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Montreal Canadiens superfans brace for historic record to be smashed
The Boston Bruins are on the verge of making history — eclipsing the Montreal Canadiens' coveted record of most points scored in a regular season, set back in 1977.
What would the ancient Greeks think of an Olympics with no fans?
For these Blackhawks fans, it’s about time there was Spanish play-by-play
Korean baseball can teach the MLB a thing or two about bat flipping
The Ryder Cup is teeing off, and I'm going (yay!)
Russian hackers accused of leaking US Olympians' medical records
Victims of the hack include tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams and gymnast Simone Biles.
US rowers aim for gold in the Rio Paralympics
The US boat has come in silver in the last two national championships. Can this team finally win it all?
Global sports deal with concussions differently
Youth sports around the globe are taking concussion risks seriously. But some take it more seriously than others.
Gourmet chefs use Olympic seconds to cook up free meals for Rio's poorest
With all the attention being lavished on Rio, the city's poor have been largely left on the sideline. But one organization is hoping to give them a bit of a leg up while the city is in the spotlight.
Rio Olympics brings new attention to women who wear hijabs in sports competitions
Bronze medal-winning fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad has drawn attention with her choice to wear a hijab in Olympic competition. But she's not the first, by far. It's an issue being faced by women at the highest level of sports around the world all the time.
Who's bigger in Jamaica, Usain Bolt or Bob Marley? One answer.
Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt won his third straight gold medal.on Sunday in the 100-meter sprint. Not long after he took his victory lap, NBC announcer Bob Costas said, "With apologies to all you reggae fans, I think that Bolt has even outdistanced Marley."
Baseball academies are helping Puerto Rican students on the field and in the classroom
Baseball used to be THE sport of Puerto Rico. Not so any more. But new baseball academies are popping up to re-elevate the game.
Remembering the legacy Pat Summitt leaves behind
Pat Summitt's litany of records on the basketball court likely will never be broken. But she's remembered as much for the paths she blazed as for her impressive record.
Meet some of the athletes who will compete in this summer's Olympics as a team of refugees
There are some 20 million refugees worldwide. And until now, none of them could have competed with any Olympic team.
Turkey's president went to Kentucky to speak at Ali's funeral. But then he couldn't.
Muhammad Ali went to Turkey in 1976 and connected with the Turkish people. His death recently was felt strongly there.