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Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri lifts the Stanley Cup after the team defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals on Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.

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  • Sports

The Colorado Avalanche wins its first Stanley Cup in 21 years

The Avalanche's Cale Makar was awarded the series' most valuable player as the Colorado team defeated the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning.

June 28, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is shown during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix.

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  • National

WNBA star Brittney Griner is seen at court, but Russia extends her detention again

The star with the U.S. Olympic and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury was bracketed by four security officers and a dog as she was led down a stairwell to a courtroom for Monday's hearing.

June 27, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Charles Maynes
The <em>Peanuts</em> characters reminded readers of the importance of Title IX at a moment when many schools and athletic programs were resistant to it.

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  • Arts & Life

'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s

Peanuts was a place where female athletes saw their presence on the playing field explicitly supported.

June 26, 2022
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Runners compete in the women's NCAA Division I Cross-Country Championships, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in Terre Haute, Ind.

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  • Sports

The NCAA says that funding for women in college sports is falling behind

A newly released report shows men's college athletic programs received more than double that of women's programs in allocated resources in 2020.

June 24, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes brings Anita Alvarez from the bottom of the pool at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest.

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When a U.S. swimmer sank to the bottom of the pool, her coach jumped in to save her

"I saw that the lifeguards were not jumping into the water because they were paralyzed," Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes said. Luckily for athlete Anita Alvarez, Fuentes is an Olympic swimmer.

June 23, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks at the White House on April 27. The Biden administration proposed a dramatic rewrite of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday, moving to expand protections for LGBTQ students, bolster the rights of victims and widen colleges' responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct.

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  • Education

Biden's Title IX reforms would roll back Trump-era rules, expand victim protections

The administration proposed an overhaul of regulations to expand protections for LGBTQI+ students and require schools to respond to all sexual discrimination complaints.

June 23, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
A man prays in front of a sanctuary for the late soccer star Diego Maradona at Argentinos Juniors stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last November.

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  • Latin America

An Argentine judge orders 8 to face a homicide trial in soccer star Maradona's death

The defendants include a neurosurgeon, two nurses and a car coordinator. Diego Maradona was under their care when he died at age 60 — and prosecutors say they were recklessly negligent.

June 23, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
A man prays in front of a sanctuary for the late soccer star Diego Maradona at Argentinos Juniors stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last November.

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  • Latin America

An Argentine judge orders 8 to face a homicide trial in soccer star Maradona's death

The defendants include a neurosurgeon, two nurses and a car coordinator. Diego Maradona was under their care when he died at age 60 — and prosecutors say they were recklessly negligent.

June 23, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
Jody Runge (left), Bev Smith, Peg Rees and Becky Sisley are four women who fought to make college sports change at the University of Oregon after Title IX banned discrimination based on sex in educational institutions fifty years ago.

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  • National

Benching the patriarchy: 50 years of Title IX and how 4 women fought for change

Fifty years ago, Title IX banned discrimination based on sex in educational institutions. College sports had to change. This is the story of how four women fought to make that happen.

June 23, 2022
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By:
  • Emily Harris and
  • Ida Hardin
Jody Runge (left), Bev Smith, Peg Rees and Becky Sisley are four women who fought to make college sports change at the University of Oregon after Title IX banned discrimination based on sex in educational institutions fifty years ago.

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  • National

Benching the patriarchy: 50 years of Title IX and how 4 women fought for change

Fifty years ago, Title IX banned discrimination based on sex in educational institutions. College sports had to change. This is the story of how four women fought to make that happen.

June 23, 2022
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By:
  • Emily Harris and
  • Ida Hardin
Ohio State University has won its fight to trademark the word "The." The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved the university's request on Tuesday.

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  • National

Ohio State gets approval to trademark 'The' for merchandise

The school says it allows Ohio State to control use of "The" on branded products associated with and sold through athletics and collegiate channels, such as T-shirts, baseball caps and hats.

June 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Ohio State University has won its fight to trademark the word "The." The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved the university's request on Tuesday.

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  • National

Ohio State gets approval to trademark 'The' for merchandise

The school says it allows Ohio State to control use of "The" on branded products associated with and sold through athletics and collegiate channels, such as T-shirts, baseball caps and hats.

June 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder, seen here during the announcement of the team's name change, did not appear before during a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Wednesday.

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  • Sports

Commanders owner launched a 'shadow investigation' to detract from probe, says panel

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform found that Daniel Snyder conducted a "shadow investigation" to detract from another internal probe into the football organization.

June 22, 2022
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By:
  • Wynne Davis
Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder, seen here during the announcement of the team's name change, did not appear before during a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Wednesday.

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  • Sports

Commanders owner launched a 'shadow investigation' to detract from probe, says panel

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform found that Daniel Snyder conducted a "shadow investigation" to detract from another internal probe into the football organization.

June 22, 2022
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By:
  • Wynne Davis
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson takes part in drills at the NFL football team's practice facility on June 14 in Berea, Ohio.

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  • Sports

Cleveland Browns' Deshaun Watson settles 20 of 24 sexual misconduct lawsuits

Watson could still be suspended if the NFL determines he violated the league's personal conduct policy.

June 21, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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