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    Concussions Can Be More Likely In Practices Than In Games

    May 04, 2015
    Long hours in practice might account for the higher concussion risk in high school and college football, a study finds. Some schools are retooling practice to reduce the number of hits.
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    Top prospect Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs will bat fourth in his debut Friday against the San Diego Padres. Bryant hit 43 home runs in the minors last season.
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    Can Top Slugger Joining Cubs End 106 Years Of Sadness?

    Apr 17, 2015
    Top prospect Kris Bryant is set to bat fourth against the Padres Friday in his major league debut, bringing with him hope Chicago may someday soon win another championship.
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    The British snowboarder Billy Morgan on his way to landing a Backside 1800 Quadruple Cork. Before this week, the trick was a subject of debate — including the question of whether it could be performed.
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    With Quad Cork 1800, Snowboarding Twists To New Heights

    Apr 16, 2015
    If you're new to this area of winter sports, we'll reassure you: the Quad Cork 1800 is not a drink. Billy Morgan is being hailed as a hero for pulling off a trick that some had thought impossible.
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    San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland, center, during an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif. Borland announced that he will retire after just one season to protect himself from brain injuries.
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    'Borland Effect' A Fumble For Football? Deford Says It Will Pass

    Mar 25, 2015
    San Francisco 49ers player Chris Borland is retiring from the NFL after a single season to avoid potential brain injuries. Some see this as the beginning of the end of football's popularity.
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    Volunteers help raise the Iditarod finishers banner at the burled arch finish line on Monday. Dallas Seavey won the race Wednesday morning.
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    Dallas Seavey Wins 3rd Iditarod In 4 Years

    Mar 18, 2015
    The 28-year-old Seavey finished the race early Wednesday. He completed the 1,100-mile sled dog race in eight days, 18 hours, 13 minutes and six seconds.
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    Arizona State fans showcase their Curtain of Distraction during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against UCLA, on Feb. 18, in Tempe, Ariz.
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    News From The Charity Stripe

    Mar 18, 2015
    Commentator Frank Deford talks about efforts to rattle NCAA basketball players taking free throws.
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    Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, right, speaks with an official during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Duke in Durham, N.C., on Feb. 28
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    Deford: NCAA Fans Continue To Drink Deeply Of The (Sports) Spirits

    Mar 11, 2015
    Recent scandals involving student athletes at Syracuse University and other prominent athletic departments, remind commentator Frank Deford of speakeasies during Prohibition.
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    Despite TV Ratings, NASCAR Expects Strong Turnout In Las Vegas

    Mar 04, 2015
    More than 100,000 people are expected each day for Saturday’s Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 Race and Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at...
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    Silverio Bracaglia (left) and John Coningham-Rolls of London walk back to the warming hut after competing in the first U.S. Winter Swimming Championships at Lake Memphremagog in Newport, Vt.
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    'Cold Actually Feels Good' At The U.S. Winter Swimming Championship

    Feb 23, 2015
    Last weekend, more than 40 swimmers from around the country competed in the inaugural U.S. Winter Swimming Championship in northern Vermont. They swam in a two-lane pool cut into an icy lake.
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    Wendell Scott, pictured here in 1969, is the first — and only — black man to win a race in NASCAR's top series.
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    NASCAR Hall-Of-Famer Helped Open The Track For Black Drivers

    Feb 21, 2015
    In 1963, Wendell Scott became the first African-American to win a race in NASCAR's top division. No other black driver has won a top NASCAR race since, but the sport is starting to diversify.
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    Jerry Tarkanian Hospitalized In Las Vegas With Breathing Trouble

    Feb 10, 2015
    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Family members say Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian is hospitalized in Las Vegas with breathing trouble and some type of...
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    Las Vegas Gets To Prove It Wants NHL Expansion Team

    Feb 09, 2015
    TORONTO (AP) — Canadian poker star Daniel Negreanu knows a thing or two about odds. And the Toronto native and lifelong hockey fan likes Las Vegas'...
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    Danish archer Lars Andersen calls himself "the fastest archer alive" — and he seeks to prove it, in a new video.
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    An Archer Goes Old-School, And Wows The Internet

    Jan 30, 2015
    Citing archery's historic methods, a Danish archer has released a video in which he fires three arrows in 0.6 seconds. Lars Andersen argues for speed and agility, in addition to accuracy.
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    NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon, left, says he won't race full-time after the 2015 season. Here, Gordon shakes hands with long-time team owner Rick Hendrick last year.
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    Jeff Gordon Says 2015 Will Be His Last Full NASCAR Season

    Jan 22, 2015
    Gordon announced today that he won't race full-time after this year. Now 43, Gordon has been part of competitive racing since he was 5 years old.
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    Hockey In The Desert: Bill Foley Makes Pitch For NHL In Las Vegas

    May 28, 2018

    There’s no arguing Bill Foley is a successful businessman. He is chairman of Fidelity National Financial and owner of more than a dozen wineries, and a...

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    UNLV Officially Announces Sanchez As Head Football Coach

    Jan 26, 2015
    UNLV officially announced the hiring of Bishop Gorman High School football coach Tony Sanchez to head its ailing football program. The university made...
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    Reno Man Has Honus Wagner Card, But Is It Real?

    Sep 29, 2014

    If it’s real, it could be worth millions of dollars. And a Reno man currently toiling away in the warehouse of a food bank would have enough money to...

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    On The Big Screen: Bishop Gorman Faces St. John Bosco

    Sep 25, 2014

    Bishop Gorman is undefeated after five games this season. Next up on their schedule is undefeated Southern California powerhouse St. John Bosco. A win...

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    Ex-Rebel Birch Signs With Heat

    Jan 26, 2015
    Former UNLV basketball star Khem Birch has signed with the Miami Heat. Terms of the deal, signed over the weekend, were not available. Birch, who went...
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    Boxing History In Nevada

    Mar 26, 2014

    The Main Event: Boxing in Nevada from the Mining Camps to the Las Vegas Strip will be released this spring by University of Nevada Press

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    The State Of Boxing

    Feb 10, 2014

    Boxing matches still draw massive crowds to Las Vegas and other venues around the globe, and Las Vegas is still seen by many fans as a heavyweight in the fighting world

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    How Did The Head Of Cantor Keep His Job?

    Jan 22, 2014

    Cantor Gaming is facing the largest fine in the agency's history, yet the head of the operation keeps his job. What will the fine mean?

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    A Home Run: The 51s Head To The Playoffs

    Sep 04, 2013

    Las Vegas' minor league baseball team, the 51s, is headed to the playoffs for the first time in more than 10 years. They won the division in spite of lackluster facilities, and a strained relationship with their major-league affiliate, the New York Mets. So what does this mean for the team?

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    Broken Hearts: Sudden Cardiac Arrest In Young Athletes

    Jul 01, 2013
    Every year, nearly 2,000 young athletes in the U.S.
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    A Bad Bet: The Legislature Shuts Down Sports Kiosks

    Jun 18, 2013
    John English, Gaming Arts
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