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#Breaking NBA Proposes Lowering Draft Age To 18, 'USA Today' Reports NPR's David Greene talks to USA Today NBA reporter Jeff Zillgitt about the NBA's proposal to update draft eligibility rules and what it would mean for aspiring basketball players. Read more on NPR

#Breaking On The Road To The World Cup, U.S. Women Tie Japan 2-2 In a rematch of the 2015 World Cup final, the Americans had many chances but settled for a draw. As the U.S. looks to defend its World Cup title this summer, its lineup remains a work in progress. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Coming Out Of Left Field: Baseball Superstar Bryce Harper Has Yet To Choose New Team NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with The Ringer's Claire McNear about the ongoing indecision from baseball superstar Bryce Harper over which MLB team he will join. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Controversial Serena Williams Cartoon Ruled 'Non-Racist' By Australia's Press Council The cartoon, published last September in Australia's Herald Sun, sparked a fierce backlash, with critics calling it a sexist and racist caricature of the tennis star. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Robert Kraft Is Formally Charged With Solicitation Over Visits To Florida Day Spa The Florida state attorney's office in Palm Beach says New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Against The Odds, A Pro Soccer Team In Kashmir Is Close To Winning India's Top Title Real Kashmir FC is less than three years old and plays soccer in a troubled Himalayan region prone to violence, strikes and heavy snow. Soldiers with machine guns patrol the home stadium. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: Robert Kraft, Zion Williamson NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about the week in sports, including criminal charges facing Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Zion Williamson's injury on the basketball court. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Jack Davidson On Breaking An NCAA Free Throw Record NPR's Scott Simon talks to Jack Davidson, a student at Wabash College. He broke the NCAA record for all-time consecutive free throws. He made 95 consecutive free throws, breaking a 22-year-old record. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Breakdancing In The Olympics? Paris 2024 Organizers Say, 'Oui, Garcon!' Discussing "le breakdance" this week, Paris organizers said it speaks to young people — and that the sport's dance battles will be a hit in the 2024 Summer Games. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Florida Police: Robert Kraft, Owner Of Patriots, To Face Solicitation Charges The charges are part of a sting on a local spa. Kraft is being charged with two counts of soliciting another to commit prostitution, a misdemeanor, tied to two different visits to the spa. Read more on NPR

#Breaking A Blown Out Sneaker, An Injured Superstar, And A Night To Forget For Nike In the most highly anticipated college basketball game of the season, Duke star Zion Williamson was injured when his sneaker ripped apart at the seams — an embarrassment for Nike. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Colin Kaepernick's Long Legal Battle With The NFL Is Over David Greene talks to Jemele Hill of The Atlantic about the NFL's settlement with Colin Kaepernick, who claimed team owners conspired to blacklist him for taking a knee during the national anthem. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Remembering Former Dodger Great Don Newcombe Don Newcombe, who joined the Brooklyn Dodgers as a pitcher in the 1940s died on Tuesday. He was 92. Newcombe was one of the first black pitchers in Major League Baseball. Read more on NPR

#Breaking USA Gymnastics Announces New CEO, The Fourth In Less Than 2 Years USA Gymnastics has hired a new CEO: the embattled organization's fourth leader in the past two years. The organization is trying to get beyond a widening sexual abuse scandal. Read more on NPR

#Breaking College Lacrosse Superstar Has A Problem: His Big Head Alex Chu is a freshman at Wheaton College, where he was recruited to play goalie. But because his head won't fit into a regular helmet, he's been benched. A custom helmet costs thousands of dollars. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Poor Pro Piacenza Italian soccer team Pro Piacenza is in last place in its division. They're also broke. On Sunday they lost 20 to 0. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Colin Kaepernick Settled Legal Battle With NFL. What Comes Next? Colin Kaepernick reached an agreement with the NFL. Sports sociologist Harry Edwards joins NPR's Michel Martin to discuss what it means for the future of protest in the NFL. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Kaepernick's Settlement And The NFL Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Jason Reid, senior NFL writer at The Undefeated, about Colin Kaepernick's settlement with the NFL. Read more on NPR

#Breaking It's Survivor: College Edition, As Students Create Their Own Reality Shows College students across the country have re-created campus versions of CBS' Survivor — all while juggling classes and homework. The challenges are popular online and have earned a devoted following. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Making Money As A Rent-A-Goalie Keith Hamilton of Toronto talks about what it's like to be a rent-a-goalie for amateur ice hockey teams. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: Colin Kaepernick And Kareem Hunt Colin Kaepernick has reached a settlement with the NFL after alleging collusion to deprive him employment. Meanwhile, the league is keeping Kareem Hunt in its ranks. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Darrell 'Bubba' Wallace Jr. On Going Back To The Daytona 500 NPR's Scott Simon talks to NASCAR driver Darrell "Bubba" Wallace. Wallace returns to Daytona International Speedway for his second Daytona 500 this weekend. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Colin Kaepernick Reaches Agreement With NFL Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he 'resolved' his grievances with the NFL. In 2016, he became the face of a protest movement in the NFL against racial injustice and police brutality. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Colin Kaepernick Reaches Agreement With The NFL, His Lawyer Says The attorney for the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback tweeted that after discussions, the "parties have decided to resolve their pending grievances." The terms are not public. Read more on NPR

#Breaking The 'Strange Science' Behind The Big Business Of Exercise Recovery Does exercise recovery work? Science writer Christie Aschwanden examines the physiology and effectiveness of sports drinks, protein powders and other products and services in her new book, Good to Go. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Lindsey Vonn Retires As The Winningest Female Skier In History "I have always pushed the limits of ski racing and it has allowed me to have amazing success but also dramatic crashes," Vonn said, summarizing a storied career. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: NBA Trades, Baseball's Free Agents NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about the stark differences between Major League Baseball and the NBA when it comes to free agents. Read more on NPR

#Breaking In Northern Minnesota, 'Snow Farmers' Make Sure A Ski-Racing Tradition Endures For the past few years, there hasn't been enough natural snow in Mora, Minn. to carpet the forests for a famed cross-country ski race. Local farmers now volunteer to make snow for the trails. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Remembering Baseball Hall Of Famer Frank Robinson Robinson, who died Thursday, was the first player to win both the American and National League MVP awards. He later became the first black manager of a major league team. Originally broadcast in 1988. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Athletes Get A New Type Of Coach, For Better Sleep Increasingly, sports teams, especially the NBA, are hiring "sleep coaches" to help players. This follows research that good sleep can be as beneficial as performance-enhancing drugs. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Remembering Frank Robinson Frank Robinson, celebrated Hall of Fame baseball player and the first African-American MLB manager, died Thursday at the age of 83. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Baseball Hall Of Famer And Pioneer Frank Robinson Dies At 83 Robinson, the only player to win the Most Valuable Player award in both major leagues, was the game's first African-American manager. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Baseball Trailblazer Frank Robinson Dies At 83 Baseball trailblazer Frank Robinson died Monday at 83. He was the MLB's first African-American manager. Richard Justice of MLB.com remembers Robinson's remarkable career with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Opinion: Now Is The Winter Of The NBA Players' Discontent Sports commentator Mike Pesca opines on the high levels of discontent among the NBA's top players. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Football Fans Call Sunday's Super Bowl Dull, TV Ratings Were Down Too The two teams combined for 16 points, and the Patriots won. That's unlike last year when the teams combined for 74 points, and the Patriots lost. TV ratings were down to about 100 million viewers. Read more on NPR

#Breaking The Real Super Bowl Drama Wasn't During The Game, But The Beer Commercials There was little drama during Sunday's Super Bowl. But one ad did start a Twitter war between Bud Light and Big Corn. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'SpongeBob Squarepants' Gets Super Bowl Halftime Tribute Fans of SpongeBob signed a change.org petition to compel the Super Bowl to honor the show's creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died last year, with the cartoon's rendition of "Sweet Victory." It worked. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Poor Students More Likely To Play Football, Despite Brain Injury Concerns Many wealthy families have chosen not to have their children play football, but for lower-income students, football is still seen as a ticket to a better education. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Patriots, Rams Set To Lock Horns In 2nd Super Bowl Showdown In their first championship clash, nearly two decades ago, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick were just beginning their famed partnership. They're still around, but just about everything else has changed. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Lucky Lamp Lighting And Anchovy Overload: Wacky Rituals Sports Fans Swear By In honor of Super Bowl LIII, sports fans across the U.S. tell us what superstitions and rituals they cling to when the pressure is on for their favorite team. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Two Rams Cheerleaders Set To Be First Men In NFL History To Perform At The Super Bowl NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnie just before their historic Super Bowl routine as the first male cheerleaders to perform. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Barbershop: Super Bowl Politics NPR's Michel Martin discusses how politics have seeped into this year's Super Bowl with Mark Leibovich of The New York Times, Megan McArdle of The Washington Postand Rodney Carmichael of NPR Music. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Five Things To Watch For In Super Bowl LIII Sunday's Super Bowl pits the New England Patriots against the Los Angeles Rams. LA's talent-packed offense gives New England's head coach Bill Belichick a tough choice on who to target. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Super Bowl LIII Matches The New England Patriots Against The Los Angeles Rams The New England Patriots play against the Los Angeles Rams for the 53rd Super Bowl. NPR's Tom Bowman regales Scott Simon with football lore. Read more on NPR

#Breaking As More States Legalize Marijuana Use, NFL Wrestles With Whether They Should Too As more states legalize marijuana, there are growing calls from professional football players to let them use pot to manage and alleviate their pain. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'High Flying Bird': In An NBA Lockout, An Agent Shoots His Shot Actor André Holland imagined professional basketball if athletes had real agency. So he teamed up with director Steven Soderburgh for a movie which imagines what that might look like. Read more on NPR

#Breaking How Former NFL Quarterback Tony Romo Got His Broadcast Break Tony Romo never got to the Super Bowl as quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. But he's finally going as an analyst for CBS Sports. Romo made a seamless transition to the broadcast booth. Read more on NPR

#Breaking What You Need To Do About Your Hate For The Patriots Sportswriter Ray Ratto believes you're hating the New England Patriots for all the wrong reasons. NPR's Ari Shapiro chats with Ratto ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl. Read more on NPR

#Breaking New England Patriots Face The LA Rams In Sunday's Super Bowl In 2002, the Patriots played against the Rams in Super Bowl 36. That was the beginning of a Patriots' dynasty — they are now playing in their eighth Super Bowl since that game. Read more on NPR