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Golfer Hurts Ankle Celebrating Hole-In-One At Masters

6:12am April 05, 2018

Tony Finau started jumping up and down and then his ankle bucked and he collapsed on the green. Finau puts his hands on the protruding ankle and appears to pop it back in place.

U.S. coach Jean Lopez and his brother Steven celebrate after Steven defeated Rashad Ahmadov of Azerbaijan, winning him a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Former USA Taekwondo Coach Banned From The Sport For Sexual Misconduct

10:04pm April 04, 2018

by Alexandra Starr

Jean Lopez coached the U.S. taekwondo team at four Olympic Games. A SafeSport investigation has found him guilty of sexual misconduct against multiple athletes, including minors.

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The 'Off-Field Issues' Of Josh Rosen

6:02am April 04, 2018

by Mike Pesca

Sports commentator Mike Pesca opines on millennials and personality conflicts in the NFL.

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Donte DiVincenzo of the Villanova Wildcats drives to the basket Monday night against Isaiah Livers of the Michigan Wolverines in the first half of the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four National Championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Bench Player Carries Villanova To Second Title In Three Years Over Michigan

11:38pm April 02, 2018

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Sophomore Donte DiVincenzo scored 31 points as the Wildcats, sporting the nation's most powerful offense, overcame a slow start to blow past the Wolverines 79-62.

As College Basketball Prepares To Crown Men's Champion, Scandal Looms Over Program

7:59pm April 02, 2018

by Tom Goldman

College basketball has one more game — the men's national championship. Both the mens' and womens' tournaments have had magic moments during a year when the state of college basketball is in question.

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Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale celebrates by cutting down the net after a 61-58 victory over Mississippi State in the final of the women's NCAA basketball tournament Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.

WATCH: This Last-Second Shot Gave Notre Dame The Women's Basketball Crown

4:31pm April 02, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

With 0.1 seconds left on the clock, guard Arike Ogunbowale hit a 3-pointer to give Notre Dame the NCAA championship over Mississippi State 61-58 Sunday night in Columbus, Ohio.

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Notre Dame Women's Basketball Team Wins National Championship

7:55am April 02, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to head coach Muffet McGraw about Sunday night's victory over Mississippi State, 61-58, that came down to one 3-point shot that beat the buzzer.

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April Fools' Joke May Have Backfired On Jacksonville Jaguars

6:29am April 02, 2018

As part of a joke, the NFL team posted a photo of new uniforms. Dozens of fans replied they liked the fake uniforms. For real, the team is supposed to unveil new uniforms later this month.

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What To Watch For In The NCAA Women's Basketball Championship

8:16am April 01, 2018

NPR's Korva Coleman previews the NCAA women's basketball championship game between Mississippi State and Notre Dame with ESPN's Maria Taylor.

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Little League trailblazer Kay Johnston Massar scores one of life's truly rare honors: being an answer on Jeopardy!

A Little League Of Her Own: The First Girl In Little League Baseball

2:04pm March 30, 2018

At 13, Kay Johnston pretended to be a boy and played first base for a Little League team in upstate New York. That was in the 1950s. Now 81, Kay Johnston Massar says, "I just wanted to play the game."

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