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Laws take effect this week in seven states that allow college athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness. It opens the door for collegians to make money off endorsement deals.

Breanna Stewart's new sneaker deal with Puma includes the first signature shoe for a WNBA player in a decade. ESPN's Nick DePaula tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly what it means for the industry.

Arizona's early defense kept Stanford from running away with the game, but the Cardinal held off the Wildcats to win 54-53 in its first NCAA women's basketball championship since 1992.

Make it five years without a national title for the most decorated women’s college basketball team in America.The University of Connecticut women’s…

Every year around this time, there's a big-old college basketball tournament. So every* year around this time, for every* year that this show has been on…

The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team’s big showdown with rival Baylor University slated for Thursday is the latest casualty of the…

This country has a long history of athlete protests.This hour, we speak with athletes, including former UConn Husky Renee Montgomery, who sat out the WNBA…

Sports! There are sports!Baseball's back. At least for now. With almost all of the teams playing games. And only, ya know, two of them having big COVID…

The leagues are working in earnest toward starting back up. The NBA has a plan. Major League Baseball can't seem to work one out. Major League Soccer…

The impact of the coronavirus on sports is stark -- from golf’s Masters Tournament being postponed to the cancellation of the men’s and women’s NCAA…