National Pressure is on the big names to perform in a pressure packed NCAA Women's Final Four NPR's Ari Shapiro previews the NCAAW Final Four action between Iowa — UConn and South Carolina — with basketball writer Sabreena Merchant. Gus Contreras Kai McNamee Christopher Intagliata Ari Shapiro
Sports If you want to see superstar Caitlin Clark play live it's gonna cost you Clark and the University of Iowa are electrifying women's college basketball. Tickets for the women's Final Four are currently reselling around $2,300 — more than double the men's Final Four average.
Business Liberty Media adds MotoGP to its global racing portfolio that already includes F1 NPR's Michel Martin talks to former MotoGP rider John Hopkins about what the proposed takeover of the sport by Formula One owners Liberty Media, could mean for the future of motorcycle racing.
National A sports betting bill has yet again run into stiff opposition, this time in Alabama Sports betting is still illegal in 12 states. In Alabama, an effort to legalize sports betting has stumbled amid opposition from religious conservatives and those concerned about problem gambling. Joseph King
National Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese's LSU-Iowa rematch nets a record audience for ESPN Iowa and LSU drew the second-largest audience for any basketball game on ESPN since 2012, the network said. Reese said Wednesday that like Clark, she will leave college for the pros. Bill Chappell
Sports Houston Astros relief pitcher Ronel Blanco has had quite a week First Blanco welcomed a new daughter, next he made his first Opening Day roster and then, because of injuries, he started against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday when he pitched a no hitter.
Sports The latest NCAA tournament standings NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Nicole Auerbach from The Athletic on the latest NCAA Elite 8 action.
Sports Saturday sports: Elite Eight begins; Colorado and Iowa face off in women's Sweet 16 NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about UConn's dominance in the March Madness basketball tournament. Also, a heartwarming update. Scott Simon
National TX Rangers hope for rare repeat as World Series champs The Texas Rangers are still riding the high from last year's first-ever World Series win. Fans are hopeful Texas can repeat as champs as a new baseball season gets underway. Toluwani Osibamowo
Arts & Life Why the University of Idaho marching band members are heroes in Connecticut When Yale's marching band wasn't able to make it to March Madness, the Sound of Idaho stepped in — and went viral. A week later, Connecticut's governor proclaimed a "University of Idaho Day." Rachel Treisman