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Sports

Coverage and resources for women's basketball lag behind the surge in fan support

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Chantel Jennings, senior writer for women's basketball for The Athletic, about March Madness and the women's game.

Coverage and resources for women's basketball lag behind the surge in fan support

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Friday

Race

20 years after Rooney rule, the NFL landscape is still bleak for Black coaches

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Michael Lee of The Washington post about the NFL's bleak history hiring Black head coaches.

20 years after Rooney rule, the NFL landscape is still bleak for Black coaches

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Wednesday

National

It'll be a runoff for Chicago's mayoral race — and the incumbent is out

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Laura Washington of The Chicago Tribune about the results of the Chicago mayoral election.

It'll be a runoff for Chicago's mayoral race — and the incumbent is out

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Friday

Sports

The scene in Glendale ahead of the Super Bowl

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mike Sando of The Athletic, who's in Glendale, Ariz. for Super Bowl preview. Press scrums and corporate-branded parties have been going on in the area all week.

The scene in Glendale ahead of the Super Bowl

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Wednesday

Europe

A man didn't have to donate his kidney to get one for his daughter. But he did anyway

Arfon Jones' daughter finally found a kidney she desperately needed. He didn't have to donate to his own kidney for it to happen, but donated it to a stranger anyway.

A man didn't have to donate his kidney to get one for his daughter. But he did anyway

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Thursday

Sports

Outgoing NCAA President Mark Emmert defends his record

Mark Emmert oversaw a tumultuous decade-plus as NCAA president. Now that he's stepping down in March, he joins NPR's Ari Shapiro for an exit interview.

Outgoing NCAA President Mark Emmert defends his record

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Tuesday

Sports

Doug Williams talks this historic Super Bowl matchup of two Black quarterbacks

NPR's Juana Summers talks with former NFL star Doug Williams, the first Black quarterback to start in the Super Bowl, about the first Super Bowl to feature two Black quarterbacks.

Doug Williams talks this historic Super Bowl matchup of two Black quarterbacks

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Monday

Sports

Pro football brothers are set to face off in Super Bowl sibling Sunday

For the next two weeks the Super Bowl will unofficially be The Kelce Bowl. This will be the first time the brothers will play on opposite teams.

Pro football brothers are set to face off in Super Bowl sibling Sunday

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Tuesday

Technology

How to stop worrying and love (or at least live with) ChatGPT

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Wharton professor Ethan Mollick about his decision to embrace artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT in the classroom.

How to stop worrying and love (or at least live with) ChatGPT

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Friday

Sports

Ex-WNBA star Maya Moore is retiring after overturning husband's wrongful conviction

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with former WNBA star Maya Moore and her husband, Jonathan Irons. She officially announced her retirement after four years away working to overturn his wrongful conviction.

Ex-WNBA star Maya Moore is retiring after overturning husband's wrongful conviction

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Tuesday

Animals

Is music an exclusively human thing? A new study says no

Charles Darwin once speculated that all animals may share the ability to perceive melody and rhythm. Although the evidence is slim, there are a few studies that support Darwin's idea.

Is music an exclusively human thing? A new study says no

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Wednesday

Monday

Sports

Tonight's college football final could make underdog history

Cinderella stories never happen in college football. But Monday night's CFP title game may actually produce one. NPR's Juana Summers talks to Holly Anderson of the Shutdown Fullcast for a preview.

Tonight's college football final could make underdog history

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Friday

Sports

The NFL finds itself in uncharted territory as the regular season ends this weekend

After the shocking cardiac arrest of Damar Hamlin on Monday, the NFL will try and play games this weekend, but will not finish the game in which he collapsed.

The NFL finds itself in uncharted territory as the regular season ends this weekend

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Thursday

Wednesday

Strange News

The 2022 Ohio Turnpike Name-A-Snowplow Contest announces its winners

The 2022 Ohio Turnpike Name-A-Snowplow Contest winners include "Ctrl-Salt-Delete," "Clearopathtra" and six others.

The 2022 Ohio Turnpike Name-A-Snowplow Contest announces its winners

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Thursday

Asia

Will China's protests mark a new political awakening?

China's protests renewed focus on the changing social contract between the country's young generation and its aging rulers. Will young people's rare show of defiance mark a new political awakening?

Will China's protests mark a new political awakening?

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Wednesday

Elections

What Georgia's runoff election results mean for political parties

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Republican strategist Janelle King and Democratic strategist Fred Hicks about what the results of Georgia's runoff election mean for the parties moving forward.

What Georgia's runoff election results mean for political parties

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Tuesday

Sports

HBCUs ponder a prime exit after football coach Deion Sanders leaves Jackson State

NPR's Juana Summers talks with LA Times Sports Culture Critic Tyler Tynes about football coach Deion Sanders' consequential departure from Jackson State University to the University of Colorado.

HBCUs ponder a prime exit after football coach Deion Sanders leaves Jackson State

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Tuesday

Asia

What the recent missile launches from North Korea could mean

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with correspondent Anthony Kuhn and then Victor Cha, the Center for Strategic and International Studies Senior Adviser, about the latest in North Korea.

What the recent missile launches from North Korea could mean

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