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Boston Pride edges Minnesota 4-3 for NWHL Isobel Cup
Lexie Laing and Taylor Wenczkowski scored power play goals and the Boston Pride became the first two-time winner of the Isobel Cup with a 4-3 win over the defending champion Minnesota Whitecaps on Saturday night.
How Black players propelled Cleveland's baseball team to win the 1948 World Series
In 1948, Cleveland's baseball team won the World Series. It wouldn't have made it without the team's first two Black players, and the team owner's willingness to hire them, says author Luke Epplin.
Richards' hat trick puts Minnesota in NWHL finals
Audra Richards had a hat trick with an assist, Amanda Leveille made 44 saves and the Minnesota Whitecaps rolled to a 7-0 victory over the Connecticut Whale in the NWHL semifinals on Friday night.
Torch relay kicks off for troubled Tokyo Olympic Games
The torch relay shows the organizers' determination to proceed with the Games, despite public skepticism. It is set to crisscross the country and arrive at the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 23.
Women's soccer stars join Biden to promote closing pay gap
President Joe Biden is making the case that the pay disparity between men and women has hurt the economy. This Wednesday marks “Equal Pay Day” — which is how far into the year women must work on average to make up the pay disparity between what men and women earned the prior year.
UConn's Bueckers, Iowa's Clark dominating women's tourney
Paige Bueckers, a Hopkins High School graduate, and Caitlin Clark seem to be playing a personal game of horse on the national stage. After one delivers a highlight-filled performance, the other has a top-this moment.
Elgin Baylor, silky-smooth Lakers Hall of Famer, dies at 86
Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star who soared through the 1960s with a high-scoring style of basketball that became the model for the modern player, died Monday.
Men's and women's NCAA March Madness facilities, separate and unequal, spark uproar
When female athletes saw the workout room the NCAA provided for the women’s basketball tournament bubble — and compared it to the men's — they cried foul. NCAA officials belatedly acknowledged the disparity.