England arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter in connection to Johnson's death in October.

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Man arrested in the skate death of former NHL player Adam Johnson is released on bail

Johnson died last month after an opposing player's skate cut his neck during a game. An unnamed man was arrested and charged with suspicion of manslaughter in connection with Johnson's death.

November 15, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
When the Lewiston High School Blue Devils boys' soccer team won a state championship, they brought joy to a community that was rocked by a mass shooting in late October.

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Lewiston High School's state soccer title is a salve after last month's mass shooting

"We just wanted to give back to the city with all they have gone through," Tegra Mbele, who scored the winning goal for the Lewiston Blue Devils, told a local newspaper.

November 13, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
Hanna Minenko and Yakov Toumarkin, of Israel, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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Russia says International Olympic Committee is giving Israel a pass on Gaza

Russia has been sanctioned by the IOC for actions taken as part of the invasion of Ukraine. Officials in Moscow say Israel is being treated differently by the IOC as fighting continues in Gaza.

November 08, 2023
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  • Brian Mann
The Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin took 10 Cincinnati medical workers out for dinner — and told them he's setting up scholarships in their names. He's seen here before the Bills' game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Damar Hamlin funds 10 scholarships in the names of 'heroes' who saved his life

Ten months after his horrifying collapse halted an NFL game, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin returned to Cincinnati with surprises for the medical staff who worked to save him.

November 07, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
GPB News NPR

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Breaking down the tush push — the play with odes to both football and rugby

Is it a football or rugby move? The tush push is a highly effective play that NFL teams, most notably the Philadelphia Eagles, are employing when in a pinch for an inch.

November 06, 2023
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  • Jason Fuller and
  • Justine Kenin
George Washington Carver High School junior Braylon Jakes, left, learned during Friday’s assembly that the NFL is providing two tickets for him and a guest to attend Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. He was nominated by Kalin Tate, right, a 2014 Shaw High School graduate who is the NFL’s sponsorship coordinator. 11/03/2023 Mike Haskey

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NFL surprises this Georgia teen with free Super Bowl tickets after family tragedy

A year after his parents and sister were killed in a car crash while driving home from his football game, a Muscogee County School District student got a spirit-boosting surprise from the NFL.

November 06, 2023
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  • Mark Rice
Las Vegas police arrest members of the Culinary Workers Union during a rally along the Strip on Oct. 25 in Las Vegas.

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A potential Las Vegas workers strike could throw a wrench in the upcoming F1 race

Some 35,000 workers with the Culinary and Bartenders Union could walk off the job Friday if no contract deal is reached. The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix is scheduled to take place later this month.

November 06, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
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