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Of protest and patriotism: A 1968 gold medalist remembers the games

In response to the protest, the International Olympic Committee stripped Carlos and Smith of their gold medals.

6 days ago

Kevin Kreider, a model and former bodybuilder, lifts weights at his local gym. Kreider says he quit pre-workout after becoming addicted. (Liz Tung/WHYY)

The Pulse

Health

Untested stimulants surface in pre-workout supplements

A Harvard researcher is sending up red flags about a popular class of supplements, some of which contain amphetamine-like drugs.

1 week ago

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 27: New Flyers mascot Gritty entertains fans during the Preseason game between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers on September 27, 2018 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)

Radio Times

Gritty politics

Guests: Jim Saksa, Jake Blumgart We end today’s show on a lighter note; what do you think of the Philadelph ...

Air Date: October 10, 2018 10:00 am

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An artist's rendering depicts what a renovated Baynard Stadium would look like following $15 million to $20 million in upgrades. (Courtesy of the city of Wilmington)

Wilmington reaches deal with Catholic school to overhaul historic stadium

Wilmington’s Baynard Stadium has hosted many sporting events in the Delaware city since its construction in 1922 as a baseball and trac ...

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The Philadelphia Flyers' mascot, Gritty, on the ice during the second intermission of the Flyers preseason NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Monday, Sept, 24, 2018, in Philadelphia. (Tom Mihalek/AP Photo)

Flyers fans warming up to team’s new mascot

With Bill Cosby’s prison sentence and Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination hearing, you may have missed this week’s breaking hockey news ou ...

3 weeks ago

Andrea Kremer (left) and Hannah Storm will be the first all-female broadcast team to announce an NFL game, covering Thursday night's game for Amazon Prime Video.
(Brian Ach/AP for Amazon)

NPR

Andrea Kremer and Hannah Storm will be first female duo to call an NFL game

Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer will become the first female announcing team to cover an NFL game this Thursday.

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Philadelphia 76ers' Ben Simmons, of Australia, poses for a photograph during media day at the NBA basketball team's practice facility, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, in Camden. (Chris Szagola/AP Photo)

76ers set to turn promising season into must-see TV with new show on NBC

NBC has given a script commitment to "Brotherly Love," loosely based on the life of the Aussie-born NBA rookie of the year.

4 weeks ago

Box-office giant Ticketmaster may have benefitted from looking the other way on ticket scalping-related violations of its own terms of service, a Canadian report revealed on Sep. 19. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Money

Ticketmaster has its own secret ‘scalping program,’ Canadian journalists report

Ticketmaster has developed a secret tool called TradeDesk that assists professional "scalpers" to resell tickets in ways that would seem to violate Ticketmaster's own rules.

4 weeks ago

Delaware Theatre Co. opens 40th season with touchdown in ‘Sanctions’

The play takes a hard look at the underbelly of college athletic programs.

4 weeks ago

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Denise Mueller-Korenek rode a custom bike at an average of 183.932 miles per hour – shattering a world record that had stood since 1995. (Matt Ben Stone/Action Plus via Getty Images)

NPR

Woman rides bicycle to 183.9 mph — a world record

The feat may cause Guinness World Records to changes its categories, which currently separate bicycle speed records by gender.

4 weeks ago

from left to right: Carson Wentz, Jake Arrieta, Joel Embiid (AP)

Radio Times

Philly Sports!

Guests: Ray Didinger, Marcus Hayes It’s an hour of Philly sports! The Eagles are coming off a rough Week 2, hav ...

Air Date: September 19, 2018 10:00 am

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Man Kaur of India celebrates after competing in the 100-meter sprint in the 100+ age category at the World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand, in April 2017. (Michael Bradley/AFP/Getty Images)

NPR

Secrets of success from a 102-year-old runner

She also picked up a gold medal in the javelin competition.

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In this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Serena Williams argues with the chair umpire during a match against Naomi Osaka, of Japan, during the women's finals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in New York. Some black women say Serena Williams’ experience at the U.S. Open final resonates with them. They say they are often forced to watch their tone and words in the workplace in ways that men and other women are not. Otherwise, they say, they risk being branded an

Serena Williams’ treatment resonates among black women

When Serena Williams told the umpire at the U.S. Open final that he owed her an apology and then she got penalized for her words, Breea Willingham could relate.

1 month ago

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