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Orlando Pride defender Kerry Abello (left) and Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman chase after the ball during the first half of the NWSL championship at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. on Nov. 23, 2024.

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The league of chaos is back. Here's what we're watching this NWSL season

Whether you're new to the National Women's Soccer League, or you've been a fan for its past 12 seasons, here's a preview of what you should watch out for when play kicks off this weekend.

March 14, 2025
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  • Jeffrey Pierre and
  • Bill Chappell
Sports writer and author John Feinstein poses in Washington, Feb. 28, 2006.

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John Feinstein, sports writer and author of 'A Season on the Brink,' dies at 69

Feinstein was comfortable writing fiction and nonfiction, and took on an array of sports, including golf and tennis, but he was known most for his connection to college basketball.

March 14, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Three top contenders for this year's college basketball tournaments: Cooper Flagg of Duke, JuJu Watkins of USC and Johni Broome of Auburn.

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When are March Madness brackets released? Here's what to know about Selection Sunday

The 68-team fields for the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments will be unveiled Sunday night, and the games begin next week.

March 14, 2025
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
More than 50,000 people turned out for the world championships of cross country skiing in Trondheim, Norway this year

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Trail-gating at the Nordic Super Bowl

Fans camp out in the snow weeks early for the Cross-Country World Ski Championships in Norway.

March 12, 2025
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  • Nat Herz
One of the federal workers laid off under the direction of DOGE was Adam Strom, the head coach of the Haskell Indian Nations University Fighting Indians women's basketball team. Strom was dismissed on Feb. 14 but chose to remain with the team without pay. He was reinstated to his position on Monday along with about a dozen of his colleagues at Haskell, but a new federal lawsuit has challenged the rest of the cuts.

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DOGE-mandated cuts targeted staff at a Native American college. A lawsuit fights back

Federal layoffs at Haskell Indian Nations University disrupted classes, financial aid and the women's basketball team. Now, tribes and students have sued, saying the cuts broke treaty obligations.

March 12, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
An aerial view of Old Trafford stadium, home of Manchester United Football Club, on Aug. 31, 2022 in Manchester, England.

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  • Sports

Manchester United announces plans for a new $2.5 billion stadium

The plans include the demolition of Old Trafford, the team's iconic 115-year-old stadium.

March 11, 2025
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo and
  • Lauren Frayer
Canadian former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, 43, who is a fugitive, is seen top left, with 15 other defendants who have been charged in a 16-count superseding indictment for allegedly running and participating in a transnational drug trafficking operation that routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, from Colombia, through Mexico and Canada and other locations in the United States.

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A former Olympic snowboarder makes the FBI's Most Wanted list

Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-alleged-drug trafficker, "went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics to distributing powder cocaine," the FBI says.

March 07, 2025
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Emily Bett Rickards, right, plays the lead role of 20th century women's wrestling champion and trailblazer Mildred Burke in Ash Avildsen's new film <em>Queen of The Ring</em>.

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'Queen of The Ring' star Emily Bett Rickards on wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke

In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied the odds in the 1930s to become the first million-dollar female athlete in the male-dominated world of professional wrestling.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Olivia Hampton and
  • A Martínez
Runners cross the Verrazano Bridge before competing in the 52nd Edition of the New York City Marathon on November 5, 2023.

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  • Sports

Running in the New York City Marathon? It's hard to get into but here's how some do it

The New York City Marathon has a similar acceptance rate to Harvard. To secure a bib, runners can enter a lottery, fundraise with a charity, run nine qualifying racers and volunteer for one, or run a qualifying time.

March 07, 2025
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  • Claire Murashima and
  • Majd Al-Waheidi
LeBron James is hovering at or above his career stats in several key metrics for the Los Angeles Lakers this season, as he sets new scoring records.

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  • Sports

By the numbers: Does LeBron James' new points record shake up the GOAT debate?

LeBron James has been so good for so long, there's a famous running joke about when he might slow down. At age 40, where does his 50,000 career points record put him in the GOAT debate?

March 05, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
Fireworks go off after Argentina's victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Lusail City, Qatar.

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  • Sports

In a first, the 2026 World Cup final will include a halftime show

Like the Super Bowl mid-game spectaculars, the 2026 final game slated to take place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will include the World Cup's very first halftime show.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chaŵinga and Portland Thorns FC defender Reyna Reyes in March 2024.

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  • Sports

A star generation of women's soccer has retired. A new series shows who to watch next

A trailblazing generation of players is retiring. In a new docuseries from Prime Video, we hear from a new group of players and coaches vying to be the next best in American women's soccer.

March 05, 2025
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  • Jeffrey Pierre
Jordan Chiles of Team USA reacts after finishing her routine on the uneven bars during the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.

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  • Sports

'I was devastated': Jordan Chiles recounts 2024 Olympics in new memoir

Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles shares her up-and-down journey to the 2024 Paris Games and what happened afterward, in her new memoir, "I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams."

March 04, 2025
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Brianna Scott,
  • and 1 more
Southwest players and coaches celebrate with their fans after the Patriots’ 65-54 semifinal win over Toombs County. Southwest will play B.E.S.T. Academy for the state championship Saturday at the Macon Coliseum. Jason Vorhees / The Melody

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What to expect from the four days of GHSA basketball final championship games

The 2025 Georgia High School Association's basketball finals begin this week at the Macon Coliseum starting Wednesday through Saturday. Jon Nelson explains the important storylines to look out for ahead of the championship games.

March 04, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya
Jeanie Buss attends Netflix's "Running Point" LA Premiere at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on February 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

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  • Television

For Lakers president Jeanie Buss, life was pretty much a comedy already

A new Netflix comedy series starring Kate Hudson, Running Point, is based on the life of L.A. Lakers' president Jeanie Buss, who inherited the team from her flamboyant father and had to contend with her brothers in the front office.

March 04, 2025
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  • Phil Harrell and
  • A Martínez
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