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#Breaking College Athletes In California Can Now Be Paid Under Fair Pay To Play Act A new California law allows college athletes to get paid in certain scenarios. That's setting up a clash with the NCAA, the governing body of college sports. Read more on NPR

#Breaking NFL Suspends Oakland Raider Vontaze Burfict For Rest Of Season Over Head-To-Head Hit "The discipline marks the longest punishment ever handed down for an on-field act in NFL history," NFL.com states. Read more on NPR

#Breaking California Governor Signs Bill Allowing College Athletes To Profit From Endorsements Gov. Gavin Newsom said the measure he signed is "the beginning of a national movement." It's also sure to irk the NCAA, which has banned athletes from hiring agents and signing endorsement deals. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: Minnesota Twins, Santa Anita Horse Deaths We have a recap on stories from the week in sports. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Kapadia's Latest Film 'Diego Maradona' Examines Soccer Legend Constructed from over 500 hours of footage, director Asif Kapadia tells NPR's David Greene his new documentary centers around one of the most celebrated, and hated, soccer players: Diego Maradona. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Fire Hero In Philadelphia Calls Out Eagles' Receiver Nelson Agholor A Philadelphia man who helped firefighters rescue people from a burning apartment building used his moment in the spotlight to call out one of the Eagles' wide receivers, who had dropped key passes. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Sheila Pereira Gets Location Of Half Marathon Mixed Up When the Worcester, Mass., woman learned of the Worcester City Half Marathon, she signed up online. She realized too late that the race was in Worcester, England. She ran her own half marathon. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Released By New England, Antonio Brown Tweets He's Leaving The NFL NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jesse Washington of The Undefeated, a sports website owned by ESPN, about what this means for Brown, who has been accused of sexual assault. The NFL is investigating. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: Antonio Brown, Soccer Vs. Politics, WNBA Playoffs The New England Patriots have released receiver Antonio Brown. Apparently politics and Major League Soccer do not mix. And, we're down to the semi-finals of the WNBA playoffs. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Patriots Release Antonio Brown After Another Sexual Misconduct Allegation The New England Patriots cut Brown from the team on Friday after a second woman accused the wide receiver of sexual misconduct. Brown faces a civil suit accusing him of raping a former trainer. Read more on NPR

#Breaking New England Patriots Cut Antonio Brown The New England Patriots have cut Antonio Brown after just 11 days with the team. The wide receiver is accused of sexual assault and his future in the NFL is now in doubt. Read more on NPR

#Breaking The Chess Grandmaster's Diet Chess grandmasters spend hours sitting over game boards. And yet, high-level players lose 10 to 12 pounds on average over a 10-day tournament. ESPN's Aishwarya Kumar dug into that statistic. Read more on NPR

#Breaking For Arizona Baseball Fans, A Stadium Bratwurst Meant To 'Blow Their Mind' This season, baseball stadium chefs have gotten creative with over-the-top hot dogs and brats. At Phoenix's Chase Field, fans can try them topped with everything from tater tots to mac and cheese. Read more on NPR

#Breaking American Becomes 1st Person To Swim English Channel Four Times Without Stopping Sarah Thomas of Colorado plunged into the record books with her 54-hour feat. She finished Tuesday and said she was stung in the face by a jellyfish in the process. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Miami Dolphins Flounder In NFL Play So Far Could the 2019 Miami Dolphins wind up being the worst team in NFL history? NPR's Audie Cornish talks to the Miami Herald's Greg Cote about how pro football got so bad in South Florida. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Protests Against Ban On Women At Men's Soccer Games In Iran NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with former Iranian soccer coach Katayoun Khosrowyar about Sahar Khodayari, a young woman who died after trying to watch a stadium soccer game in Iran. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Not My Job: We Quiz WNBA Star Tina Charles, A Former UConn Husky, On Huskies Charles has won two Olympic golds, the WNBA Rookie of the Year and MVP awards, and now is the starting center for the New York Liberty. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: Horse Racing, Antonio Brown A juiced triple crown winner and an NFL player accused of sexual assault can still play: NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Michele Steele about this week in sports. Read more on NPR

#Breaking New England Patriots Antonio Brown Accused Of Rape In A Lawsuit New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of rape in a federal lawsuit in Florida. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Should Black Athletes Go To Black Schools? Jemele Hill, a writer at the Atlantic, argues yes. She says doing so could benefit the colleges and the communities around them. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Patriots Taking Antonio Brown's Status 'One Day At A Time' Following Rape Accusation On Tuesday, a former trainer accused Brown of sexual assault and rape in a federal lawsuit filed in Florida. The embattled wide receiver has denied the allegations. Read more on NPR

#Breaking California Could Radically Alter Amateur Rules In College Sports The California State Assembly is on the verge of passing a law that would make it possible for the state's college athletes to be paid for the use of their images to market products. Read more on NPR

#Breaking California Could Radically Alter Amateurism Rules In College Sports The California State Assembly is on the verge of passing a law that would make it possible for the state's college athletes to be paid for the use of their images to market products. Read more on NPR

#Breaking NFL Season Kicks Off With Refuges For Fans With Sensory Needs To Take A Timeout The Philadelphia Eagles, the Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings have all opened rooms in their stadiums for fans, including those with autism, who need a break from sensory overload. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Philly Teens 'Work To Ride' And Change The Face Of Polo For 25 years, a group of inner-city kids in Philadelphia has been breaking down barriers of class and race in the traditionally exclusive sport. The concept is simple: they work to ride. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Looking Back At The Best Of This Year's U.S. Open NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about the amazing play seen at the U.S. Open this year. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Rafael Nadal Claims His 19th Grand Slam Title With U.S. Open Triumph The win, his fourth at the U.S. Open, puts him just one Grand Slam behind Roger Federer for the all-time men's singles record. But to do it, Nadal had to fend off a furious rally from Daniil Medvedev. Read more on NPR

#Breaking They Dress From The Bottom Up: Sneakerheads Converge In D.C. Thousands of Sneakerheads throng the nation's capital to attend Sneaker Con in search of some of the most popular and rare footwear in the industry. Organizers expect about 10,000 attendees. Read more on NPR

#Breaking ESPN Celebrates Variation Of Athletic Bodies In Final Print Edition Of Its Magazine When ESPN The Magazine created its Body Issue, the staff set out to celebrate how varied athletes' bodies are. But before they could do that, they had to get a few big names to agree to be in it. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Bianca Andreescu Snatches Historic Victory From Serena Williams, Wins 1st Grand Slam With her win at the U.S. Open, Andreescu became the first Canadian to win a major singles title. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Barbershop: NFL's 100th Season To mark the NFL's 100th anniversary, NPR's Michel Martin talks football with The Nation's Dave Zirin, Jason Reid of ESPN's The Undefeated, and journalism professor Kevin Blackistone. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: U.S. Open, NFL The U.S. Open is well underway and Serena Williams is, unsurprisingly, in the finals. The NFL's opening night was underwhelming. And more girls than ever are signed up to play high school football. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 40 Years of ESPN's SportsCenter Dee-doo-dee! Dee-doo-dee! Read more on NPR

#Breaking Women's Soccer Stars Concerned About Trauma From Repetitive Head Impact As research into head injuries expands to include women's soccer, some of the sport's former stars are calling attention to the health fallout from heading the ball multiple times. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Michigan State University To Pay $4.5 Million Fine Over Larry Nassar Scandal For decades Nassar, a university doctor, sexually abused female patients under the guise of medical treatment. Now, the Department of Education is punishing the school for its "abhorrent" response. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Sports Commentary: Does The NFL Pay For Pain? The National Football League's regular season kicks off Thursday. Sports commentator Mike Pesca offers his take on NFL monetary incentives. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Tennis Action At The U.S. Open Continues To Thrill Crowds The excitement is building in New York as the U.S. Open moves closer to the championship matches. ESPN analyst and six-time Grand Slam champion Rennae Stubbs has been watching courtside. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Tennis' Display Of Sportsmanship Catches Attention Of Sports World Naomi Osaka defeated Coco Gauff in the third round at the U.S. Open, but it was their display of sportsmanship after the tennis match that caught the attention of the sports world. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Astros Ace Justin Verlander Throws Third No-Hitter Of His Career With his third ever no-hitter, Verlander joined an elite group of just six other major league pitchers with three or more no-hitters under their belt. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Chronicling The Ouster Of Donald Sterling In 2014, former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling was banned from basketball after racist comments. NPR's Leila Fadel talks with ESPN's Ramona Shelburne about a new podcast about the event. Read more on NPR

#Breaking In Venezuela, A Rum-Maker Gives Gang Members A Way Out — Via Rugby Started by the Santa Teresa rum-maker, Project Alcatraz is a rehabilitation program including vocational training, psychological counseling and rugby — seen as nurturing respect and discipline. Read more on NPR