Olivia Pichardo on making history on her Division I baseball team
NPR's A Martinez speaks to Olivia Pichardo, who is the first woman to make the roster for an NCAA Division 1 baseball team
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For some, focus on World Cup host Qatar highlights Western double standards
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with MSNBC Host Ayman Mohyeldin about what he calls double standards and western prejudice in coverage of Qatar hosting the World Cup.
Five African teams qualified for the World Cup, but when will one win?
Five African teams qualified for the World Cup. They have the talent, but when will an African side win the gold trophy?
German players cover their mouths at the World Cup to protest FIFA
The players covered their mouths for their team photo in an apparent rebuke of FIFA's clampdown on plans to wear armbands to protest discrimination in host nation Qatar.
Japan gets 2 late goals to beat Germany 2-1 at the World Cup
Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano — who both play for German clubs — subbed in and put balls past goalie Manuel Neuer after the 76th minute. Their coach called it "a historic moment, a historic victory."
At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, referees are adding extra time to games. Lots of it.
At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, teams have been playing more than 90 minutes. A lot more. The England-Iran game had 29 minutes of stoppage time. Senegal-Netherlands tacked on 14 extra minutes.
An LA jury rules the NCAA is not responsible for the death of a college football player
After his death in 2018, the wife of a former USC linebacker filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming that CTE — or chronic traumatic encephalopathy contributed to her husband's early death.
Alphonso Davies' inspiring journey to the World Cup
From refugee camp to the World Cup, the inspiring story of Canada's superstar player Alphonso Davies
A jury finds the NCAA is not responsible for the death of a college football player
A Los Angeles jury rejected a lawsuit seeking $55 million by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death.
Argentina loses to Saudi Arabia in the World Cup
Argentina suffers a shocking loss to Saudi Arabia in the World Cup.