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'Chang Can Dunk' is the coming-of-age sports film Jingyi Shao wished for as a kid

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Jingyi Shao about Chang Can Dunk, a coming-of-age sports film about an Asian American teen's quest to reinvent himself — by learning to dunk.

March 17, 2023
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  • Kai McNamee,
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Get your bracket cards ready — March Madness tips off today

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nicole Auerbach, senior writer for The Athletic, about this year's NCAA Men's and Women's 68-team tournaments.

March 17, 2023
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  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Jason Fuller,
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Basketball fans.

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'I'm very proud of us': despite NCAA loss, Kennesaw State students optimistic about team's future

In honor of Kennesaw State’s men’s basketball team's first NCAA Tournament for the first time, the university hosted a watch party Friday for their Division I tournament against Xavier University.

March 17, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
The Savannah Bananas huddle on the field at Grayson Stadium in Savannah, Georgia, before playing a team of retired Major League Baseball players on March 11, 2023.

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MLB's Opening Day is almost here, but Banana Ball is happening now!

The Savannah Bananas, an entertaining baseball team, recently took on some retired Major League Baseball players in a game that proved just how much fun this version of baseball can be.

March 16, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne and
  • Juma Sei
David McCormack of the Kansas Jayhawks cuts down the net after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels in March Madness last year.

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An ode to March Madness, where you can always expect the unexpected

As a former college basketball player, I know firsthand how hard the players work to stay in the tournament for as long as possible. Here's why you should fill out a March Madness bracket this season.

March 16, 2023
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  • Hassan Burke
Former Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter stands after running football drills during Georgia's Pro Day, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Athens, Ga.

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Georgia's Carter goes down with apparent cramping at pro day

Stetson Bennett says he'd give himself a lukewarm grade for his workout of about 55 passes for NFL scouts, general managers and coaches at Georgia's pro day. Jalen Carter didn't stick around to comment on his performance or anything else.

March 16, 2023
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Puerto Rico pitcher Edwin Díaz is helped into a wheelchair after he appeared to injure himself during a postgame celebration after Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic 5-2 during a World Baseball Classic game on Wednesday in Miami.

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Mets' Edwin Díaz hurts his knee during a World Baseball Classic celebration

New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz injured his right knee celebrating a win that advanced Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic and eliminated the Dominican Republic.

March 16, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant eight games without pay, after determining that his holding a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was "conduct detrimental to the league."

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NBA suspends Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant 8 games for displaying a gun at a club

The NBA suspended Morant eight games without pay on after determining that his displaying a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was "conduct detrimental to the league."

March 15, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Bob Cialdini was ready to sign a contract to play baseball professionally in the minor leagues, but he walked away from that chance after the scout gave him some advice that changed his life.

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A baseball player was ready to go pro when a scout threw him a curveball

Bob Cialdini was ready to sign a contract to play baseball professional in the minor leagues, but he walked away from that chance after the agent gave him some advice that changed his life.

March 15, 2023
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By:
  • Ryan Katz and
  • Laura Kwerel
Anita Alvarez of Team United States competes in the Women's Solo Free Final on day six of the Budapest 2022 FINA World Championships at Alfred Hajos National Aquatics Complex on June 22, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.

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She blacked out at World Championships. Now swimmer Anita Alvarez makes a comeback

The two-time Olympian artistic swimmer from N.Y. will compete for the first time this week since passing out at the Budapest 2022 FINA World Championships last June.

March 15, 2023
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  • Aimee Berg
Fans react to the game at the Kennesaw State University Convocation Center.

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Kennesaw State brings rags-to-riches story to 1st NCAA party

Kennesaw State is officially accepting bandwagon fans as the latest NCAA Tournament Cinderella team. Few teams have landed in March Madness with more compelling rags-to-riches credentials.

March 14, 2023
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An external investigation has concluded that a domestic violence incident in the 1990s does not preclude U.S. Soccer from hiring coach Gregg Berhalter, who led the U.S. men's national team in last year's World Cup.

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A new U.S. Soccer report details the tensions between coach Berhalter and the Reynas

After Gio Reyna had limited minutes in last year's World Cup, his parents raised a decades-old domestic violence allegation involving head coach Gregg Berhalter, which roiled the soccer world.

March 13, 2023
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  • Becky Sullivan
Mikaela Shiffrin of Team United States reacts during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Slalom on Saturday in Are, Sweden.

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Mikaela Shiffrin breaks the record for most alpine skiing World Cup race wins

American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin has broken the career record for most World Cup race wins. She has now won more races than any other skier in history, of any gender.

March 13, 2023
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  • Simone Popperl,
  • A Martínez,
  • and 1 more
Soccer broadcaster Gary Lineker arrives ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Chelsea in Leicester, England on  Saturday.

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BBC crisis escalates as players and stars rally behind soccer host Gary Lineker

The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as it scrambled to stem a crisis over its suspension of Lineker for comments criticizing the British government's asylum policy.

March 11, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Mikaela Shiffrin of Team United States takes 1st place during the Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Giant Slalom on Friday in Are, Sweden.

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Mikaela Shiffrin ties the record for most alpine skiing World Cup race wins

American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, 27, has tied Ingemar Stenmark's record for career race wins on the alpine skiing World Cup. Stenmark set the record at age 32 in 1989.

March 10, 2023
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  • Simone Popperl,
  • Nina Kravinsky,
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