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UO Basketball Fans Want Women’s Replica Jerseys

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Although the University of Oregon women’s basketball team made it to the Final Four in the NCAA tournament for the first time this year, fans can’t buy replica jerseys with the athletes’ numbers. Some fans have started a petition asking Nike to start making women’s replica jerseys. Lori Shontz, a University of Oregon journalism instructor and former sports reporter, tells us what the conversation about jerseys says about the support for women’s sports.