WSU had 'just cause' to fire former football coach Nick Rolovich for refusing Covid vaccine, court finds Three years after Washington State University fired its head football coach, a federal court has said the university had the right to do so. Katie Campbell
It's 'Black Monday': changes begin for NFL teams not in the playoffs The NFL's regular season has wrapped up and the playoffs are set. But there are already big changes happening for many teams who didn't make the cut: some coaches and players are on the way out. Becky Sullivan
A 55-year-old who ran a marathon every day in 2024 says the toughest part was mental World-record chaser Hilde Dosogne is used to running extreme distances. Still, she says she underestimated the challenge. She's now hoping to make it official with a Guinness World Record. Emma Bowman
Looking ahead to the semifinals after a surreal week in college football NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Holly Anderson of the Shutdown Fullcast podcast, about the newly expanded college playoffs that are now entering the semifinals. Ayesha Rascoe
Saturday Sports: NFL last week, college football, Magnus Carlsen clothing controversy NPR's Eric Deggans talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the last week of the NFL regular season, the college football playoff semifinals, and a clothing controversy in chess. Eric Deggans
The oldest living Olympic medal winner, Ágnes Keleti, has died at age 103 Keleti, who was also a Holocaust survivor, was hospitalized in critical condition with pneumonia on Dec. 25. She died Thursday morning in Budapest, the Hungarian state news agency reported. The Associated Press
The Dartouth men's basketball team ends its attempt to unionize NPR's Leila Fadel asks the president of the local chapter of the Service Employees International Union about why the team is dropping an effort to unionize. Leila Fadel
The Sugar Bowl is postponed to Thursday after the deadly attack in New Orleans The CEO of the Sugar Bowl, said that after speaking with officials and the teams it was decided that "it's in the best interest of everybody and public safety that we postpone the game for 24 hours." Chandelis Duster
Top chess player Magnus Carlsen is back in competition after quitting over dress code Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing to change out of jeans to conform to a strict dress code. Scott Neuman