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Haley Jones #30 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates a win against the Arizona Wildcats in the national championship game of the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Sunday in San Antonio.

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NCAA Women's Final: Stanford Wins Championship With Victory Over Arizona

10:44pm April 04, 2021

by Chloee Weiner

Arizona's early defense kept Stanford from running away with the game, but the Cardinal held off the Wildcats to win 54-53 in its first NCAA women's basketball championship since 1992.

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Saturday Sports: MLB Moves All-Star Game From Georgia Due To New Voting Law

7:55am April 03, 2021

by Howard Bryant

Major League Baseball is pulling its All-Star game from Georgia in response to voting rights restrictions recently passed there.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, pictured in January, on Friday said the organization unwaveringly supports "fair access to voting."

MLB Moves All-Star Game From Atlanta Over Georgia's New Voting Law

8:36pm April 02, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box," said Commissioner Rob Manfred. A new host city for the game was not named.

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UNC Men's Basketball Coach Roy Williams Retires After More Than 3 Decades

7:35am April 02, 2021

Longtime men's college basketball coach Roy Williams is retiring. For 33 seasons, Williams led two of basketball's most storied programs — North Carolina and Kansas.

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Major League Baseball Is Back Under COVID-19 Restrictions

5:00am April 02, 2021

by Tom Goldman

Despite a reduced audience due to the pandemic, excitement was in the air as "Play Ball!" was heard at all of Major League Baseball's stadiums yesterday.

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Roy Williams of the University of North Carolina is retiring after 33 seasons and 903 wins as a college basketball head coach. He led the Tar Heels to three NCAA championships.

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UNC Men's Basketball Coach Roy Williams Retires After 33 Seasons

8:39pm April 01, 2021

by Mitchell Northam

"It's been a thrill. It's been unbelievable. I've loved it," Williams said on Thursday. The 2007 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee led the team to national championships in 2005, 2009 and 2017.

Major League Baseball Is Back — Mostly

5:53pm April 01, 2021

by Tom Goldman

Major League Baseball Opening Day is here and it's the first time in a year that fans can catch a regular season game. But because of COVID-19, most stadiums won't be filled anywhere near capacity.

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NCAA Women's Tournaments And The Upcoming Final Four

4:59pm April 01, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Michelle Voepel, a staff write for ESPN, about the NCAA women's tournament and the Final Four.

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A mobile ordering sign is seen on March 30 at a vending station in Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals. The Nats, along with many other teams in baseball, are implementing new safety protocols, including for ordering food, as a new season kic

Baseball Is Back, So Grab Your Hot Dog And A Beer. Just Keep A Safe Distance

1:54pm April 01, 2021

by H.J. Mai

It's Opening Day in baseball, and that means you'll still be able to eat unhealthy food while watching the game. But ordering that hot dog or beer will be different this year.

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MLB Adjusts Stadium Experience For 2nd Season During The Pandemic

8:05am April 01, 2021

by H.J. Mai

Fans will be back in the stands when the new Major League Baseball season gets underway on Thursday. But in order to keep fans safe, teams are trying to eliminate as many touchpoints as possible.

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