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#Breaking Catch The Wave: Commonalities Of Surfing And Finances In recent years, technology, education and government regulation have helped make the sport of surfing and finance less risky. Both have a lot in common and teach us a lot about risk. Read more on NPR

#Breaking I Am A Woman": Track Star Caster Semenya Continues Her Fight to Compete As A Female Male and female athletes compete in separate categories because of advantages that come with testosterone. But what should be the rules for women who have naturally high testosterone levels? Read more on NPR

#Breaking NBA Finals Head To Canada As Raptors Take On Golden State Warriors For the first time, the NBA Finals will be played in Canada. The Toronto Raptors host the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Toronto Star sports columnist Bruce Arthur. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Toronto Superfan To Sit Courtside For Raptor's Historic Game Nav Bhatia, a Sikh immigrant and superfan, has been to every Toronto Raptors home game since the franchise started in 1995. He'll be courtside for the Raptor's first NBA Finals appearance in history. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Warriors Travel To Canada As Raptors Host Game 1 Of NBA's Finals The NBA Finals get under way Thursday night, and there's a familiar team playing for the title: The Golden State Warriors. But for the Toronto Raptors, it's their first trip to the finals. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Child Struck By Foul Ball At Cubs-Astros Game "As soon as I hit it, the first person I locked eyes on was her," Chicago Cubs Albert Almora Jr. told reporters. Astros officials said the girl was rushed to the hospital. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'Sports Illustrated' Is Sold Again, But Publishing Won't Shift To New Owner Yet Authentic Brands Group is buying the iconic magazine in order to take advantage of licensing opportunities. Meredith Corp., which acquired it in 2018, will continue to publish the magazine. Read more on NPR

#Breaking After Deadly Season On Everest, Nepal Has No Plans To Issue Fewer Permits The mountain nation said potential climbers need to be aware of the risks of summiting the world's tallest peak. Experts say Everest's traffic jams are only getting worse — and more dangerous. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Dog Sledding After Divorce (Rebroadcast) The wild called to Kristin Knight Pace. And she responded. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Former Red Sox First Baseman Bill Buckner Dies At 69 The former All-Star and Gold Glove winner spent 22 years in the Major Leagues, but his career was overshadowed by a fateful mistake in the 1986 World Series. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Bill Buckner, Red Sox Scapegoat Later Embraced By Fans, Dies Former Boston Red Sox first-baseman Bill Buckner has died at 69. Best known for a fielding error that helped cost Boston the 1986 World Series, Buckner was cheered by Red Sox fans in recent years. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Veteran Tennis Stars Still Prove Le Creme De La Creme In Paris It's day two of the French Open. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Sports Illustrated executive editor Jon Wertheim about what to expect from tennis' aging greats and up-and-comers. Read more on NPR

#Breaking What Happens When A World-Class Athlete Decides To Have A Baby NPR's Rachel Martin talks to sprinter Allyson Felix, an Olympic champion, about her contract with Nike through her pregnancy and her advocacy for black maternal health care. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Stanley Cup Finals Action Begins Monday Night The Boston Bruins return to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 2013, but the wait has been much longer for the St. Louis Blues. They were last in the finals 49 years ago. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Former Green Bay Packers Quarterback Bart Starr Dies At 85 Legendary Bart Starr, who played for Green Bay's Packers from 1956 to 1971, was the first quarterback to win five NFL championships. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977. Read more on NPR

#Breaking The Fine Art Of Stopping A Flying Puck For decades, ice hockey goalies have carried on a tradition of painting their masks. Less visible, though, are the artists who design them — and the thriving cottage industry they've quietly built. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Olympic Track Star Rebukes Sponsorship Pay Penalties For Pregnant Athletes NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Olympic track runner Alysia Montano about how sport endorsement companies treat maternity leave. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Why Mount Everest's Death Toll Keeps Climbing NPR's Susan Davis talks to Outside magazine editor Grayson Schaffer about the recent deaths of climbers on Mount Everest. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: Stanley Cup, NBA Playoffs, Minnesota Twins NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about the Stanley Cup, the NBA and the Minnesota Twins making history. Read more on NPR

#Breaking He Could Go 'All The Way': Joe Namath Enters His Fourth Quarter In a new autobiography, the great NFL quarterback details his ups (like a Super Bowl victory) and downs (like the Suzy Kolber incident and alcoholism), as he stares down his legacy. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Nepalese Sherpa Sets New Record For Climbing Mount Everest With 24th Ascent A Nepalese mountain climber has broken the record for ascents of Mount Everest. Kami Rita Sherpa, 49, has made it to the top 24 times. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Nepalese Sherpa Sets Mount Everest Record (Again), Climbing Mountain Twice In A Week A Nepalese mountain climber has now climbed Mount Everest a record 24 times — and he's hoping to do it one more time before he retires. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Three-time Formula One Champ Niki Lauda Is Dead At 70 Lauda survived a major crash during the 1976 German Grand Prix, racing again just weeks later. Lauda later went into the aviation business. Read more on NPR

#Breaking President Trump's Golf Scores Hacked On U.S. Golf Association Account The awful scores of 101, 100, 108 and 102 were posted to Trump's USGA-administered handicap system on Friday, according to Golfweek. Read more on NPR

#Breaking From The Gridiron To Multigrid Algorithms In 'Mind And Matter' MIT mathematician and former Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman John Urschel has a new memoir out about how he combined his two very different talents into a successful and varied career. Read more on NPR