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Go Big Green! Dartmouth is testing the VGo robot to help diagnose concussions when neurologists aren't at the game. Mark Washburn/Courtesy of Dartmouth-Hitchcock hide caption

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Sideline Robot Helps Trainers Spot Football Concussions

November 6, 2014 • It's common for some clinics in rural America to consult medical specialists by video for difficult cases. Dartmouth is testing a robot that connects trainers to a neurologist who is miles away.

Marcus Lattimore retired from the NFL Wednesday, ending his hopes of returning from a knee injury to play for the San Francisco 49ers. Jason O. Watson/Getty Images hide caption

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49ers Running Back Retires From NFL, Without Playing A Snap

November 5, 2014 • Running back Marcus Lattimore, 23, retired from the NFL Wednesday. He says he chose a higher quality of life, citing a lingering knee injury. Lattimore reportedly has a $1.7 million insurance policy.

Cleveland Browns inside linebacker Karlos Dansby celebrates during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday in Cleveland. The Browns won 22-17. David Richard/AP hide caption

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Americana: Hot Dogs, Apple Pie And Football?

November 5, 2014 • Commentator Frank Deford explains why he thinks football has a better claim on being America's national pastime than baseball.

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2-Day Appeal Hearing To Consider Ray Rice's NFL Case

November 5, 2014 • An independent arbiter in New York on Wednesday begins hearing Ray Rice's appeal of his lifetime ban from the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to testify, as are other key executives.

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Charlotte's College Of Faith Lacks A Campus But Not A Football Team WFAE-FM

November 5, 2014 • Normally, colleges create their football teams. But now we have the story of a football coach who created a college. It's an online school called College of Faith in Charlotte, N.C.

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Wilson Kipsang of Kenya hoisted his country's flag after winning the New York City Marathon on Sunday. Kipsang won in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 10 minutes, 59 seconds. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption

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Goats and Soda

What Makes Kenya's Marathon Runners The World's Best?

November 4, 2014 • Kenyan distance runners won both the men's and women's divisions of Sunday's New York City Marathon. A Harvard evolutionary biologist suggests some possible reasons why.

Judge In Ray Rice Appeal Known For Being 'Down The Middle'

November 4, 2014 • A profile of Barbara Jones, the independent arbiter who will preside over Ray Rice's grievance hearing this week. The former running back for the Baltimore Ravens is appealing his indefinite ban from the NFL for striking his fiancée in an elevator.

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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson arrives at the courthouse for an appearance Tuesday in Conroe, Texas. He pleaded no contest in his child abuse case, avoiding jail time. Pat Sullivan/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Vikings' Adrian Peterson Pleads No Contest In Child Abuse Case

November 4, 2014 • The star running back avoided jail time after being indicted in September for using a wooden switch to punish his 4-year-old son. The case reignited the debate over corporal punishment in the U.S.

After Hill's first basket, the sold-out crowd at Cintas Center in Cincinnati went wild. Andy Lyons/Getty Images hide caption

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Terminally Ill Player Scores First Basket Of NCAA Season

November 3, 2014 • College freshman Lauren Hill has a rare form of brain cancer. One of her dying wishes was to play college basketball, and the NCAA allowed a game to be moved up by two weeks so she could.

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All Tech Considered

New Players In The NBA: Big Data, User-Controlled Jumbotrons

November 2, 2014 • We're way beyond instant replays. Last year, the NBA began tracking the movements of players in every single game, and this season, new tech gadgetry is popping up on some arena's big screens.

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Protestors march outside TCF Bank Stadium before an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins, on Sunday in Minneapolis. Jim Mone/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

From Bad To Worse: A Tough Day For The Washington Redskins

November 2, 2014 • It began with a bus crash and protests over the team's name and ended with a 29-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

Wilson Kipsang of Kenya celebrates on the finish line after winning the men's division of the 44th annual New York City Marathon in New York on Sunday. Kathy Willens/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Kenyans Wilson Kipsang, Mary Keitany Take NYC Marathon Titles

November 2, 2014 • Kipsang has also won in Berlin and London in just over a year. Keitany, a one-time London Marathon champ, was running in her first 26.2-miler since giving birth in 2012.

Some NBA Teams Are Bad, And Some Are Just Awful

November 2, 2014 • It's easy to pick basketball's frontrunners. But Slate.com's Mike Pesca tells NPR's Rachel Martin the interesting story is about the worst teams in the NBA, and why being bad might be a good strategy.

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'We Need To Talk': Sports News By Women, But Men Can Watch, Too

November 2, 2014 • This fall, CBS launched the first sports talk show with all female commentators. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to panelist Amy Trask about the show, and the evolving role of women in sports journalism.

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Despite A Royals Loss, There's Still Joy In Kansas City

November 1, 2014 • Must history always be written by the victors? The Kansas City Royals may have lost in a crushing defeat, but their fans are still grateful for a season that some have said, "dropped out of the sky."

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Ray Rice Hearing, LeBron James Playing This Week In Sports

November 1, 2014 • The baseball season is officially over and that means basketball has begun. NPR's Scott Simon talks sports with NPR's Tom Goldman.

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College Football Might Not Look That Much Different Without BCS

October 31, 2014 • The much-despised Bowl Championship Series is gone and in its place is the playoff fans have wanted for years. So that's the end of the controversy, right? Stefan Fatsis talks to Audie Cornish.

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Protests May Await Redskins When They Land In Minn. For Vikings Game

October 31, 2014 • The owners of Washington, D.C.'s NFL franchise are facing what could be the largest protest yet against their team's name. The team plays the Vikings on Sunday in Minnesota — a state with more than 100,000 people who claim Native American ancestry.

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Giants Fans Rejoice After Third World Series Title In 5 Years

October 30, 2014 • Some violence marred the celebration in San Francisco after the Giants beat the Kansas City Royals in this year's World Series, but the city is now gearing up for its victory parade tomorrow.

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Tyler Ritter (center) stars in CBS's The McCarthys with, clockwise from top left, Jack McGee, Laurie Metcalf, Jimmy Dunn, Joey McIntyre and Kelen Coleman. Monty Brinton/CBS hide caption

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Television

Can Shows Like 'The McCarthys' Replace CBS' 'Thursday Night Football'?

October 30, 2014 • Tonight marks the return of scripted programming on CBS after seven weeks of Thursday Night Football, including a new show, The McCarthys, that should have been left in the locker room.

Giants Trump Royals For World Series Win

October 30, 2014 • The San Francisco Giants took the World Series for the third time in five years Wednesday night, defeating the Kansas Royals 3-2 in Missouri.

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws during the fifth inning of Game 7 of the World Series in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday. He was also the winning starting pitcher in Game 1 and Game 5. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption

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