Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Masters over a plantar fasciitis injury
The five-time Masters champion completed seven holes of his third round on Saturday before play was called off due to inclement weather.
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Saturday Sports: A turning point for women's sports
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about rain at the Masters, a turning point for women's sports, and the big business of combat sports.
Warmer temperatures may be linked to a rise in baseball home runs, study finds
A new study finds a link to warming temperatures and a rise in baseball home runs.
A Utah ice climber was killed by falling ice after saving her friend's life
Meg O'Neill, a mentor to young refugees, died after pushing a young woman into safety. They were ascending the frozen Raven Falls in Utah with another climber when the ice cracked, police said.
NBA's Patty Mills gives young Indigenous Australians a league of their own
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with NBA player Patty Mills, point guard now of the Brooklyn Nets, about his work in organizing the Indigenous Basketball Association in his native Australia.
Morning news brief
Tenn. state lawmakers vote out two Democrats following gun control protests. Pentagon probes leaked documents on war in Ukraine. The White House moves to make broad, transgender sports bans illegal.
The Biden administration moves to make broad, transgender sports bans illegal
The proposed changes to Title IX would still give schools some flexibility to ban transgender athletes depending on age and sport.
The story behind the sports betting boom
Five years ago a Supreme Court ruling lifted a ban on sports betting. New York Times reporter Eric Lipton tells of the lobbying, favorable deals, partnerships and human impact following that decision.
Golf has a problem: people are hitting the ball too far
There's a storm brewing in the golf world over how far the best players are able to pound the ball. The proposed solution isn't winning over many fans either.
Brewers fans who won a raffle used winnings to add to their family
A Milwaukee couple who attended a Brewers home opener last April entered a raffle and won $18,000, which was almost exactly what they needed for in-vitro fertilization. In February, they had a son.