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#Breaking NFL Regular Season Ends With Some Unexpected Twists And Coaching Changes It was a wild end to the NFL regular season on Sunday. There were lots of unexpected twists and turns that included crazy plays, nutty finishes and, of course, coaching changes. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Changing The Game? The NCAA Opens The Door For Athletes To Profit (Rebroadcast) The ruling body has bowed to pressure from several states. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: The Year In Sports NPR's Leila Fadel looks back at some of the year's biggest stories in sports with Howard Bryant of ESPN. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: James Wiseman, Junior Johnson The NCAA has arguably driven out its best basketball player. Also, NASCAR legend Junior Johnson has died. Read more on NPR

#Breaking The Significance Of The Air Jordan Retro 11 'Breds' The Air Jordan Retro 11 'Breds' were rereleased for the 5th time last Saturday. Michael Sykes from USA Today illuminates just how significant the shoe's release is and its cultural capital. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Cadets Were Playing Game, Not Flashing 'White Power' Sign, Military Finds At the Army-Navy game this month, cadets flashed the "OK" hand gesture for television cameras — a symbol popular with hate groups. West Point officials say they were playing an "innocent game." Read more on NPR

#Breaking The News Roundup - International Protests erupt in India over a controversial citizenship bill. The White House touts a new trade deal with China. And Australia's most populous state declares the second state of emergency in two months over wildfires. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Prosecutors: No Evidence of Crime Or Animal Cruelty After Rash Of Horse Deaths Animal rights activists are demanding greater safety measures to protect racehorses. The district attorney says the industry can do more to prevent racing and training deaths. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Herman Boone, Football Coach Portrayed In 'Remember The Titans,' Dies At 84 High school football coach Herman Boone of Alexandria, Va., who was portrayed in the movie Remember the Titans, died Wednesday at age 84. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Herman Boone, Football Coach Of 'Remember The Titans' Fame, Dies Boone, who was 84, died just seven months after the death of Bill Yoast, his friend and fellow coach at T.C. Williams High School. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Milwaukee Bucks Have 2 Sets Of Brothers On Their Roster This Season The Milwaukee Bucks have two sets of brothers on the roster. Not only does reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo have a big brother on the team this year, but the Lopez twins are playing, too. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Heisman Winner Spotlights Hunger In His Hometown, Donations To Food Bank Pour In "I'm up here for all those kids in Athens and in Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school," LSU quarterback Joe Burrow said in accepting the trophy. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Majors Vs. Minors: Baseball Leagues Engaged In Battle There's a spat brewing in America's favorite pastime. Major League Baseball is threatening to walk away from Minor League Baseball and create a new minor league system. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Not My Job: We Quiz Baseball Pitcher Sean Doolittle On Real-World Saves As a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals Doolittle saves baseball games, but how much does he know about real-world saves? We'll find out. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: Lamar Jackson, Lakers, Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks Lamar Jackson has had a historic NFL season and in the NBA, Los Angeles and Milwaukee are both doing well. Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Dozens Of Minor League Baseball Teams Could Lose Major League Affiliation The Daytona Tortugas are among the 42 minor league baseball teams that could lose their major league affiliation. Executive Ryan Keur talks with NPR's Scott Simon. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Baseball Updates Drug Policy Major League Baseball's new drug policy adds opioid testing for players and does not punish marijuana use. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 2 NFL Players Have Strong Chance Of Becoming 3rd Black Quarterback To Win MVP Award NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with The Ringer's Tyler Tynes about the chances of Baltimore Raven Lamar Jackson and Seattle Seahawk Russell Wilson capping the NFL's 100th season by winning MVP. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Major League Baseball Drops Marijuana, Adds Opioids, Cocaine To 'Drugs Of Abuse' List The changes follow the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who was found with opioids and alcohol in his system. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Former NFL Players Hit With Federal Charges Over Alleged Health Care Fraud The players are accused of receiving payouts of $3.4 million for medical equipment they allegedly never purchased. The players charged include Clinton Portis and Robert McCune. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Marvin Miller Gets Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame Despite His Own Wishes Getting elected to baseball's Hall of Fame is a remarkable achievement highlighting a lifetime of baseball excellence. Marvin Miller was just voted in, but he and his family hoped he'd never make it. Read more on NPR

#Breaking World Anti-Doping Agency Bans Russia From Global Sporting Events For 4 Years The World Anti-Doping Agency voted to ban Russia from global sports competitions for four years including the Olympics over its wide-scale and systemic doping program. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Pete Frates, A Driving Force Behind The Viral Ice Bucket Challenge, Dies At 34 The former Boston College baseball star was diagnosed with ALS when he was 27. He turned a fundraising challenge into a national story and helped raise millions for ALS research. Read more on NPR

#Breaking World Anti-Doping Agency Bans Russia From Global Sports For Next 4 Years The World Anti-Doping Agency has banned Russia from competing in global sports for the next four years, including the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Anti-Doping Agency Bans Russia From International Sports Events For 4 Years WADA says Russia won't be able to take part in high-profile events such as the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo or the 2022 World Cup because it has continued to provide fake information. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Kansas City Chiefs Scramble To Get Gear Before New England Game The container, which included helmets and footballs, was sent to New Jersey not Foxborough, Mass. It had to be delivered before kickoff or they'd have to forfeit. The Chiefs beat the Patriots 23-16. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: College Football, Russian Doping The Pac-12 has a champ, Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James met on the court, and the World Anti-Doping Agency is trying to figure out what to do with Russia. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Deirdre Fenton On Boxer Andy Ruiz's Surprise Win In 'One Night' Andy Ruiz defends his heavyweight boxing title in a rematch with Anthony Joshua. NPR's Scott Simon talks with director Deirdre Fenton about One Night, her documentary on Ruiz's surprise win. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Russia Could Face More Restrictions Over Athlete Doping Russia is set to learn if it will face new restrictions for its widescale and long-standing athlete doping. A committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency recommends a global four-year ban. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Luka Doncic Is Only 20, But He Could Be The Next MVP Of The NBA NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tim Cato, an NBA writer for The Athletic, about the hot start Luka Doncic has gotten off to for the Dallas Mavericks. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'Canyon Dreams:' High School Basketball On The Navajo Nation NBA Twitter has nothing on the fans of rez ball. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Judge Penalizes Soccer Fan Behind On Child Support Payments A judge banned an Argentine soccer fan from going to any games until he pays up. A lawyer in the case said, apparently some people don't know that "children come first, other things come after." Read more on NPR

#Breaking How To Keep Signals Between Pitchers And Catchers Secret The Houston Astros are under fire for stealing signs between pitchers and catchers during Major League Baseball Games. Sports commentator Mike Pesca says there's an easy fix. Read more on NPR

#Breaking A Second Can Mean So Much In A Football Game At Saturday's Iron Bowl, the first half seemed over. Then officials put a second back on the clock. Auburn used that second to kick a field goal, and they ended up beating Alabama by three. Read more on NPR