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UCLA center Lauren Betts (51) looks to pass the ball as Mississippi forward Starr Jacobs (7) defends during the first half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament Friday, March 28, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

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Lauren Betts is nearly perfect to lead UCLA past Ole Miss 76-62 and into Elite Eight
By ANNE M. PETERSON - AP Sports Writer
Fri,03/28/25-11:33PM , 189 Reads
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Lauren Betts was so dominant inside that she barely missed, scoring 31 points on 15-of-16 shooting to lead UCLA past Mississippi 76-62 on Friday night and sending the Bruins to the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018.
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UCLA center Lauren Betts (51) celebrates with forward Kendall Dudley (22) during the second half of a game against Richmond in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

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UCLA players send well wishes to rival JuJu Watkins while preparing for Ole Miss in March Madness
By ANNE M. PETERSON - AP Sports Writer
Thu,03/27/25-6:30PM , 244 Reads
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — As top overall seed UCLA and star center Lauren Betts prepared for a Sweet 16 meeting with Mississippi, the Bruins' thoughts were also on a familiar foe.
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FILE Jamaica's Cheyna Matthews in action against Brazil's Adriana during the Women's World Cup Group F soccer match between Jamaica and Brazil in Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Victoria Adkins, File)

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Global players' union builds on FIFA regulations with a guide for expectant mothers
By ANNE M. PETERSON - AP Soccer Writer
Tue,08/27/24-1:21PM , 283 Reads
When Cheyna Matthews got pregnant with her first child back in 2018, she had a lot of questions.

In addition to concerns about her legal rights as a professional soccer player, how would she manage pregnancy and the birth? And, importantly, when could she safely play again?
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Bull rider Najiah Knight poses during an advertising photo shoot in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Najiah, a high school junior from small-town Oregon, is on a yearslong quest to become the first woman to compete at the top level of the Professional Bull Riders tour. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Teenager Najiah Knight wants to be the first woman at bull riding's top level. It's an uphill dream
By ANNE M. PETERSON - AP Sports Writer
Wed,12/27/23-1:32AM , 107 Reads
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Najiah Knight drops her 100-pound frame onto a snorting 1,300-pound bull and adjusts her ropes, warming the sticky rosin. Music blares across the arena, but Najiah can hear only her dad, in the chute with her, and her mom, cheering from the stands.
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