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The NCAA scrambled to unveil a new weight room for participants in its women's basketball tournament after controversy erupted this week over disparities between the men's and women's events.

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Under Fire, The NCAA Apologizes And Unveils New Weight Room For Women's Tournament

8:56pm March 20, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

Facing a mountain of criticism, the organization said it "fell short" as it raced to set up a larger weight room and address other disparities between its men's and women's tournaments.

State Bills Restricting Transgender Athletes Threaten Clashes With NCAA

6:05pm March 20, 2021

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The NCAA has not yet acted in response to a number of states that have are proposing new laws to restrict the athletic activities of transgender girls and women.

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'Sidelined' Author On Vicious Treatment Of Women In Sports World

5:21pm March 20, 2021

Sports journalist Julie DiCaro tells NPR's Michel Martin about her new book, Sidelined: Sports, Culture and Being a Woman in America.

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Saturday Sports: March Madness Continues Inside And Outside Basketball

1:51pm March 20, 2021

Athletes in the women's NCAA tournament say their workout facilities are far from equal to those afforded the athletes in the men's NCAA tournament.

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Watching The NCAA Tournament? Look Out For University Of Connecticut's Paige Bueckers

9:26am March 20, 2021

by Frankie Graziano

As the NCAA Women's basketball tournament gets underway, many people will be paying attention to Paige Bueckers. The University of Connecticut standout freshman is having a season for the ages.

A couple takes pictures with the Olympic rings monument near the National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Feb. 4. Organizers have decided that overseas spectators won't be allowed to attend the Games this summer.

Overseas Spectators Will Be Banned From Tokyo Olympics Due To COVID-19 Risks

9:16am March 20, 2021

by H.J. Mai

Tokyo organizers on Saturday announced that foreign spectators will be barred from attending this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games due to concerns over COVID-19.

Connecticut guard Saylor Poffenbarger (4) is defended by St. John's guard Danaijah Williams (24) and forward Cecilia Holmberg (11) during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college basketball game in New York last month. The women's NCAA championship begins Su

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Men's And Women's NCAA March Madness Facilities, Separate And Unequal, Spark Uproar

10:11pm March 19, 2021

by Emine Yücel

When female athletes saw the workout room NCAA provided for the basketball tournament bubble - and compared it to the men's - they cried foul. NCAA officials belatedly acknowledge they blew it.

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As The NCAA Tournament Starts, The Men's And Women's Bubbles Look A Bit... Different

4:32pm March 19, 2021

Since the NCAA D1 basketball tournaments started this week, players, coaches and fans have pointed out the differences between the men's bubble in Indiana and the women's bubble in Texas.

Tom Brady (12) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers plays during the Super Bowl LV game against the Kansas City Chiefs in February.

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New $113 Billion NFL Media Rights Deal Gives Fans More Options To Watch Games

3:02pm March 19, 2021

by H.J. Mai

The NFL has signed new long-term broadcast rights agreements with multiple media partners valued at more than $110 billion over 11 years. The new agreements will start with the 2023 season.

All men's NCAA Basketball Tournament games are being held in Indiana in a makeshift coronavirus bubble. Purdue's Mackey Arena in West Lafayette is hosting some of the early games.

From A-To-Z, We Have You Covered For The NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournaments

12:39pm March 19, 2021

by Tom Goldman

After the coronavirus led to the cancellation of the NCAA Division 1 basketball tournaments last year, this year's games are on — but with changes including fewer fans, no bands or cheerleaders.