Superfans turn out for U.S. Olympic Curling Team trials Ahead of the Winter Olympics in Milan in February, curling superfans turn out in Sioux Falls, S.D., for trials to determine which U.S. team will compete in "chess on ice" against the world. Pien Huang
Canadian teams play for the championship in its national football league Sunday's Canadian Football League Grey Cup pits the Montreal Alouettes against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. While the NFL has played the Super Bowl since 1966, the CFL championship has been played since 1909. Steve Futterman
Saturday Sports: The MLB's Most Valuable Player awards; the NFL mid-season standings NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sportswriter Howard Bryant about the results of the most valuable player awards in the MLB and how the NFL playoff picture is shaping up mid-season. Scott Simon
Major League Soccer has a new schedule to align with international leagues MLS is switching from a spring-to-fall calendar to a summer-to-spring calendar. The move aligns with the rest of international soccer but could pose a challenge for teams in wintry locations. Becky Sullivan
As social media grows more toxic, college athletes ask themselves: Is it worth it? Building a social media brand has helped enrich players. But constant harassment — fueled in part by sports gambling — has come to outweigh potential income. Now, staying "regular" is the goal. Becky Sullivan
College athletes struggle with personal attacks on social media Social media has allowed college athletes to grow their brands and cash in on marketing deals. But as online harassment grows, players and coaches increasingly ask themselves: Is it worth it? Becky Sullivan
The chess federation accuses a former champion of harassing a rival who died The game's governing body has filed a complaint against Vladimir Kramnik. Other players say he spent months making unproven allegations of cheating against Daniel Naroditsky, who died last month. The Associated Press
Sonics legend Lenny Wilkens dies at 88 Seattle Supersonics legend and NBA Hall-of-Famer Lenny Wilkens died on Sunday at the age of 88. Vaughan Jones
A gambling scandal shakes Major League Baseball and two pitchers are indicted Two Cleveland Guardian players were accused of intentionally rigging some of their pitches as part of a gambling scheme. It's the latest betting scandal in sports -- and it likely won't be the last. Rafael Nam
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes. The Associated Press