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'Hot hand' exists and it is a robust phenomenon, researchers say

5:10am March 29, 2022

Basketball fans know the concept of the "hot hand." It's when a player scores, and scores and keeps on scoring. Is it a perception — or is there some actual data to support it?

NIL contracts are changing the landscape of all collegiate sports

4:52pm March 28, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Stewart Mandel, editor-in-chief for college football at The Athletic, about how Name, Image and Likeness contracts are changing the landscape of all collegiate sports.

Eritrean cyclist makes history with win in Belgium

4:41pm March 28, 2022

Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay sprinted to victory in Belgium and became the first Black African to win one of road cycling's classic races.

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March Madness is coming down to the wire. Champions will be crowned in April

5:04am March 28, 2022

The Final Four in the men's Division 1 college basketball tournament is set: Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova. The women are halfway to their Final Four.

The North Carolina Tar Heels celebrate after defeating the St. Peter's Peacocks in their Elite Eight round game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on Sunday.

The Final Four are set in this year's March Madness

9:09pm March 27, 2022

by Emma Bowman

The Final Four is set for the NCAA men's basketball tournament: Rivals North Carolina and Duke will face off in one semifinal; in the other, Kansas will face Villanova.

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Saturday sports: Elite Eight begins; top player retires from women's tennis

10:20am March 26, 2022

by Debbie Elliott

St. Peter's University continues its incredible run in the NCAA championships, the Cleveland Browns face blowback, and the world's top-ranked tennis player announces her retirement at age 25.

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Smoke and flames rise from a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jeddah following a reported attack by Yemeni rebels. A huge cloud of smoke was seen near the Formula One venue in the city following the attack.

The Saudi Formula 1 race will go on despite a Houthi missile attack near the track

9:13am March 26, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Missile and drone attacks by Houthi rebels targeted the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jeddah — not far from the auto racetrack in the city.

Utah bans transgender girls from competing on girls sports teams

8:03am March 26, 2022

by Emily Means

Transgender girls won't be allowed to compete in girls sports in Utah. The governor had vetoed a bill imposing the ban, but the state legislature has overridden his decision.

St. Peter's Peacocks players celebrate after defeating Murray State Racers in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

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Saint Peter's University advances to Elite 8 following historic NCAA Tournament win

9:46pm March 25, 2022

by Jeff Dean

The Saint Peters Peacocks made history Friday, becoming the first No. 15 seed to advance to the NCAA men's college basketball tournament's Elite Eight. But how did they get here?

State Rep. Kera Birkeland, a Republican high school basketball coach who led Utah's efforts to ban transgender girls from youth sports, addresses a crowd of supporters on the steps of the Utah State Capitol on Friday in Salt Lake City.

Utah bans transgender athletes in girls sports despite governor's veto

5:25pm March 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

Lawmakers voted to override GOP Gov. Spencer Cox's veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams. The move comes amid a nationwide culture war over trans issues.