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Jim Brown, who was one of the NFL’s all-time great running backs, has died at age 87
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Brown, a blazingly fast running back and a star of the Cleveland Browns in the 1950s and 60s, has died. The Hall of Famer was 87…. Read More
![Cleveland Indians' Franmil Reyes celebrates with Cleveland Indians' Jordan Luplow (8) after hitting a three-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Geoff Hartlieb during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. The Indians won the game 8-6.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/AP20272028137288-scaled-e1601318633745-900x422.jpg)
Baseball Made It, So Far, Through A Pandemic. Football Hopes To Follow
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After a rocky start to the Major League Baseball season, it’s on to the playoffs. MLB has gone almost a month without a player testing positive for the coronavirus. The NFL hopes to replicate that.
![This photo, taken by NASCAR security personnel and released by NASCAR, shows the noose tied using a garage door 'pull rope' at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Ala. on Sunday, June 21, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/no43garagestallnoose1-b69ad7ead9f6227f38c40c37995ae9514094212b-900x422.jpg)
NASCAR Completes Noose Investigation; Can’t Determine How It Got Into Driver’s Garage
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NASCAR releases picture of the noose found in driver Bubba Wallace’s garage at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. The organization also completed its investigation into what happened.
![Athletes who play NCAA spring sports whose seasons were truncated by the coronavirus outbreak will be eligible for another season. This photo shows Purdue Fort Wayne's Rachel Everson playing softball in March.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ap_20087573962064-5342d70466a71b7062b3100dc129c8c5b04997d4-scaled-e1585666372885-900x422.jpg)
NCAA Division 1 Athletes Get Another Shot At Spring Sports
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Schools have been authorized to offer spring sport athletes whose schedule was shut down by the coronavirus an extra year of eligibility so they can play an extra season.
![A pitch clock behind home plate at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona, spring training home of the San Francisco Giants. As part of Major League Baseball's efforts to increase the game's pace of play, pitch clocks were used on an experimental basis at some spring training games. But the experiment ended in mid-March.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pitchclock-1f925262b96dd89af95ed8a03d805a2968550f95-e1553705308376-900x422.jpg)
America’s Favorite Pastime Is Back — And Some Wish It Would Just Hurry Up!
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As baseball tries to appeal to a younger audience, there’s concern the long game times may drive away that demographic. So MLB is experimenting with speeding games up and eliminating downtime.
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Scientists Hunt A Test For Chronic Injury In Living Brains
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Doctors are closer to a test in living people that could help diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a disease that’s been linked to concussions and other repeated brain assaults.