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Sports
Saturday Sports: A Potential Women's Hockey Boycott
Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about the upcoming women's hockey championship. The U.S. women's team says they may boycott the event over what they say is unequal treatment.
Ex-Penn State President Guilty Of Child Endangerment In Abuse Scandal
A Pennsylvania jury convicted Graham Spanier on Friday of one of three counts against him for his handling of sexual abuse allegations against disgraced assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
U.S. Women's Hockey Starters Plan To Boycott Championship
Women's hockey holds its world championship next week. The defending champion U.S. will send a team, but the starters are boycotting. The first team, led by captain Meghan Duggan, says it will sit out the championship if players don't get better pay and support from USA Hockey.
U.S. Women Bumped From Top Spot In FIFA World Rankings
The U.S. is now No. 2, behind Germany and ahead of France, England and Canada. The American squad has been ranked in the top two spots since FIFA created the world rankings for women back in 2003.
NCAA Gets Ready To Pick Title Sites, But North Carolina Could Be Left Out
The NCAA will start deciding on locations for its upcoming championships next week and has indicated it will leave North Carolina out of that process if the state hasn't changed a law that limits LGBT rights by that time.
NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 Showdowns Set To Begin
The men and women's NCAA College Basketball tournaments are down to the Sweet 16. The men take the court Thursday night, and the women play on Friday.
Team USA Finally Proves World's Best, Crushing Puerto Rico 8-0 In Classic Final
It may be considered the national pastime, but in the first three World Baseball Classics the United States was far from dominant. That changed Wednesday night in a lopsided title win.
U.S. Faces Undefeated Puerto Rico In World Baseball Classic Final
It may be the American pastime, but this is the first time a U.S. team has reached the finals of the World Baseball Classic. The U.S. faces undefeated Puerto Rico at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Jon Morosi, a reporter for MLB.com, for a preview.
Commentary: U.S. Women's National Hockey Team Doesn't Get Enough Respect
The U.S. is hosting this year's Women's World Hockey Championships. So why is the U.S. women's team threatening to boycott? Commentator Sarah Spain of ESPN says it's about fairness and respect.