NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the Australian Open and a controversy concerning the NFL Hall of Fame. And now it's time for sports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIMON: ...

SIMON: Championship weekend at the Aussie Open. Bill Belichick, not yet Hall of Fame. Sports reporter Michele Steele joins us now from Chicago. Thanks so much for being with us. MICHELE STEELE: Good ...

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And now it's time for sports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIMON: Championship weekend at the Aussie Open. Bill Belichick, not yet Hall of Fame. Sports reporter Michele Steele joins us now from Chicago.

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