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Which teams will be left standing, when the women's Final Four is over?

5:10am March 31, 2023

There'll be a showdown in Dallas Friday night as the Final Four teams in the NCAA women's basketball tournament get ready to battle: LSU vs. Virginia Tech and then Iowa vs. South Carolina.

New York Mets' Kodai Senga of Japan wears a Debut patch on his uniform before an opening day baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Miami.

A patch marks the spot — for players debuting in Major League Baseball

1:59am March 31, 2023

by The Associated Press

Major League Baseball announced that players making their first appearances will wear debut patches on their jerseys. The patch will appear on different places of a sleeve.

MLB's Opening Day brings rule changes meant to enliven the game

4:19pm March 30, 2023

by Tom Goldman

It's Opening Day for Major League Baseball. The league is hoping that some new rules this season will mean big changes for players — and for fans.

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Baseball's 2023 season has a slate of new rules, all aimed at speeding up games

5:08am March 30, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to baseball analyst and former pitcher Mark Gubicza about the rule changes introduced by Major League Baseball for the new season.

Ex-Patriots star Aaron Hernandez sounded upbeat in final prison calls before suicide

5:08am March 30, 2023

by Todd Wallack

In a few short years, Aaron Hernandez moved from NFL star to murder suspect. The last phone calls from prison of the former New England Patriots tight end raise new questions about his death.

The spotlight will be on three of baseball's biggest stars — Aaron Judge of the Yankees, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels and Fernando Tatís Jr. of the Padres — as the 2023 MLB season unfolds.

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4 storylines to watch for Major League Baseball's opening day

5:04am March 30, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

How many home runs will Aaron Judge hit? Will the San Diego Padres finally get their first World Series title? And how will a suite of rule changes affect the game?

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Online suitors are sending dating requests to the wrong Angel Reese

6:39am March 29, 2023

LSU women's basketball star Angel Reese has the same name as her mom. Mom tweeted: "I'm getting crazy dating requests." Young men have been sliding into mom's DMs thinking it's her daughter.

The South Carolina Gamecocks celebrate after their Monday night win over Maryland.

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The NCAA women's Final Four has both fresh faces and the defending champs

12:39pm March 28, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

For the first time since 1985, the semifinals will feature none of the sport's most decorated programs. "This is a new history that we're venturing into," said South Carolina coach Dawn Staley.

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The rule changes that could help to explain the many March Madness upsets

6:37am March 28, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to ESPN's Jesse Washington about how new NCAA rules — on transfers as well as name, image and likeness — contribute to the high level of play in this year's tournament.

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4 teams are left in the men's NCAA basketball tournament

8:08am March 27, 2023

by Tom Goldman

The men's and women's March Madness tournaments truly have been filled with madness — upsets have roiled many a bracket. The excitement is not done — the women's Final Four will be decided Monday.

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