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The NBA conference finals and the arrival of Anthony 'Ant-Man' Edwards

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with sports culture critic Tyler Tynes about this year's NBA conference finals — which have a little bit of everything.

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Novelist Claire Messud excavated her family history. A fictional book is our reward

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Novelist Claire Messud comes from a family of writers. Her latest novel is inspired by her grandfather's handwritten book. In it, she excavates generations of family history through fiction.

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The WNBA season opener shows budding stars, defending champs, and the 'Clark effect'

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Cassandra Nagley, who covers women's basketball for Yahoo Sports, about the WNBA season kickoff.

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How a trio of Villanova Wildcats are fueling the New York Knicks' playoff run

Thursday, May 09, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ryan Fannon, who has called dozens of Wildcats games, about the special chemistry of Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo — who played together as undergrads.

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On NBA playoff eve, broadcaster Ernie Johnson Weighs in on the NBA season thus far

Friday, April 19, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with hall of fame broadcaster Ernie Johnson, host of Inside the NBA, about the new faces of the NBA chasing championship hopes in this changing of the guard post-season.

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Hall of Fame college coach Dawn Staley Reflects on the state of women's basketball.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly talks with South Carolina Gamecocks' coach Dawn Staley about the state of women's basketball and her growing legacy as the new "standard" for coaching.

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Play ball! The 2024 Baseball season opens today, here's what to expect

Thursday, March 28, 2024

It's Opening Day for major league baseball! We talk with baseball reporter Chelsea Janes to get her take on most exciting teams and players.

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Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 Years on multi-billion-dollar fraud

Thursday, March 28, 2024

32-year-old former cryptocurrency golden boy, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison. Blomberg's Zeke Faux was in court today as Bankman-Fried was sentenced.

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A men's NCAA Sweet 16 Preview

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

As the Men's Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament kick off tomorrow, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with TNT Sports sideline reporter and bracketology expert, Andy Katz.

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These 4 stars are poised for a deep run in March Madness. Here's who to watch

Thursday, March 21, 2024

It's been a banner year for women's college basketball. Now, with March Madness upon us, we've talked with some of the star players ready to go big in the NCAA tournament.

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The queens of March Madness: USC's freshman guard Juju Watkins and her USC Trojans

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

As America waits for the kickoff of the Men's and Women's NCAA Tournaments, NPR's providing listeners with mini profiles of talented players leading their teams into the tournament.

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Meet the queens of March Madness: South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

NPR is providing listeners with mini profiles of talented players leading their teams into the tournament, their off court talents and passions and overall chances of making the Final Four.

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Meet the queens of March Madness: University of Utah senior forward Alissa Pili

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

As America waits for the kickoff of the Men's and Women's NCAA Tournaments, NPR's providing listeners with mini profiles of talented players leading their teams into the tournament.

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Caitlin Clark smashes another record in her unprecedented college basketball run

Monday, March 04, 2024

Ari Shapiro talks with ESPN's Michael Voepel about Caitlin Clark's latest record. This time, it's the NCAA all-time points record for both men's and women's basketball.

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Prepositions are permissible, now — will English language be ok?

Friday, March 01, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with John McWhorter, Columbia University linguist and New York Times columnist about the recent Merriam-Webster declaration that English sentences may end with prepositions.

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This online learning program is teaching preschoolers in crisis situations

Thursday, February 29, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Anya Kamenetz about an Arabic-language remote learning program called "Ahlan Simsim." It's a show by the Sesame Workshop, created for Syrian refugees.

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Long-range: How college basketball player Caitlin Clark aimed for history

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

The University of Iowa's basketball player Caitlin Clark is set to break the NCAA's all-time points record. The hype is palpable and fans are putting their money down!

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The start of a Chiefs dynasty

Monday, February 12, 2024

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Nate Taylor, a writer for The Athletic, about the Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes becoming Super Bowl champions again after defeating San Francisco.

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In surprising move, Lewis Hamilton ditches Mercedes, will join Ferrari

Thursday, February 01, 2024

NPR's Mary Louie Kelly speaks with The Athletic reporter Madeline Coleman about the big news out of Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton is joining Ferrari.

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A preview of the Australian Open

Friday, January 12, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Courtney Ngugen, senior writer for WTA Insider, about the Australian Open. The first round of play begins Saturday, Jan. 13.

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