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Lionel Messi says he's retiring from playing internationally for Argentina
Mon Aug 31 12:37 pm
The soccer star is ending 21 years of Argentine national-team duty but will continue to play at club level with Inter Miami in U.S. Major League Soccer.
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What to know as the U.S. Open gets underway
Mon Aug 31 4:44 am
NPR's A Martínez speaks with sports journalist Jon Wertheim about what's happened on the tennis courts at the U.S. Open in New York and what comes next.
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What Argentina gets right about youth soccer — and what the U.S. gets wrong
Sun Aug 30 10:27 pm
Argentina has produced some of the world's greatest soccer players. Could its youth system offer lessons for the United States?
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Youth sports programs, once community-based, have become a privatized $40 billion industry
Sun Aug 30 8:02 am
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Caitlin Moscatello about the privatization of youth sports, an industry with annual revenues of more than $40 billion.
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Landmark study finds 1 in 4 NFL players developed brain trauma
Sat Aug 29 7:40 am
A new study found a high proportion of NFL players develop brain trauma, but it is unclear what this means for youth football players.
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Saturday Sports: College football legal drama; FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Sat Aug 29 7:40 am
NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the legal drama in college football as professional players attempt to come back to campus and the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
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Why is one WNBA team calling in national security experts?
Sat Aug 29 5:00 am
The WNBA's popularity has risen in recent years, but so have threats and abuse directed at its players. One team is taking a novel approach to this, by partnering with national security specialists.
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Louisville Bats pay homage to Negro league team with Black Caps jerseys
Thu Aug 27 4:06 pm
The history and impact of the Black Caps, Louisville's former Negro League team, is being celebrated at a special baseball game Thursday night.
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Louisville Bats pay homage to Negro league team with Black Caps jerseys
Thu Aug 27 4:46 am
The history and impact of the Black Caps, Louisville's former Negro League team, is being celebrated in a special baseball game tonight [8/27]
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As football season begins, how should young athletes assess the risks of CTE
Wed Aug 26 4:46 am
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Dr. Teena Shetty, a neurologist who specializes in treating concussion, how the youngest football players should be thinking about the risks of CTE.
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