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Puig-mania hits Dodger Stadium, but are advertisers ready?

by Ben Bergman
Aug 9, 2013
L.A. Dodgers phenom Yasiel Puig looks to capitalize on meteoric rise, but companies may wait to sign him.
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A-Rod and the case for stronger incentives not to dope

by Lizzie O'Leary
Aug 1, 2013
Major League Baseball is weighing a life-long ban for New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez over using performance-enhancing drugs. What might that mean for baseball's future?
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Fiscal Cliff

Fiscal cliff nears for baseball players, too

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 3, 2012
The curious case of BJ Upton, baseball and the fiscal cliff.
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Legally blind, and competing in the Paralympics

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 29, 2012
The 2012 Paralympic Games opened in London on Wednesday. American judo athlete Myles Porter tells us what it's like to compete in world's second largest sporting competition.
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The latest Olympic star: Kinesio tape

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 13, 2012
Olympic athletes helped increase sales of colorful therapeutic tape.
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How much for this gold-winning Olympian?

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 6, 2012
One sports agent talks about what can bring an athlete big bucks -- and what won't.
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The money behind drug testing for Olympians

by Stacey Vanek Smith and Jeff Horwich
Jul 25, 2012
This year's games marks the first time a private company -- GlaxoSmithKline -- is aiding in the fight against athletic doping in the Olympics.
Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) David Howman watches on as President of WADA John Fahey speaks during a World Anti Doping Agency Briefing ahead of the 2012 London Olympic Games at the Main Press Centre on July 25, 2012 in London, England.
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How should athletes manage their money?

by Tess Vigeland
May 4, 2012
A money manager who works with athletes says the basic rules of sound personal finance still apply, even if you're making millions.
The rookies of the Indiana Colts. Jon Peterson of Next Level Financial Group says that in the end, new NFL recruits are just 20-year-old kids.
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