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NCAA announced plans are underway to play the entire women's Division I basketball tournament in one location, San Antonio. The Baylor-Notre Dame title game in Tampa, Fla., last year is pictured.

NCAA Plans To Hold All Of Women's Basketball Tournament In San Antonio This Spring

3:41pm December 14, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

"Conducting the championship in one geographic region allows for more planning and execution of safeguards," an NCAA official said on Monday. The NCAA hopes all 64 teams will play in San Antonio.

Cleveland's Major League Baseball team will get a new name sometime after the 2021 season. It follows the NFL's Washington Football Team in abandoning a name and imagery widely seen as racist or culturally offensive.

Cleveland Baseball Team Will Drop Controversial Name To 'Unify Our Community'

2:54pm December 14, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

The franchise is the second major sports team to abandon a longtime name widely seen as racist or culturally offensive. The NFL's Washington Football Team was the first to do so.

Luxury Strike CEO Terence Jackson Jr. came up with the concept two years ago and funded the venture by selling a couple condos he owned and pretty much all of his assets.

Detroit-Area Entrepreneur Launches Bowling Alley On Wheels During The Pandemic

12:55pm December 12, 2020

by Laura Herberg

Terence Jackson Jr., 34, runs Luxury Strike Bowling, a rentable, private mobile bowling alley that offers a unique entertainment alternative to Zoom parties as the city remains on lockdown.

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Sports Chat: How Soon Should Athletes Get The COVID-19 Vaccine?

7:59am December 12, 2020

Where should athletes be in the line to get coronavirus vaccinations, and a college coach questions whether their basketball season should continue. NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant.

Vanderbilt University athlete Sarah Fuller made history when she was tapped as kicker in a game against the Missouri Tigers on Nov. 28, in Columbia, Mo.

Bend It Like Fuller: How A College Soccer Star Broke Ground For Women In Football

4:46pm December 11, 2020

by Emma Bowman

When Sarah Fuller was tapped last-minute as a kicker for the Vanderbilt Commodores, she became the first female football player in the history of the NCAA's Power 5 conferences.

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Troyce Manassa #4 of the Savannah State Tigers shoots a layup against the Memphis Tigers at FedExForum in Memphis in 2016.

Challenging The NCAA: HBCUs Say No More Discrimination In Academic Rules

12:56pm December 11, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Lawyers filed a lawsuit against NCAA on Thursday over its system to enforce academic performance, which allegedly discriminates against Black athletes and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

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A youth basketball game in Winchester, Mass.

Poll: Majority Of Sports Fans Say Don't Play Indoors As Coronavirus Surges

12:54pm December 10, 2020

by Tom Goldman

The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll found majorities of American sports fans think people should not play team sports indoors. A majority also believes doing so could spread the virus in their community.

Poll: Most Fans Don't Want Sports Played Indoors While Pandemic Surges

5:37am December 10, 2020

The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds most sports fans are against indoor sports during the pandemic. NPR's David Greene talks to Jane McManus, director of Marist's Center for Sports Communication.

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Basaksehir team manager Okan Buruk (right) argues with referee Sebastian Coltescu during a Champions League soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir in Paris on Tuesday.

Champions League: Referee's Remark Investigated After Teams Walk Off In Protest

4:43pm December 09, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

"Why is the fourth official saying 'negro'?" demanded soccer player Demba Ba. The official, Sebastian Coltescu of Romania, faces a 10-game ban if he's found guilty of making a racist statement.

Lindsey Vonn of USA competes during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Finals Men's and Women's Super G on March 15, 2018 in Are, Sweden.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn On Vincent Van Gogh

1:08pm December 05, 2020

Since Vonn is probably used to hearing people yell, "Go, Vonn! Go!" We've invited her to answer three questions about Van Gogh, the Dutch impressionist.

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