Tom Goldman
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Sports
Houston Astros Apologize For Sign-Stealing Scandal As Spring Training Opens
As baseball teams reported for spring training, Houston Astros executives and players apologized for their sign-stealing scheme — but said they would not return the 2017 World Series trophy.
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National
'I Was Raising Hell': Fired Ex-U.S. Olympic VP Says He Exposed Athlete Mistreatment
Bill Moreau, a former vice president with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, says the issue has been in the public spotlight for years and officials still aren't doing enough to prevent abuse.
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Sports
After Slow Start, Chiefs Pull Off Super Bowl Victory Over The 49ers
The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions for the first time in 50 years — beating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20. The Chiefs had yet another thrilling come-from-behind victory.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: Baseball Cheating Scandal
Cameras, a trash cans, code — maybe even buzzers. The ingredients of a cheating scheme by the Houston Astros, who won the World Series in 2017, and narrowly lost it last year.
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Sports
Astros' GM, Team Manager Dismissed Over Sign-Stealing Scandal
Major League Baseball penalized the Houston Astros for its sign-stealing controversy. The league suspended the general manager and the team manager for a year, and then the Astros' owner fired them.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: NFL Playoffs, Remembering David Stern
The NFL playoffs are here. Is the Super Bowl a realistic goal for the teams that kick off the postseason this weekend? And we remember the man who ruled the NBA with an iron fist and compassion.
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Sports
David Stern, One Of The Most Influential NBA Commissioners, Dies At 77
The longtime commissioner of the NBA — and a champion of the WNBA — died on Wednesday.
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Sports
Sports Journalism Shifts To Cover More Hard-Edged Topics
Media coverage of college sports has been a mix of entertainment and boosterism. But today, as college athlete rights have become a major issue, the journalism is getting more hard-edged.
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Sports
NFL Regular Season Ends With Some Unexpected Twists And Coaching Changes
It was a wild end to the NFL regular season on Sunday. There were lots of unexpected twists and turns that included crazy plays, nutty finishes and, of course, coaching changes.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: James Wiseman, Junior Johnson
The NCAA has arguably driven out its best basketball player. Also, NASCAR legend Junior Johnson has died.