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Caitlin Clark’s $76,000 WNBA salary puts a spotlight on pay disparity

Caitlin Clark’s $76,000 WNBA salary puts a spotlight on pay disparity

Matt_Brown/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The pandemonium behind the new stars of women’s college basketball this year carried to the WNBA, with the WNBA draft bringing in a whopping 2.5 million viewers, its highest viewership to date, according to ESPN. With an influx of new fans, many are now outraged […]

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Trans sports ban overturned in West Virginia

Trans sports ban overturned in West Virginia

Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court has voted to overturn West Virginia’s law that bans transgender athletes from playing on teams consistent with their gender identity. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling argues that the law violates Title IX, which protects against […]

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WNBA draft 2024: Caitlin Clark goes No. 1, Cameron Brink second

WNBA draft 2024: Caitlin Clark goes No. 1, Cameron Brink second

Caitlin Clark poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected first overall pick by the Indiana Fever during the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024 in New York City. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa star, was […]

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Former college and NFL star Reggie Bush’s 2005 Heisman Trophy reinstated

Former college and NFL star Reggie Bush’s 2005 Heisman Trophy reinstated

Michael Cohen/WireImage/Via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former standout college football player and NFL running back Reggie Bush will have his 2005 Heisman Trophy reinstated, according to Bush’s attorneys and a statement posted on the Heisman website Wednesday. Bush posted a photo on Instagram with the trophy captioned, “No one […]

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WNBA star Brittney Griner opens up about harrowing Russian detention in exclusive “20/20” special

WNBA star Brittney Griner opens up about harrowing Russian detention in exclusive “20/20” special

ABC News (NEW YORK) — WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was released from Russian detention in a prisoner swap in December 2022, shared her story for the first time and reflected on the hopelessness she experienced during her monthslong confinement in an exclusive interview that will air May 1 on […]

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Nike’s Olympic track women’s uniforms criticized by athletes over sexism concerns

Nike’s Olympic track women’s uniforms criticized by athletes over sexism concerns

Nike (NEW YORK) — Nike unveiled its 2024 Paris Summer Olympics track uniforms for women and the designs received criticism online from athletes and fans amid claims of sexism. Concerns were brought up after the image of the designs was posted last week by Citius Magazine on its social platforms, […]

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Former college and NFL star Reggie Bush’s 2005 Heisman Trophy reinstated

Former college and NFL star Reggie Bush’s 2005 Heisman Trophy reinstated

Michael Cohen/WireImage/Via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former standout college football player and NFL running back Reggie Bush will have his 2005 Heisman Trophy reinstated, according to Bush’s attorneys and a statement posted on the Heisman website Wednesday. Bush posted a photo on Instagram with the trophy captioned, “No one […]

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WNBA star Brittney Griner opens up about harrowing Russian detention in exclusive “20/20” special

WNBA star Brittney Griner opens up about harrowing Russian detention in exclusive “20/20” special

ABC News (NEW YORK) — WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was released from Russian detention in a prisoner swap in December 2022, shared her story for the first time and reflected on the hopelessness she experienced during her monthslong confinement in an exclusive interview that will air May 1 on […]

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University of Oregon defensive back Daylen Austin arrested over hit-and-run that left man dead

University of Oregon defensive back Daylen Austin arrested over hit-and-run that left man dead

University of Oregon (NEW YORK) — A college football player from the University of Oregon has been arrested in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 46-year-old man, police say. The Eugene Police Department is investigating 19-year-old University of Oregon defensive back Daylen Amir Austin after a fatal […]

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Morgan Price on making history as first HBCU gymnast to win national title: ‘It felt really amazing’

Morgan Price on making history as first HBCU gymnast to win national title: ‘It felt really amazing’

West Chester University Athletics (NEW YORK) — Morgan Price is speaking out after she made history by becoming the first gymnast from a historically Black college or university to win a collegiate national title. “It felt really amazing,” Price told ABC News’ Good Morning America of her historic win. “I’m […]

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