National Theft in translation? Dodgers fire Shohei Ohtani's interpreter over gambling scandal The Los Angeles Dodgers have fired Ippei Mizuhara. He gave conflicting accounts about paying large gambling debts, ESPN's Tisha Thompson tells NPR. Bill Chappell
Sports Why the Los Angeles Dodgers fired Shohei Ohtani's interpreter The interpreter is accused of using the superstar ballplayer's money to cover millions of dollars in alleged illegal bets. NPR's Michel Martin talks to ESPN investigative reporter Tisha Thompson.
Sports NHL on the Eastside? New hockey arena discussed by Seattle Kraken and Kirkland The Seattle Kraken are courting Kirkland city leaders for a proposed multimillion-dollar hockey facility on the Eastside that meets NHL standards. Dyer Oxley
Sports 5 nonsensical ways to fill out your March Madness bracket The deadline to fill out your March Madness bracket is coming up. If you want to participate but don't care or know anything about basketball, try these hairbrained rules for picking the winner. Suzanne Nuyen
National Meet the queens of March Madness: University of Utah senior forward Alissa Pili 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. Jason Fuller Patrick Jarenwattananon
National Meet the queens of March Madness: South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao 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. Kathryn Fink Patrick Jarenwattananon Jason Fuller
Sports A 2024 March Madness vocabulary: How to sound like you know what you're talking about The NCAA basketball tournaments can be onslaught of unfamiliar names and terms enough to make any casual viewer nervous. We're here to help. (Except for NET. We can't explain NET.) Becky Sullivan
Business Sports Illustrated will continue its print edition under a new publisher Minute Media took over on Monday after reaching a licensing agreement with Authentic Brands Group. What this means for the writers and others who produce Sports Illustrated remains to be seen. The Associated Press
National What to expect this March Madness NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Justin Williams, a staff writer at The Athletic, about what to look out for when the NCAA basketball tournament starts Tuesday. Mia Venkat Gus Contreras Ari Shapiro
Sports Seattle Reign reportedly sold for $58 million to group that includes the Sounders The French company that owns the Seattle Reign announced today it will sell its stake in the women’s soccer team to a group that includes the Seattle Sounders. Vaughan Jones