Sports Focus: March 2024

This episode features basketball players from Napa Christian’s Prolific Prep who were named to the boys McDonald’s All American team, a gymnast with dreams of reaching the Olympics, a group of chess players organizing speed tournaments for Bay Area high schools, and the return of the wrestling program to Alameda High School after 40 years

Timeline of the Shohei Ohtani-Ippei Mizuhara fallout

Here is a timeline of everything we know about Shohei Ohtani allegedly being a victim of "massive theft" and the Dodger star's longtime translator getting fired for allegations of illegal sports betting.

Female athletes sue NCAA, allege "serial" Title IX violations

A new lawsuit is taking aim at the NCAA's policies on transgender athletes. More than a dozen current and former athletes filed the suit, accusing the association of violating their rights under Title IX by allowing a transgender woman to compete in a swimming competition. At the national championships in 2022, Lia Thomas won the Women's 500-Yard Freestyle Event competing for the University of Pennsylvania. Thomas was the first openly transgender athlete to win a Division 1 Title in any sport. In the lawsuit, one of the plaintiffs, Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines says she tied for 5th place with Thomas in a different event but Thomas was handed the trophy instead of her. KTVU's Alex Savidge discusses the lawsuit and allegations with Shaun Fletcher, Professor of Public Relations and Sports Communication at San Jose State University.

Oakland Tech Bulldogs celebrate State Championship

For the first time in school history, the Oakland Tech Men's Basketball Team are the reigning state champs. KTVU's Alex Savidge and Claudine Wong are joined live in studio by the Bulldogs and Head Coach Karega Hart to celebrate their big win.