Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant, right, is hit by a pitch as Seattle Mariners catcher Austin Nola looks on at a spring training baseball game on Tuesday. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
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The Russian and Uzbek Kok-boru teams clash in a playoff match in the main event arena and stadium in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. Nicolas Tanner/for NPR hide caption
As India's middle class grows, more domestic tourists are coming to Gulmarg, a resort in Indian-administered Kashmir that used to be a playground for British colonial rulers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Furkan Latif Khan/NPR hide caption
Surrounded By Military Barracks, Skiers Shred The Himalayan Slopes Of Indian Kashmir
Japan's Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda said Tuesday that he will step down in June, as French authorities probe his involvement in payments made before Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Games. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Nokona baseball glove factory in the small town of Nocona, Texas, is one of the last remaining baseball glove factories in the U.S. Bill Zeeble/KERA hide caption
A Small Town In Texas Is Home To One Of The Last Baseball Glove Factories In The U.S.
Peter Kaiser and his team of dogs take off at the start of the Iditarod race. John Wallace hide caption
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison fastens an Australian flag pin on Hakeem al-Araibi, a Bahraini refugee soccer player who was granted citizenship in the country on Tuesday in Melbourne. Stefan Postles/Getty Images hide caption
Lee Spencer, a 49-year-old single-leg amputee, celebrates after rowing solo across the Atlantic. Anthony Upton via Getty Images hide caption
Cyclist Kelly Catlin (left) with her U.S. teammates after they won team pursuit gold medals at the world championships in the Netherlands last year. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption
Jaslynn Gallegos settles into her wrestling stance. Courtesy of Delfino Rodriguez hide caption
The members of the U.S. women's national soccer team filed a lawsuit Friday against U.S. Soccer, accusing it of gender discrimination. The starting 11 are seen here before playing Brazil earlier this week in Tampa, Fla. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Women's Soccer Team Sues U.S. Soccer For Gender Discrimination
Logan Davis #1 congratulates Ohio State Buckeyes teammate Nick Oddo #15 for scoring a goal on March 22, 2014. Hannah Foslien/Getty Images hide caption
Underdiagnosed Male Eating Disorders Are Becoming Increasingly Identified
U.S. Women's National Soccer Team forward Megan Rapinoe, right, tries to get around Japan's Risa Shimizu, left, with the ball during the first half of SheBelieves Cup soccer match, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Chester, Pa. The U.S. tied Japan 2-2 in a friendly match in the run-up to the World Cup in June. Chris Szagola/AP hide caption
Rookie musher Blair Braverman and her dogs will compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, traveling more than 900 miles across Alaska from Anchorage to Nome and facing subzero temperatures and challenging trails. Courtesy of Blair Braverman hide caption
Blair Braverman And Her 'Ugly Dogs' Prepare For Her First Iditarod
Mark Sutcliffe on the TED stage. Lindsey Gibeau hide caption
Mark Sutcliffe: Do We Overstate Hard Work In The Narrative Of Success?
U.S. forward Megan Rapinoe takes the ball as Japan's Hina Sugita stays close on the first day of the SheBelieves Cup in Chester, Penn., on Wednesday night. Elsa/Getty Images hide caption
Serena Williams (left) and Naomi Osaka during the trophy ceremony after Osaka defeated Williams in the U.S. Open final on Sept. 8, 2018, that inspired a controversial cartoon mocking Williams. Greg Allen/Invision/AP hide caption
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft faces misdemeanor charges over two visits to a Jupiter, Fla., day spa, where police allege that he paid for sex acts. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Snowflakes began accumulating on the turf by halftime during a Feb. 6 game at Real Kashmir's home stadium in Srinagar. The coach of the visiting team said later that some members of his team, from southern India, had never seen snow. Lauren Frayer/NPR hide caption
Against The Odds, A Pro Soccer Team In Kashmir Is Close To Winning India's Top Title
Paris Olympics organizers want breakdancing to be part of the 2024 Olympics. The sport was part of the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires last fall, when Russian b-boy Bumblebee (left) defeated Japan's b-boy Shigekix in the gold-medal battle. Eitan Abramovich /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is being charged with soliciting prostitution. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption