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Saturday Sports: LIV Golf shuts down; Russian hockey teams banned from World Juniors

NPR | By Scott Simon
Published November 7, 2026 at 6:41 AM CST

LIV Golf is shutting down after four years and billions of dollars of Saudi investment. Also, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Russian teams cannot play in the World Junior Hockey Tournament.

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Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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