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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?

Previews and predictions for NCAA men's final four

6:41pm April 05, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with TNT Sports sideline reporter and bracketology expert Andy Katz about final four predictions, championship X-factors and indelible moments from this year's bracket.

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The price of a seat to watch the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament has rivaled the cost of attending the men's event.

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Ticket prices for the women's Final Four games rival the men's

5:27pm April 05, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Call it the Caitlin Clark effect: The average sales price for a ticket to the women's college basketball semifinal was nearly double that of the men's event, the ticketing company Logitix reported.

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The excitement in women's NCAA basketball has created a demand for tickets

7:26am April 05, 2024

Why are tickets to today's NCAA women's Final Four games twice as expensive as the tickets for the men's games?

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DJ Burns Jr. of the North Carolina State Wolfpack is showered with confetti after advancing to the Final Four.

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Tournament darling DJ Burns and N.C. State head to the Final 4, smiles, skips and all

5:00am April 05, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

North Carolina State's unlikely run in this year's NCAA tournament has been propelled by their charming star DJ Burns Jr., whose big size and big personality have made him a fan favorite this March.

Oakland A's to play in West Sacramento for three seasons starting in 2025

7:00pm April 04, 2024

by Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman

On Thursday, the Oakland A's announced they'll play in West Sacramento for three seasons starting in 2025, a temporary move while they transition from the Bay Area to Las Vegas.

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Pressure is on the big names to perform in a pressure packed NCAA Women's Final Four

6:57pm April 04, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro previews the NCAAW Final Four action between Iowa — UConn and South Carolina — with basketball writer Sabreena Merchant.

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Duke and N.C. State on the basketball court

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The ACC keeps winning in March Madness. It wants to convert that into more future NCAA bids

5:45pm April 04, 2024

by Aaron Beard, Associated Press

No one expected North Carolina State to be in the Final Four after needing&nbsp

A sports betting bill has yet again run into stiff opposition, this time in Alabama

3:14pm April 04, 2024

by Joseph King

Sports betting is still illegal in 12 states. In Alabama, an effort to legalize sports betting has stumbled amid opposition from religious conservatives and those concerned about problem gambling.

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