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Stewie Gets Her Own Sneaks: WNBA Star Pens First Deal In A Decade

5:52pm May 12, 2021

Breanna Stewart's new sneaker deal with Puma includes the first signature shoe for a WNBA player in a decade. ESPN's Nick DePaula tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly what it means for the industry.

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Senior night at Rutgers, where graduating seniors received framed jerseys and applause at the last home game of their careers. Though graduation rates have improved over time, Black basketball players in the NCAA's top division graduate at a rate about 13

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Knight Commission Urges NCAA And Schools To Tackle Racial Inequity

5:35pm May 12, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

Although Black athletes make up about half of D1 football and basketball players, they graduate and get coaching jobs at lower rates than their white peers. The commission says it's time that changes.

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Knight Commission Task Force Examines Racial Equity In College Sports

1:36pm May 12, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Shanteona Keys of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics about the organization's new report on achieving racial equity in college sports.

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Tanitoluwa Adewumi, pictured in 2019, just became the newest national chess master in the U.S. at age 10.

Meet America's Newest Chess Master, 10-Year-Old Tanitoluwa Adewumi

12:08pm May 12, 2021

At 10 years old, Tanitoluwa Adewumi just became one of the youngest chess masters in the United States — and he's not done yet. He says he hopes to become the world's youngest grandmaster.

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Kentucky Derby winner — for now — Medina Spirit, left, walks the track at Pimlico in Baltimore ahead of Saturday's Preakness Stakes.

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Medina Spirit Allowed To Run In The Preakness Amid Controversy Over Failed Drug Test

5:04pm May 11, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

After previously accusing critics of "cancel culture," trainer Bob Baffert admitted Tuesday that the horse had been given an ointment containing the offending drug in the days leading up to the Derby.

Medina Spirit, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, leads the field during the Kentucky Derby in Louisville on May 1. On Sunday, trainer Bob Baffert revealed the Derby winner had failed a drug test.

Kentucky Derby Winner Fails Drug Test, Renewing Scrutiny For Trainer Bob Baffert

1:02pm May 09, 2021

by Eric McDaniel

Medina Spirit, the horse that won the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has failed a drug test. It's the latest drug test failure for trainer Bob Baffert's horses. He denies any wrongdoing.

Indian Premier League Suspends Cricket Tournament Amid COVID-19 Crisis

7:53am May 09, 2021

by Sushmita Pathak

Cricket matches continued in India amid the world's biggest COVID-19 wave. Some called it unethical, while fans say it kept them sane. But now some players have tested positive.

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Saturday Sports: Trailblazers Win Over Lakers In High Stakes Showdown

8:05am May 08, 2021

by Tom Goldman

We take a look at last night's LA Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers game, the gruelling Play-In tournament and a mark a first for athletes with Down Syndrome in the world of collegiate sports.

The last Olympic torch relay runner for the Osaka leg concludes the event in Suita, north of Osaka, western Japan, last month.

Pfizer To Vaccinate Olympic Athletes As Japan Mulls Extending Pandemic Restrictions

11:33am May 06, 2021

by Scott Neuman

With the Tokyo Games weeks away, the pharmaceutical company and its German partner, BioNTech, have agreed to donate the necessary doses.

Madison Kenyon (left), who is cisgender, runs track and cross-country at Idaho State University. She supports Idaho's transgender sports ban. Lindsay Hecox (right) is transgender and hopes to make the women's track and cross-country teams at Boise State U

Idaho's Transgender Sports Ban Faces A Major Legal Hurdle

7:36pm May 03, 2021

by Melissa Block

Do transgender women and girls have a constitutional right to play on women's sports teams? That question was argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday.

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