50 years later, Hank Aaron's famous hit that broke Babe Ruth's record It was 50 years ago, April 8, 1974 when slugger Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record. It's one of the most famous moments in baseball history. The pitcher that day, Al Downing, reflects on it. Steve Futterman
S.C. Gamecocks end undefeated season as NCAA women's basketball champions The South Carolina Gamecocks beat the Iowa Hawkeyes, led by superstar Caitlin Clark, 87-75. NPR's A Martinez talks to Jesse Washington of ESPN's Andscape, a sports and pop culture website.
Iowa-UConn women's Final Four game is the most-watched hoops game in ESPN history Friday's semifinal averaged 14.2 million viewers, making it the most-viewed women's basketball game on record and the largest audience for an ESPN basketball broadcast. The Associated Press
Saturday Sports: College basketball final four NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss college basketball's Final Four. Can anyone stop South Carolina's women and UConn's men this year? Scott Simon
Previews and predictions for NCAA men's final four NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with TNT Sports sideline reporter and bracketology expert Andy Katz about final four predictions, championship X-factors and indelible moments from this year's bracket. Vincent Acovino
Ticket prices for the women's Final Four games rival the men's Call it the Caitlin Clark effect: The average sales price for a ticket to the women's college basketball semifinal was nearly double that of the men's event, the ticketing company Logitix reported. Becky Sullivan
The excitement in women's NCAA basketball has created a demand for tickets Why are tickets to today's NCAA women's Final Four games twice as expensive as the tickets for the men's games?
Oakland A's to play in West Sacramento for three seasons starting in 2025 On Thursday, the Oakland A's announced they'll play in West Sacramento for three seasons starting in 2025, a temporary move while they transition from the Bay Area to Las Vegas. Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman
Pressure is on the big names to perform in a pressure packed NCAA Women's Final Four NPR's Ari Shapiro previews the NCAAW Final Four action between Iowa — UConn and South Carolina — with basketball writer Sabreena Merchant. Christopher Intagliata
If you want to see superstar Caitlin Clark play live it's gonna cost you Clark and the University of Iowa are electrifying women's college basketball. Tickets for the women's Final Four are currently reselling around $2,300 — more than double the men's Final Four average.