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Watching The NCAA Tournament? Look Out For University Of Connecticut's Paige Bueckers

9:26am March 20, 2021

by Frankie Graziano

As the NCAA Women's basketball tournament gets underway, many people will be paying attention to Paige Bueckers. The University of Connecticut standout freshman is having a season for the ages.

A couple takes pictures with the Olympic rings monument near the National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Feb. 4. Organizers have decided that overseas spectators won't be allowed to attend the Games this summer.

Overseas Spectators Will Be Banned From Tokyo Olympics Due To COVID-19 Risks

9:16am March 20, 2021

by H.J. Mai

Tokyo organizers on Saturday announced that foreign spectators will be barred from attending this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games due to concerns over COVID-19.

Connecticut guard Saylor Poffenbarger (4) is defended by St. John's guard Danaijah Williams (24) and forward Cecilia Holmberg (11) during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college basketball game in New York last month. The women's NCAA championship begins Su

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Men's And Women's NCAA March Madness Facilities, Separate And Unequal, Spark Uproar

10:11pm March 19, 2021

by Emine Yücel

When female athletes saw the workout room NCAA provided for the basketball tournament bubble - and compared it to the men's - they cried foul. NCAA officials belatedly acknowledge they blew it.

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As The NCAA Tournament Starts, The Men's And Women's Bubbles Look A Bit... Different

4:32pm March 19, 2021

Since the NCAA D1 basketball tournaments started this week, players, coaches and fans have pointed out the differences between the men's bubble in Indiana and the women's bubble in Texas.

Tom Brady (12) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers plays during the Super Bowl LV game against the Kansas City Chiefs in February.

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New $113 Billion NFL Media Rights Deal Gives Fans More Options To Watch Games

3:02pm March 19, 2021

by H.J. Mai

The NFL has signed new long-term broadcast rights agreements with multiple media partners valued at more than $110 billion over 11 years. The new agreements will start with the 2023 season.

All men's NCAA Basketball Tournament games are being held in Indiana in a makeshift coronavirus bubble. Purdue's Mackey Arena in West Lafayette is hosting some of the early games.

From A-To-Z, We Have You Covered For The NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournaments

12:39pm March 19, 2021

by Tom Goldman

After the coronavirus led to the cancellation of the NCAA Division 1 basketball tournaments last year, this year's games are on — but with changes including fewer fans, no bands or cheerleaders.

Roughly 35 bills are being proposed that would limit or prohibit transgender women from competing in women's athletics. Above, athletes run in the Women's 400 meter final during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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Wave Of Bills To Block Trans Athletes Has No Basis In Science, Researcher Says

7:25pm March 18, 2021

Legislation in several states would limit or prohibit transgender women from competing in women's athletics. An expert on sex differences in athletes says the bills aren't rooted in science.

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Rutgers guard Geo Baker, seen here last month, is one of the college basketball players leading a protest against the NCAA's rules preventing players from profiting from their own name, image and likeness.

Before March Madness, College Athletes Declare They Are #NotNCAAProperty

4:43pm March 18, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

"Players ISOLATED entire year to help make this tournament happen," tweeted Rutgers senior Geo Baker. "NCAA: rewarded w/ $900 million. Players: rewarded w/ free deodorant and small boxed meals."

Hiroshi Sasaki resigned as the director of the opening and closing Olympic ceremonies after it was revealed that he had suggested that a female comedian should appear as an "Olympig."

Japan Olympics Official Quits After Demeaning Remark About Female Entertainer

12:03pm March 18, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Hiroshi Sasaki resigned as the director of the opening and closing Olympic ceremonies after it was revealed that he had suggested that a female comedian should appear as an "Olympig."

March Madness Gears Up

12:55am March 18, 2021

by Tom Goldman

The NCAA men's basketball tournament gets underway on Thursday. Normally, March Madness is a truly wild tournament. This year, because of COVID-19, it's going to have a very different look.

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