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Breaking down the NCAA women's championship game and tournament

7:36pm April 08, 2024

In Sunday's NCAA final, the Iowa Hawkeyes lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with sports journalist Kavitha Davidson about the banner year for women's college basketball.

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Freed-Hardeman guard Quan Lax wears the championship banner after the NAIA men's national championship college basketball game against Langston, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports

6:04pm April 08, 2024

by The Associated Press

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, which oversees some 83,000 athletes competing in more than 25 sports, is thought to be the first college sports organization to take such a step.

50 years later, Hank Aaron's famous hit that broke Babe Ruth's record

4:59pm April 08, 2024

by Steve Futterman

It was 50 years ago, April 8, 1974 when slugger Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record. It's one of the most famous moments in baseball history. The pitcher that day, Al Downing, reflects on it.

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S.C. Gamecocks end undefeated season as NCAA women's basketball champions

8:09am April 08, 2024

The South Carolina Gamecocks beat the Iowa Hawkeyes, led by superstar Caitlin Clark, 87-75. NPR's A Martinez talks to Jesse Washington of ESPN's Andscape, a sports and pop culture website.

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South Carolina's players and coach celebrate after the college basketball championship game against Iowa in the women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday. South Carolina won 87-75.

South Carolina defeats Iowa to win the women's NCAA basketball championship

8:23pm April 07, 2024

by Emma Bowman

The undefeated Gamecocks won their third NCAA title, and stole Iowa star Caitlin Clark's last chance at the ring. Even with the league's top player, Iowa was no match for South Carolina's teamwork.

A photo of NC State forward Ben Middlebrooks (34) leaving the court with forward DJ Burns Jr

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Wolfpack's balance fails at wrong time in Final Four power outage vs. Purdue

9:32am April 07, 2024

by Aaron Beard, Associated Press

North Carolina State’s miraculous late-season run to the Atlantic Coast Conference title and an even more improbable Final Four trip had been the product of a blending of talent, balance and cohesion when the pressure peaked.

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The Cherokee community in North Carolina celebrates a high school championship win

8:00am April 07, 2024

by Laura Hackett

The Cherokee High School Lady Braves basketball team won the North Carolina state championship this year, bringing pride and joy to their tribe and community.

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) with head coach Lisa Bluder during a Final Four college basketball game against UConn in the women's NCAA Tournament, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Cleveland.

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Iowa-UConn women's Final Four game is the most-watched hoops game in ESPN history

8:39pm April 06, 2024

by The Associated Press

Friday's semifinal averaged 14.2 million viewers, making it the most-viewed women's basketball game on record and the largest audience for an ESPN basketball broadcast.

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Oakland is losing the A's but gaining a minor league team

8:34am April 06, 2024

by Scott Simon

Oakland is losing the A's but gaining a minor-league baseball team. Scott Simon talks with Don Wakamatsu, head of baseball operations of the Oakland Ballers and former major league player and coach.

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Saturday Sports: College basketball final four

8:34am April 06, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss college basketball's Final Four. Can anyone stop South Carolina's women and UConn's men this year?