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With a few days likely left in the Iditarod, a frontrunner gets a time penalty

12:00am March 12, 2024

by Casey Grove - Alaska Public Media

With days likely left in the sled dog race, one of the frontrunners has been given a 2-hour time penalty after officials deemed he didn't sufficiently gut a moose that got tangled with his dog team.

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North Carolina launches statewide sports wagering

9:33pm March 11, 2024

by Gary D. Robertson and Erik Verduzco, Associated Press

Mobile and online sports wagering across North Carolina took off on Monday, as several licensed gambling operators started taking bets nine months after legislation to authorize such activity statewide became law.

Duke's Kyle Filipowski (30) drives against North Carolina's Armando Bacot

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper rescinds 2021 executive order setting NIL guidelines in the state

11:04am March 11, 2024

by Associated Press

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper rescinded an executive order from 2021 on Friday that established guidelines for allowing college athletes to profit from their fame.

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Major Leaguer Shohei Ohtani made a personal announcement, and fans can't handle it

8:06am March 09, 2024

by Scott Simon

Major Leaguer Shohei Ohtani makes headlines in the U.S., but in Japan he's treated like a god. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jason Coskrey, a sports writer for the Japan Times based in Tokyo.

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Saturday Sports: March Madness

8:06am March 09, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss March Madness basketball. The women's bracket has all the stars, while the Dartmouth men's team is trying to make history off the court.

A California university is shutting down. Its basketball team will have a last dance

8:06am March 09, 2024

by Scott Simon

The University of Antelope Valley in California has to shut down due to alleged financial mismanagement. But its basketball teams will still get to compete in tournaments this month.

A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces celebrates after defeating the Connecticut Sun to win the 2022 WNBA Finals.

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Las Vegas Aces make WNBA history as first team to sell out season tickets

3:03pm March 08, 2024

by Neda Ulaby

The two-time WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces have accomplished a first for the women's pro basketball league, selling out of season ticket memberships for 2024.

Dartmouth Big Green gather for a team talk during their game against Columbia Lions in their NCAA men's basketball game on February 16, 2024 in New York City.

Dartmouth men's basketball team votes to unionize, shaking up college sports

4:32pm March 05, 2024

by Andrea Hsu

The Dartmouth men's basketball team voted 13-2 to join SEIU Local 560, making it the first unionized college sports team in the country. Dartmouth believes the election should not have gone forward.

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A historic election is taking place in Hanover, N.H. — there are 15 eligible voters

7:23am March 05, 2024

by Hsu

The Dartmouth men's basketball team is set to vote on whether to form the first union in college sports.

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Pro hockey set a penalty record 20 years ago in a game between Ottawa, Philadelphia

7:23am March 05, 2024

Players for the Senators and Flyers set a league record by spending 419 minutes in the penalty box. Twenty players were thrown out of the game. These days the game is less violent.

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