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Melvin Pender receives the hand-off in the 4 x 100 meter relay during the 1968 Olympics, for which he won a gold medal.
(Courtesy Melvin and Debbie Pender)
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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.

7 years 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)
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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.

7 years ago

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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)
Community

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 ...

7 years ago

Gritty skates on the ice
Community

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 ...

7 years 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)
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Arts & Entertainment

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.

7 years ago

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)
Lifestyle

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.

7 years 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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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.

7 years ago

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

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

7 years 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)
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Lifestyle

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.

7 years ago

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

Secrets of success from a 102-year-old runner

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

8 years ago

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
Community

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.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Lifestyle

How to fix youth sports

Guests: Beth Devine, Travis Dorsch, Tom Farrey Participation in youth sports is declining, particularly among low ...

Air Date: September 10, 2018 10:00 am

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Naomi Osaka of Japan poses with the championship trophy after winning the Women's Singles finals match against Serena Williams at the 2018 U.S. Open. (Julian Finney/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Serena Williams fined $17,000 for 3 code violations in U.S. Open final

With the victory, Osaka became the first Japanese woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.

8 years ago

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