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Torch relay kicks off for troubled Tokyo Olympic Games

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.
by Anthony Kuhn

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Women's soccer stars join Biden to promote closing pay gap

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.
by The Associated Press

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UConn's Bueckers, Iowa's Clark dominating women's tourney

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.
by The Associated Press

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Elgin Baylor, silky-smooth Lakers Hall of Famer, dies at 86

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.
by The Associated Press

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Men's and women's NCAA March Madness facilities, separate and unequal, spark uproar

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.
by Emine Yücel

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South Dakota governor pushes changes to transgender sports ban

South Dakota governor pushes changes to transgender sports ban

Noem's proposal would limit the ban to high school and elementary sports and exclude collegiate athletics. Opponents of the bill had warned it would cause the state to lose out on millions of dollars if it prompted the NCAA to withdraw tournaments from South Dakota.
by The Associated Press

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Wave of bills to block trans athletes has no basis in science, researcher says

Wave of bills to block trans athletes has no basis in science, researcher says

Legislation in several states would limit or prohibit transgender women from competing in women's athletics. An expert on sex differences in athletes says the bills aren't rooted in science.
by Tinbete Ermyas and Kira Wakeam

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Before March Madness, college athletes declare they are #NotNCAAProperty

Before March Madness, college athletes declare they are #NotNCAAProperty

"Players ISOLATED entire year to help make this tournament happen," tweeted Rutgers senior Geo Baker. "NCAA: rewarded w/ $900 million. Players: rewarded w/ free deodorant and small boxed meals."
by Laurel Wamsley

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