Lefty Driesell, coach who put Maryland on college basketball's map, dies at 92
The Hall of Famer whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four NCAA Division I schools.
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Saturday Sports: College basketball, NBA all-star weekend, Kansas City parade shooting
NPR's Scott Simon and USA Today columnist Christine Brennan talk about women's college basketball, the NBA all-star weekend, and the Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting.
Playing cornhole can now get you a college scholarship. A coach tells you how
NPR's Scott Simon asks Dusty Thompson, coach of the Winthrop University Eagles cornhole team, about scholarships for team athletes.
Caitlin Clark's scoring record reveals legacies of Lynette Woodard and Pearl Moore
The scoring records of two Black American college basketball stars from the 1970s and 1980s are overlooked by the NCAA as Caitlin Clark takes the mantle as women's scoring champion.
Iowa's Caitlin Clark captures the NCAA's women's all-time points record
The Hawkeyes guard surpassed 3,527 points on Thursday against the Michigan Wolverines. Clark overtook previous record holder Kelsey Plum in 13 fewer career games, while taking fewer shots.
Caitlin Clark — a 'tsunami of impact and influence' — breaks the NCAA scoring record
The Iowa senior now holds the NCAA women's points record. Here's how she got this far — and what it means for the sport.
A look into a high school indoor rowing competition
We go to Philadelphia, where an indoor rowing competition decides who will make their school teams and get to compete on the water.
The mayor of Kansas City recounts the shooting at a Super Bowl celebration
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas about the shooting at a Super Bowl celebration Wednesday that killed one person and injured more than 20 others.
Remembering Elizabeth Galvan, a victim of the Kansas city shooting
One person died in the violence that broke out at the end of the Kansas City Super Bowl celebration. 43 year old Elizabeth Galvan was a radio DJ, and well known in the community.
NBA player Spencer Dinwiddie has an incentive included in his contract
Dinwiddie has joined the Lakers after being let go by the Toronto Raptors. If the Lakers win the NBA Championship, he will receive a bonus of $1. He says it's an inside joke between him and his agent.