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NAACP president on its call for Black athletes to avoid Florida public universities

8:19am March 17, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, about his organization's call for Black student athletes to avoid public colleges and universities in Florida.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark has helped drive a surge in interest in women's college basketball this season. Look for her Hawkeyes squad to land a 1-seed in the women's tournament.

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Caitlin Clark, Connecticut, cowboy hats: Here's what to watch for on Selection Sunday

8:26am March 16, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Can the Iowa sensation finally win a ring? Will UConn repeat? Who could be this year's Cinderella? With March Madness around the corner, here's a preview of what to watch for on Selection Sunday.

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Belgian soccer team's new uniform pays tribute to Tintin, its famous comic export

8:03am March 16, 2024

by Scott Simon

The Belgian national soccer team has adopted away uniforms that resemble the outfit worn by the famous Belgian comic figure Tintin.

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Saturday Sports: March Madness, college athletes unionize, bobblehead theft

8:03am March 16, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss March Madness, the new world of paid college athletes, and bobblehead crime.

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Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten streak

5:58pm March 15, 2024

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with soccer podcaster and writer Musa Okwonga about the remarkable season Bayer Leverkusen is having in the German soccer league.

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Pittsburgh Penguins had to cancel bobblehead giveaway because they were stolen

6:47am March 15, 2024

The giveaway was in honor of Penguin legend Jaromir Jagr, who played 11 seasons and won two Stanley Cups for the team in the early 90s. Fans got a voucher instead — Jagr still showed up to the game.

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Republican Senate candidate Steve Garvey, a former Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player, tosses a baseball to supporters at his election night watch party on March 5 in Palm Desert, Calif.

Former LA Dodger Steve Garvey aims for the wall in U.S. Senate race

5:00am March 15, 2024

by Scott Shafer

When the former baseball star won a runoff spot for California's open senate seat, he reminded supporters that his primary victory was only "the first game of a doubleheader."

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Multiple-transfer athletes can play next fall while a lawsuit continues, the NCAA says

4:00pm March 14, 2024

by John Raby, Associated Press

With college basketball’s portal season about to tip off, athletes who have transferred multiple times can compete in the next academic year if they meet conditions while a lawsuit continues agains

A University of Florida football game last fall.

NAACP urges Black athletes to avoid Florida public universities over anti-DEI policies

5:52pm March 12, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

The storied civil rights organization accused Gov. Ron DeSantis of having "waged war on Black America" by championing legislation to dismantle diversity and inclusion efforts at public schools.

Students walk by the statue of Hecuba, the legendary Queen of Troy, with a quote by William Shakespeare — spelled "Shakespear" — on the campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in 2017.

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A new Kobe Bryant statue has multiple errors. It's not the first memorial with typos

4:34pm March 12, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

Officials say they will correct the misspellings on a recent 19-foot bronze statue of the late Kobe Bryant at Crypto.com Arena. Several other prominent monuments have had similar issues.