The Big Ten approves adding 2 iconic California brands: UCLA and USC
The move, planned for 2024, would make the Big Ten the first college athletics conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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Local leaders offer naming rights to coliseum if ACC stays in Greensboro
The Greensboro Coliseum could be renamed to honor the Atlantic Coast Conference while the league ponders moving its headquarters out of the city for the first time since its founding.
A Texas woman accused in a pro cyclist's death is arrested in Costa Rica
Kaitlin Marie Armstrong (shown), suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home, has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday.
Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was more than a basketball coach for former players
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Jay Williams, host of NPR's The Limits, about his conversation with recently retired, legendary Duke college basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, who once coached Williams.
Marlin Briscoe, the 1st Black starting quarterback in the AFL, dies at 76
The Nebraska native was a star quarterback for Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. He wasn't allowed to compete for the QB job in 1969.
25 years ago: Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear
It happened during a boxing match in Las Vegas, and was one of the stranger moments in modern sports history. Tyson bit off part of Holyfield's ear and spit it out. Minutes later Tyson bit him again.
Russian court extends Brittney Griner's detention
A Russian court has again extended the arrest of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner. Her trial on drug charges starts July 1.
WNBA star Brittney Griner is seen at court, but Russia extends her detention again
The star with the U.S. Olympic and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury was bracketed by four security officers and a dog as she was led down a stairwell to a courtroom for Monday's hearing.
'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s
Peanuts was a place where female athletes saw their presence on the playing field explicitly supported.
Saturday sports: Tampa Bay in NHL championship; Griner honorary WNBA all-star
NPR's Susan Davis speaks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the Stanley Cup Finals, Brittney Griner's detention in Russia, and who's joining the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV golf league.