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#Breaking As Artificial Intelligence Moves Into Medicine, The Human Touch Could Be A Casualty Will AI in health care create a two-tiered system in which poorer people will be seen by a computer instead of a doctor? That's one concern about the burgeoning technology. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Grading Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Student Loan Relief Plan Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s student loan relief plan could help 95 percent of people burdened by student debt. So why are some critics on the right and the left calling it unfair? Read more on NPR

#Breaking A Daughter Reflects On Her Parents' Addiction In 'All That You Leave Behind' Writer and documentary filmmaker Erin Lee Carr, daughter of the late NY Times columnist David Carr, talks about her parents' drug addiction and what it was like to have her father as a writing mentor. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Patricia Arquette Explores The 'Toxic Codependency' Of Munchausen By Proxy Arquette plays a Missouri woman who falsely convinced the world that her child was seriously ill, in the Hulu series The Act. She says it was "very weird" getting into the character's head. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Fresh Air Weekend: Glenda Jackson; The Word 'Socialism'; Baseball In 10 Pitches Jackson is now playing King Lear on Broadway. Linguist Geoff Nunberg explains why "socialism" is no longer a scare word. And Tyler Kepner discusses his book K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches. Read more on NPR

#Breaking We Listen Back To Conversations With 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees The Zombies and Roxy Music are in this year's class of inductees. We'll listen back to conversations with The Zombies lead singer Colin Blunstone and Roxy Music co-founders Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'Our Planet' Is A Remorseful Call To Arms David Attenborough's Netflix series offers a strange waltz between wonder and melancholy. The show thrills us with the marvels of nature, and then saddens us that we are rapidly wiping them out. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'Avengers: Endgame' Is A Thrilling (If Exhausting) Journey Through Time As the grand finale of 22 tightly interconnected movies, Endgame brings this chapter of the saga to a stirring and resonant close. Critic Justin Chang says it's one of Marvel's better pictures. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Mueller Report Shows How Witnesses, Messaging Apps Stymied Investigation Washington Post investigative reporter Rosalind Helderman broke some of the big stories on the Trump team's ties to Russia. She notes what's new in the report and the questions left unanswered. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'Mind Fixers' Documents The 'Troubled Search' For Mental Illness Medication Anne Harrington chronicles the search for a biological understanding of mental illness. She believes the revolution in medication has left behind a legacy of over-diagnosis and over-medication. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'The Beneficiary' Weighs The Emotional Heft Of Inheritance Janny Scott, a biographer and award-winning reporter for The New York Times, has written a vivid and penetrating memoir about her own illustrious family. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'Socialism' Isn't The Scare Word It Once Was It isn't yet clear where "socialist" will settle in the vocabulary of the American left, as it jostles with labels like "liberal" and "progressive." But it's not the S-word anymore. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Glenda Jackson On Playing King Lear: Gender Barriers 'Crack' With Age The 82-year-old British actor is currently playing Shakespeare's famed tragic figure on Broadway. "Doors have opened for women that were firmly locked many decades ago," she says. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Herlin Riley's Swinging, Modern Style Shines On 'Perpetual Optimism' The New Orleans drummer produces jazz with its own distinct character on his new album. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Perpetual Optimism is marked by Riley's upbeat nature and attention to detail. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Reporter Details Neglect And Disaster In The U.S. Navy ProPublica journalist T. Christian Miller says outdated equipment and a shortage of sailors contributed to two separate collisions involving Navy destroyers in 2017, in which 17 sailors were killed. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Fresh Air Weekend: Biographer Robert Caro; Actor Christopher Meloni Caro began writing biographies in order to better understand political power. Ken Tucker reviews The Mekons' album, Deserted. After 12 seasons on Law & Order: SVU, Meloni plays a hit man on Happy! Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'Fresh Air' Celebrates Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin The Pulitzer Prize Board recently awarded Franklin, who died in 2018, with a special citation for her "indelible contribution" to American music and culture. Originally broadcast in 1999. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Is Measles Here To Stay? Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. nearly 20 years ago. But with this year's record-setting outbreaks, are we close to measles to making a sustained comeback? Read more on NPR

#Breaking Trump And Democrats Agree On $2 Trillion For Infrastructure, But Not On How To Pay Democratic congressional leaders called the White House meeting "very constructive," but the big question remains unanswered. The parties will reconvene in a few weeks to discuss funding options. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Tony Awards Nominations 2019: 'Hadestown' And 'Ain't Too Proud' Lead The Count Tootsie, Beetlejuice and The Prom round up the Tony category for best musical, while The Ferryman, Gary, Ink, Choir Boy and What the Constitution Means to Me are all up for best play. Read more on NPR

#Breaking U.S. Measles Outbreaks Are Driven By A Global Surge In The Virus The World Health Organization tallied over 112,000 measles cases in the first quarter of 2019 — up more than 300% compared with the same period in 2018. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Trump Sues 2 Banks To Block Democrats From Investigating His Finances The lawsuit seeks to prevent Deutsche Bank and Capital One from responding to subpoenas from two House panels seeking personal financial documents related to the president, his family and his company. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Juan Guaidó Says 'The Moment Is Now!' To Remove Maduro, Sparking Clashes In Venezuela Saying "we are making history," Venezuela's opposition leader makes his boldest attempt yet to oust President Nicolás Maduro. On Tuesday, Juan Guaidó declared "Operation Freedom" has begun. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Alleged California Synagogue Shooter 'Part Of The History Of Evil,' His Parents Say The parents of the man accused in the attack on the Poway synagogue in San Diego have condemned the attack as shocking and evil. A family attorney says they will not pay for his legal defense. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Emperor Akihito, Japan's 'Surprising Pacifist,' Steps Down After 30 Years Japan's defeat in World War II "produced in him strong feelings against war and its chaos," says a childhood friend. Akihito has expressed deep remorse at home and abroad for Japan's wartime actions. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Donkeys Are Dying Because China Wants Their Hides For A Traditional Remedy China reportedly needs 4 million donkey hides a year for the traditional medicine ejiao. They're importing hides from poor countries — and dealing a blow to people whose livelihood depends on donkeys. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Japanese Emperor Akihito Abdicates Throne; New Crown Prince To Ascend The 85-year-old emperor is the first to retire in more than 200 years. His son, the Crown Prince Naruhito, will become emperor on Wednesday. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Is Buying A House Overrated? The Nobel laureate who co-created the way our nation measures home prices says that over the long run, they don't increase much. And when they do, it can mean a bubble. Are we in one now? Read more on NPR

#Breaking Teen Suicide Spiked After Debut Of Netflix's '13 Reasons Why,' Study Says Boys ages 10-17 killed themselves at a much higher rate in the month after Netflix's show about suicide was released in 2017. Researchers attribute an extra 195 deaths that year to the series. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Abortion In The Third Trimester: A Rare Decision Often Made In Tragic Circumstances Concerned about the makeup of the Supreme Court, abortion-rights advocates are pushing for state legislation to protect abortion rights throughout pregnancy, in some cases into the third trimester. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'My Kids Are In Survival Mode': A Chat With 2019's Teacher Of The Year Rodney Robinson, a teacher at a juvenile detention center in Richmond, Va., and the 2019 National Teacher of the Year, talks about needing diverse teachers and a culturally relevant curriculum. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Even In The Robot Age, Manufacturers Need The Human Touch At modern auto plants, some tasks, like welding together a car's body, are entirely automated. But other essential jobs, including major portions of final assembly, are still best left to people. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Political Crisis In Venezuela Escalates Opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he is in the final phase of a plan to oust Nicolás Maduro. Maduro's officials say they are successfully putting down a coup attempt. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Trump Sues Deutsche Bank And Capital One To Block Records' Release President Trump wants to keep the banks from complying with congressional subpoenas seeking his bank records. He's joined in the suit by three of his children and some of his real estate businesses. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Jury To Decide The Fate Of Ex-Officer Who Killed 911 Caller A jury resumes deliberations in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, who shot and killed a woman while responding to her 911 call. Read more on NPR

#Breaking U.S. Infrastructure Shows The Effects Of Neglect, Smith Says NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Tom Smith, executive director of the American Society of Civil Engineers, about the current state of the nation's infrastructure. The group issued a report card in 2017. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Infrastructure Gets The Attention Of Trump, Schumer And Pelosi President Trump is meeting with Democratic leaders in the Senate and House Tuesday morning to discuss the nation's infrastructure needs. It seems to be a rare moment of bipartisanship. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Drone Transports Human Kidney For Transplant The drone was custom built to be able to monitor the payload while in the air. The kidney made it to the University of Maryland Medical Center. The woman who received the kidney called it "amazing." Read more on NPR

#Breaking Whale Off Norway's Coast Found Wearing Camera Harness The harness read "Equipment St. Petersburg." A researcher told CNN that the whale was probably trained by Russia's navy. He said they've "been known to train belugas to conduct military operations." Read more on NPR

#Breaking Japan's Emperor Akihito Abdicates The Chrysanthemum Throne Akihito, citing failing health, becomes the first Japanese monarch in some two centuries to step down. His reign ends at midnight Tuesday, and then his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, ascends the throne. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Trump Lauds Disbarred Lawyer While Criticizing Others, Mueller Report Says Attorney General William Barr heads to Capitol Hill this week to face questions about the Mueller report. Critics say Barr is running interference for President Trump. Read more on NPR

#Breaking More Than 700 Measles Cases Reported Across 22 States, CDC Data Show NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, about the resurgence of the measles virus. Read more on NPR

#Breaking After 5 Years, ISIS Leader Purportedly Releases Another Video A video purports to show the ISIS leader speaking to followers and referencing the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka. The first video was released in 2014 as ISIS was rapidly increasing in strength. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Negotiators Are In Beijing For Talks On Ending U.S.-China Trade War Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has been suggesting that the U.S. and China are closing in on a trade deal. NPR's David Greene talks to Erin Ennis, of the U.S.-China Business Council. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'High Five' Readers Invited To Participate In Secret Tournament NPR's Rachel Martin talks to best-selling, children's book author Adam Rubin about his latest: High Five. It tells the story of a secret high-five tournament that's been held in the animal kingdom. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi's 'Call Me Zebra' Wins PEN/Faulkner Prize The 35-year-old author won $15,000 along with the prestigious award for fiction. As she tells NPR, the prize also carries a special significance for her personally. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Ground-Breaking Director John Singleton Dies At 51 Filmmaker John Singleton died Monday after complications from a stroke. He made history with 1991's Boyz n the Hood as the first African American nominated for a best director Oscar. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Is Measles Here To Stay? Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. nearly 20 years ago. But with this year's record-setting outbreaks, are we close to measles to making a sustained comeback? Read more on NPR

#Breaking Trump And Democrats Agree On $2 Trillion For Infrastructure, But Not On How To Pay Democratic congressional leaders called the White House meeting "very constructive," but the big question remains unanswered. The parties will reconvene in a few weeks to discuss funding options. Read more on NPR

#Breaking A Daughter Reflects On Her Parents' Addiction In 'All That You Leave Behind' Writer and documentary filmmaker Erin Lee Carr, daughter of the late NY Times columnist David Carr, talks about her parents' drug addiction and what it was like to have her father as a writing mentor. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Trump Orders New Restrictions On Asylum System The changes would charge asylum-seekers application fees and limit access to work permits, among other things. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Understaffed Alabama Prisons Struggle With Violence, Suicide And Crowding The state's jails have been cited by a recent Justice Department report for corruption, drugs, sexual abuse, lack of mental health support and crumbling facilities. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Tony Awards Nominations 2019: 'Hadestown' And 'Ain't Too Proud' Lead The Count Tootsie, Beetlejuice and The Prom round up the Tony category for best musical, while The Ferryman, Gary, Ink, Choir Boy and What the Constitution Means to Me are all up for best play. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Trump Sues Deutsche Bank And Capital One Over Congressional Subpoenas Subpoenas issued by House committees two weeks ago ask the banks to hand over documents related to Trump's finances. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Abortion Could Become Felony Offense In Alabama If passed, a bill making its way through the state's House of Representatives could punish doctors who perform the procedure with at least 10 years in prison. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Venezuela Unrest: Opposition Leader Guaidó Calls For Military Uprising Juan Guaidó says he's launched the "final phase" of a plan to oust President Nicolás Maduro. The government says it's putting down a "small coup attempt." Read more on NPR

#Breaking Political Crisis In Venezuela Escalates Opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he is in the final phase of a plan to oust Nicolás Maduro. Maduro's officials say they are successfully putting down a coup attempt. Read more on NPR

#Breaking U.S. Measles Outbreaks Are Driven By A Global Surge In The Virus The World Health Organization tallied more than 112,000 measles cases in the first quarter of 2019 — up more than 300% compared to the same period in 2018. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Mountain Man Singer Reinvents Herself As Daughter Of Swords, Announces Album One of the three gorgeous voices at the heart of Mountain Man, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig releases her first solo album, Dawnbreaker, on June 28. Hear the title track. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Trump Sues 2 Banks To Block Democrats From Investigating His Finances The lawsuit seeks to prevent Deutsche Bank and Capital One from responding to subpoenas from two House panels seeking personal financial documents related to the president, his family and his company. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Juan Guaidó Says 'The Moment Is Now!' To Remove Maduro, Sparking Clashes In Venezuela Saying "we are making history," Venezuela's opposition leader makes his boldest attempt yet to oust President Nicolás Maduro. On Tuesday, Juan Guaidó declared "Operation Freedom" has begun. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Alleged California Synagogue Shooter 'Part Of The History Of Evil,' His Parents Say The parents of the man accused in the attack on the Poway synagogue in San Diego have condemned the attack as shocking and evil. A family attorney says they will not pay for his legal defense. Read more on NPR

#Breaking London Marathon Takes A Small Step To Go Green The BBC reports 47,000 plastic water bottles were tossed at last year's race. This year, organizers gave runners edible water pods. They're biodegradable because they're made from seaweed. Read more on NPR

#Breaking NBA's Lack Of Latino Players Now that the NBA playoffs are in full swing, there's an element missing: Latino players. Just 2% of NBA players are Latino and that has the league looking for ways to increase the number of Latinos. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: Basketball, Basketball, Basketball The NBA Western conference is narrowing down, and a legendary NBA great died this week. NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant. Read more on NPR

#Breaking NFL Returns To Site Of First Game The big-city NFL returns to its roots by taking later rounds of the draft on the road, including to Rock Island, Ill., which in 1920 was host to the league's first game. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Not My Job: We Quiz Big Wave Surfer Laird Hamilton On Channel Surfing We've invited the legendary surfer, fitness model and lifestyle guru to play a game called "Championship Channel Surfing." Three questions about terrible moments in television history. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Tyreek Hill Barred From Kansas City Chiefs After Audio Alleging Child Abuse Surfaces The Kansas City Chiefs have barred Tyreek Hill from the team. This follows a recording of the wide receiver's fiancée accusing him of abusing their young child. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Boston Celtics Great And Hall Of Famer John Havlicek Dies At 79 Havlicek was voted one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. He played 16 seasons with the Celtics — eight of them as NBA champions. Boston media report he had Parkinson's disease. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 2019 NFL Draft Could Be Big For Tight Ends Thursday is draft day for the National Football League. Two tight end players from Iowa are predicted to be drafted in the first round, breaking a long tradition in a changing game. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Damian Lillard Leads Portland Trail Blazers To Victory In First Round Of NBA Playoffs One player has excelled in the NBA playoffs: Damian Lillard. The all-star point guard has carried the Portland Trail Blazers all season thanks to his play and, more importantly, his leadership. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Scientists Explain A Common Fight In Basketball Are players just pretending to be so certain that it's out on their opponent? Or could there be a difference in how they experience the event that has them pointing a finger at the other player? Read more on NPR

#Breaking Sports Arbitration Court To Decide Limits For Female Testosterone Levels David Greene talks to The Associated Press' Gerald Imray about a challenge to a rule that would force elite female athletes to artificially reduce their testosterone level to be eligible to compete. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Kate Smith's 'God Bless America' Dropped By Two Major Sports Teams Her rendition of the patriotic song had been a staple for New York Yankees and Philadelphia Flyers games for decades. Critics say that other elements of the singer's career were clearly racist. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Not Just Child's Play: World Tiddlywink Champions Look To Reclaim Their Glory David Lockwood and Larry Kahn, "the Ali-Frazier" of Tiddlywinks, are vying to win the World Pairs title. To the professional winkers, the game is far more than shooting discs, or "winks," into a cup. Read more on NPR

#Breaking For Mongolia's Ice Shooters, Warmer Winters Mean A Shorter Sports Season This season's final competition, originally scheduled for mid-March, had to be bumped up by two weeks. "The river was already melting," the town's mayor explained. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Soccer Star Abby Wambach Turns Rallying Commencement Speech Into New Book, 'Wolfpack' NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with retired Olympic soccer star Abby Wambach about her new book, Wolfpack: How to Come Together, Unleash our Power, and Change the Game Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: The Injury That Sidelined One Of WNBA's Best Players NPR's Scott Simon talks to sports reporter Tom Goldman about the injury affecting one of the WNBA's best players. Plus, they discuss a new initiative aimed at making racing less deadly for horses. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'Baseball Brit' Hopes To Attend 162 MLB Games This Season NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Joey Mellows from Portsmouth, England, who is currently traveling around the U.S. hoping to attend 162 baseball games –– the equivalent of a Major League schedule. Read more on NPR

#Breaking UNC Basketball Coach Sylvia Hatchell Resigns After Investigation An 18-day probe into the women's basketball program found the Hall of Fame coach is not racist but did make "racially insensitive" remarks. She also pressured players to play through serious injuries. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Three Top Climbers Presumed Dead After Avalanche In Canada Jess Roskelley, David Lama and Hansjörg Auer had been attempting a route in Canada's Banff National Park. The park said that all three are "presumed to be deceased." Read more on NPR

#Breaking Drake Curse? Whoever The Rapper Roots For, They Seem To Lose The Los Angeles Times gave examples: Serena Williams, Toronto Raptors and Crimson Tide. All jinxed. Drake cheered on the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 4 of their NHL playoff series. They lost. Read more on NPR

#Breaking From Fastballs To Greaseballs, 'K' Offers A History Of Baseball's Most Iconic Pitches NY Times baseball writer Tyler Kepner spoke to 22 hall-of-fame pitchers about what they throw, and how they get a mental edge over hitters. His new book is K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Reddit User Vowed To Eat His Hat If Tampa Bay Lightning Lost In the NHL playoffs, the high-flying Tampa Bay Lightning got swept by Columbus. The fan was true to his word and ate some bits of his hat. One comment read: "At least he didn't choke like Tampa." Read more on NPR

#Breaking Tampa Bay Lightning Collapses In First Round of NHL Playoffs NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Greg Wyshynski, ESPN senior NHL writer, about how the Tampa Bay Lightning went from one of the year's best teams to best team in NHL history to be swept in the first round. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Tiger Woods Biographer Says Golfer's Masters Comeback 'Transcends Sports' Woods' recent Masters title follows a 10-year drought of major tournament victories. Jeff Benedict, co-author of Tiger Woods, says: "What we're seeing now is someone who loves what he's doing." Read more on NPR

#Breaking French Woman Sets Marathon Record Running In High Heels Christelle Doyhambehere ran the race on a challenge from her partner, who dared her to run in her stylish footwear. She ran in just over six hours, beating that record by about an hour and half. Read more on NPR

#Breaking NHL Playoffs: Blue Jackets Sweep Lightning In 4 Games The NHL playoff season is over for the Tampa Bay Lightning after four straight losses to the Columbus Blue Jackets. David Greene talks to Diana Nearhos of the Tampa Bay Times. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Tiger Woods Makes Remarkable Return With Fifth Masters Win NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Yahoo sports columnist Dan Wetzel about Tiger Woods' comeback as a person and player, following his fifth Masters win on Sunday. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Tiger Woods Rises Again — And Sponsors Are Celebrating His Resilience Woods' historic victory Sunday at the golf Masters Tournament shows the continued earning power of a player who was dropped by many of his sponsors over the course of a tumultuous decade. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Tiger Woods Is 1 Victory From Tying Jack Nicklaus' Masters Record Tiger Woods won his fifth Masters title on Sunday, marking an incredible comeback from injury and personal hardship that ended a nearly 11-year championship drought. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Tiger Woods Wins 2019 Masters In a surprise comeback, Tiger Woods wins his first major title in more than a decade. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Tiger Woods Wins His 5th Masters Title, Marking A Career Comeback Sunday's victory at Augusta came nearly 11 years after Woods' last major title and capped a remarkable personal comeback for Woods after facing career-threatening injuries. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Orioles' Chris Davis Ends Hitless Streak Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday succeeded breaking out of his 0-for-54 hitless streak. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: NBA Playoffs, Baseball Season Begins ESPN's Howard Bryant talks with Scott Simon about the start of the NBA playoffs and some of the story lines from the early days of baseball season. Read more on NPR

#Breaking For Some Quidditch Players, The Magic Wears Off As Injury Risks Grow Clearer Concussions, broken bones, and torn ligaments are a few serious injury concerns in Quidditch — a new sport where the rules are still evolving, and players are testing the safety of them. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Fans Boo Baseball Umpire Who Did Bat Dog's Job Finn, a black lab, is a bat dog for the Minor League Las Vegas Aviators. Finn was dashing to the plate, but an umpire beat him there and tossed the bat aside. Fans were not happy and booed the ump. Read more on NPR

#Breaking A Look At The Legacy Dirk Nowitzki Is Leaving In Dallas After His 21-Year NBA Career NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with sports radio host Donovan Lewis about Dirk Nowitzki's 21-year NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks after his final home game. Read more on NPR

#Breaking No More Magic: Johnson Abruptly Resigns From The LA Lakers On Tuesday night, Magic Johnson told reporters he's stepping down after a two year stint as the LA Lakers' president of basketball operations. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur Was A Success David Greene talks to USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan about the historic women's golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. It's the first time women have been allowed to compete at the club. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Scrutiny Continues For Santa Anita Race Track After 23 Thoroughbreds Die In 3 Months The famed Santa Anita racetrack in southern California is under scrutiny after a spike in thoroughbred deaths. Santa Anita hosted its biggest race day of the year this past weekend. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Virginia Beats Texas Tech To Win Men's Basketball Championship March Madness is over. After a devastating loss last year, Virginia beat Texas Tech in overtime Monday night to win its first NCAA title. The final score was 85-77. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Baltimore Orioles Slugger Holds Record For Hitless At-Bats Chris Davis went 0-for-3 in his first three plate appearances in a 12-4 win over the Oakland A's Monday night. That extends his hitless streak to 47 consecutive at-bats — a Major League record. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'This Is A Great Story', Says Virginia Cavaliers' Coach On Team's NCAA Comeback On Monday night in Minneapolis, the University of Virginia won it's first-ever NCAA championship in a dramatic 85-77 overtime defeat of Texas Tech University. Read more on NPR

#Breaking White House Cancels MLB-Cuba Deal Made Under Obama Administration The Trump administration has canceled an agreement that would have allowed Cuban baseball players in the U.S. without having to defect first. Officials say the agreement was illegal. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Trump Administration Kills Baseball Deal With Cuba The deal would have allowed certain Cuban players to sign and play for U.S. and Canadian major league teams without having to defect. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Golden State Warriors Say Goodbye To Oakland Arena After 47 years in Oakland, the Golden State Warriors are moving to a shiny new arena across the bay in San Francisco. The Warriors are just the latest beloved sports team to leave the city. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Major League Baseball Is Trying To Bring More Women Into Game-Related Roles Baseball wants more women in executive or broadcast positions. MLB is on par with other professional leagues when it comes to gender diversity, but women say they still feel the need to justify themselves. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Baylor Wins Women's NCAA Basketball Championship Over Notre Dame Baylor won the championship by a single point Sunday night, 82-81. Fans watching the men's championship Monday night between Virginia and Texas Tech are hoping for similar drama. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Baylor Beats Notre Dame To Win NCAA Women's Basketball Championship The Lady Bears held off the Fighting Irish by a single point, 82-81, Sunday night to seal their third national title. The last time Baylor clinched the title was in 2012 against Notre Dame. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Fenway Park is Over 100 Years Old — Donnie Gardiner Keeps It Running Boston's Fenway Park is more than 100 years old, which makes maintenance no easy task. Every year, Donnie Gardiner is the man who makes sure the ballpark is running smoothly. Read more on NPR

#Breaking The Man Who Keeps Fenway Park Running Who has the toughest job in baseball? Maybe Donnie Gardiner, the facilities superintendent at Fenway Park. He's responsible for getting the 107-year-old ballpark ready for the Red Sox home opener. Read more on NPR

#Breaking These NBA Dancers Spin, Shimmy And Twerk. And They're All 50 Or Older Some things get better with age. Just ask the members of the Wizdom, a dance team for the NBA's Washington Wizards who are all 50-years-old or older. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'We Don't Have Enough Women In Power': Notre Dame Coach Muffet McGraw Goes Viral The Notre Dame head coach, who's heading to the championship game Sunday against Baylor, has said she won't hire male coaches. Her response to a question about that went viral this week. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Crowds Linger On The Slopes With Cheaper Ski Pass — But Locals Aren't Happy Though Ikon, a multiresort ski pass, has been embraced by for its low prices, many locals gripe that they are making mountains too crowded. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Saturday Sports: NCAA Basketball Championship, Harvard Fencing Coach Scandal NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN about the Final Four tournament and the scandal swirling around Harvard's fencing coach. Read more on NPR

#Breaking The Life Of Longtime Cubs Player Ernie Banks Always smiling, beloved, the late Cubs legend Ernie Banks was troubled to never get to the World Series. Scott Simon talks with author Ron Rapoport about biography of Banks, Let's Play Two. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Former Jockey On Horse Racing Deaths The Santa Anita Derby is one of the qualifying races for the Kentucky Derby. But a string of horse deaths have put the industry under scrutiny. Former jockey Richard Migliore talks with Scott Simon. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Such Great Heights: 84-Year-Old Pole Vaulter Keeps Raising The Bar Flo Filion Meiler was inspired to take up the event at 65 when she scoped out the competition. "I said to myself, you know, I think that I could do better than that." Read more on NPR

#Breaking A Look At The Recent Trend Toward Parity In Division I Men's Basketball Texas Tech and Auburn are first-timers to the NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Final Four. They're part of a recent trend toward parity and even better play in the later stages of the tournament. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Notre Dame Women's Basketball Head Coach Muffet McGraw Takes On Gender Inequality NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington Post sportswriter Sally Jenkins about Notre Dame's head women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw and her recent press conference answer on women's equality. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Women Take Top Billing In WrestleMania NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with wrestling writer and podcast host David Shoemaker about the upcoming WresteMania event headlined by women. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Steph Curry Gets Contact Lenses Steph Curry told The Athletic that he had gotten used to squinting when he shoots. That was just normal, he said. But Curry recently started wearing contact lenses and it's a whole new world. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Will More States Legalize Sports Gambling? You Can Bet On It It's been ten months since the Supreme Court knocked down a federal ban on sports gambling, leaving it up to states. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Baseball's Rules For Next Season May Eliminate The LOOGY Sports commentator Mike Pesca opines on baseball's left-handed, one-out guy. That's a left-handed pitcher who's brought in to face one, usually left-handed, batter. The bullpen staple may be fading. Read more on NPR