Russian court extends Brittney Griner's detention
A Russian court has again extended the arrest of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner. Her trial on drug charges starts July 1.
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WNBA star Brittney Griner is seen at court, but Russia extends her detention again
The star with the U.S. Olympic and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury was bracketed by four security officers and a dog as she was led down a stairwell to a courtroom for Monday's hearing.
'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s
Peanuts was a place where female athletes saw their presence on the playing field explicitly supported.
Saturday sports: Tampa Bay in NHL championship; Griner honorary WNBA all-star
NPR's Susan Davis speaks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the Stanley Cup Finals, Brittney Griner's detention in Russia, and who's joining the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV golf league.
A new NCAA report show the stark gap in funding for women's sports
A newly released report shows men's college athletic programs received more than double that of women's programs in allocated resources in 2020.
U.S. swimmer sinks to the bottom of the pool and her coach jumps in to save her
A terrifying moment at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes dove in, grabbed artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez and got her to the surface for medical attention.
Benching the patriarchy: 50 years of Title IX and how 4 women fought for change
Fifty years ago, Title IX banned discrimination based on sex in educational institutions. College sports had to change. This is the story of how four women fought to make that happen.
Biden faces pressure to help get WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian jail
Dozens of civil and human rights groups wrote a letter to Biden urging him to help secure the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner. She's remained in a Russian jail since February on drug charges.
When a U.S. swimmer sank to the bottom of the pool, her coach jumped in to save her
"I saw that the lifeguards were not jumping into the water because they were paralyzed," Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes said. Luckily for athlete Anita Alvarez, Fuentes is an Olympic swimmer.
Biden's Title IX reforms would roll back Trump-era rules, expand victim protections
The administration proposed an overhaul of regulations to expand protections for LGBTQI+ students and require schools to respond to all sexual discrimination complaints.