Good morning! Trump administration fires another woman from top military role, Mira Murati adds advisors to new venture, and women's college basketball closes out its last season before a major change.
- Off the court. After UConn won the NCAA women's college basketball championship on Sunday, coach Geno Auriemma weighed in on a huge change barreling toward the sport and the entire NCAA. Colleges are expected to soon be able to pay players—and that ability "will ruin parity," Auriemma said on Sunday.
He was referring to parity in tournaments; when one basketball program pays more than the other, on-court advantage goes beyond traditional powerhouses like UConn. "[When] it’s money-driven, it’s going to be, who is going to become the Dodgers and Yankees?" the coach said.
