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The arguments before the Supreme Court Wednesday came amid March Madness — and could erode the difference between elite college athletes and professional sports stars.

Supreme Court Weighs Whether NCAA Is Illegally 'Fixing' Athlete Compensation

12:04am April 01, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

Players contend the NCAA is operating a classic conspiracy to fix prices in the labor market. The NCAA maintains that expanding benefits would threaten "amateurism."

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SCOTUS Heard Arguments Today On Legality Of Unpaid NCAA Student-Athletes

4:27pm March 31, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case testing whether the NCAA's limits on compensation for student athletes violate the nation's antitrust laws.

The NCAA Supreme Court Case Could Forever Change College Sports

4:27pm March 31, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with sports writer Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic on how the SCOTUS case is only one challenge the NCAA faces as pressure mounts for its student-athletes to earn compensation.

Wearing a shirt that says, "#NotNCAAProperty," injured University of Michigan basketball player Isaiah Livers looks on prior to his team's NCAA tournament game against Texas Southern on March 20. On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court hears a case testing th

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Take To The Court: Justices Will Hear Case On Student Athlete Compensation

5:40am March 31, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The case tests whether the NCAA's limits on compensation for student athletes violate antitrust law. Its outcome could have enormous consequences for college sports.

The NFL approved an expanded schedule to bring the total number of regular-season games per team to 17 starting this year.

NFL Expands Regular Season To 17 Games Per Team In Long-Expected Revenue Boost

4:28pm March 30, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

NFL owners voted Tuesday to approve the scheduling change, the first of its kind in more than four decades. It's been widely expected and follows a finalized round of lucrative media agreements.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference held in the Hyatt Regency on February 27 in Orlando, Florida.

South Dakota Governor Bans Transgender Girls From Sports Teams By Executive Order

10:22pm March 29, 2021

by Lee Strubinger

With a bill stuck in legislative limbo, Gov. Kristi Noem issued two orders Monday preventing trans women and girls from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity.

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New Study Reveals Young Sports Fans Prefer Highlights Over Real Games

7:56am March 28, 2021

Sarah McCammon talks to Variety's Gavin Bridge about how sports fandom and viewership is shifting in the U.S.

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks to reporters on Jan. 19, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Lee has signed into law a bill that bans transgender athletes from participating in girls' sports.

Tennessee Becomes 3rd State This Month To Enact Restrictions For Transgender Athletes

2:03pm March 27, 2021

by Catherine Whelan

A new law signed by Gov. Bill Lee on Friday bans transgender athletes from participating in girls' sports, making it the third state this year to approve such a measure.

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Saturday Sports: The March Madness Games We're Watching

7:59am March 27, 2021

by Tom Goldman

We discuss the highly anticipated games in March Madness, as well as the continued player-driven protest movement against the inequities in college basketball.

Satchel Paige is shown during a World Series game against the Boston Braves in Boston on Oct. 6, 1948. Paige and Larry Doby were two Black players who helped Cleveland's baseball team win the World Series.

How Black Players Propelled Cleveland's Baseball Team To Win The 1948 World Series

7:59am March 27, 2021

by Scott Simon

In 1948, Cleveland's baseball team won the World Series. It wouldn't have made it without the team's first two Black players, and the team owner's willingness to hire them, says author Luke Epplin.