Sports NBA Playoffs Heating Up April 29, 2009 • The Dallas Mavericks advanced to the NBA's Western Conference semifinals for the first time in three years by downing San Antonio on Tuesday night. Orlando took the lead over Philadelphia in their first-round series. Boston knocked off Chicago 106-104 in overtime. And Portland topped Houston to force a Game 6 in that series. NBA Playoffs Heating Up Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103596958/103596967" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Cabrera Wins Masters 3-Way Playoff April 13, 2009 • Golfer Angel Cabrera is this year's winner of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia. The tournament came down to a three-way playoff. Cabrera is the 2007 winner of the U.S. Open. Cabrera Wins Masters 3-Way Playoff Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103019478/103019506" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Woods Off To Tough Start On Masters Day 3 April 11, 2009 • Saturday is the third day of the Masters golf tournament. Woods Off To Tough Start On Masters Day 3 Listen · 3:27 3:27 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103001432/103001560" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Nothing Finer Than Augusta National Golf Club April 10, 2009 • Chad Campbell leads going into round two of the Masters golf tournament. Perhaps no sporting event — or venue — has an aura about it like the Masters, held at Augusta National Golf Club. Nothing Finer Than Augusta National Golf Club Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102950748/102950799" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Reporter's Notebook A First-Timer At Augusta National Golf Club April 9, 2009 • When you arrive at Augusta the first time — walking, since running isn't allowed — it's special. It's hair-standing-up-on-the-back-of-your-neck magical. It can also be annoying, NPR reporter Tom Goldman found.
Sports Longer Course Cuts Short Drama At Augusta April 8, 2009 • Over the years, the cheers from the final nine holes when players came from behind to win became as much a part of the Masters tradition as the winner's green jacket. But physical changes at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia have led to high scores and less drama, making some players unhappy. Longer Course Cuts Short Drama At Augusta Listen · 3:55 3:55 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102868852/102887275" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Early Birds Create 'March Madness' Stir March 20, 2009 • One thing that makes the NCAA basketball tournament unique: early action is often at least as exciting as the championship round. We get courtside reports from Portland and Philadelphia. Early Birds Create 'March Madness' Stir Listen · 5:08 5:08 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102185939/102188196" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Morehead St. Opens NCAA Tourney With Win March 18, 2009 • Morehead State has earned its first NCAA men's basketball victory in a quarter-century. The team beat Alabama State last night 58-43. Morehead earned the right to take on top seed Louisville in the first round Friday. Morehead St. Opens NCAA Tourney With Win Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102036470/102036443" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Steroid Scandal Hits Home For Baseball Fan, Son March 11, 2009 • Jim Gullo and his 8-year-old son, Joe, have a classic relationship bonded by a love of baseball. Now, the steroid scandals have made things more complicated. Gullo has had to answer his son's questions about cheating and lying, and drugs. Steroid Scandal Hits Home For Baseball Fan, Son Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101751613/101754717" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Barry Bonds' Trial Postponed — Indefinitely February 28, 2009 • Bonds, baseball's home run king, is charged with 10 counts of making false declarations before a grand jury and one count of obstruction of justice. The charges stem from his 2003 testimony to a grand jury investigating banned performance-enhancing drug use in sports.
Sports Golfer Is Sifford Exemption's First Recipient February 19, 2009 • Vincent Johnson, 22, teed off Thursday at the Northern Trust Open at the famous Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles against top-ranked players. He is the first recipient of the Charlie Sifford exemption on the PGA tour for minority golfers. Golfer Is Sifford Exemption's First Recipient Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100885580/100886459" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports A-Rod Offers Details On Steroid Use February 17, 2009 • Alex Rodriguez met the press for the first time since acknowledging that he took performance-enhancing drugs. A number of his New York Yankee teammates were on hand in Tampa, Fla., to lend support to Rodriguez as the team begins spring training. A-Rod Offers Details On Steroid Use Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100785766/100786409" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Cyclists Make A Comeback, But Will Cycling Follow? February 15, 2009 • The Tour of California is Lance Armstrong's first road race in the U.S. since he came out of retirement last year. It's a comeback appearance for American Floyd Landis, too — his first since the end of a highly publicized doping suspension. The presence of these two men alone is enough to stir things up in a sport already bubbling with controversy. Cyclists Make A Comeback, But Will Cycling Follow? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100735866/100737939" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Lance Armstrong To Compete In California Tour February 13, 2009 • Normally, the Tour of California bicycle race doesn't generate news beyond the cycling community. However, this year's race is different. The nine-day event, which starts Saturday, will be Lance Armstrong's first major U.S. road race since announcing last year that he was coming out of retirement. Lance Armstrong To Compete In California Tour Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100665223/100665235" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports A-Rod Admits Using Performance Enhancers February 10, 2009 • Baseball slugger Alex Rodriguez admitted Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001 to 2003, while playing for the Texas Rangers. He blamed the pressures of being baseball's highest-paid player. Sports Illustrated reported last week that A-Rod tested positive for steroids in 2003. A-Rod Admits Using Performance Enhancers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100497721/100497705" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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