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Already group winners, USMNT have one game left

Already group winners, USMNT have one game left

Already group winners, USMNT have one game left

Last Friday, the USMNT beat Australia 2–0 to clinch their spot in the knockouts. The dub marked their first back-to-back World Cup (WC) wins since the Great Depression and they did it without their star, Christian Pulisic. Wowza. The boys have one group stage game left — tonight at 10 p.m. ET against already-eliminated Türkiye — and while it doesn’t technically mean anything as the U.S. have already won Group D, a W would be a huge boost for the surging Yanks.

Teeing off on the lucrative growth of women’s golf

Teeing off on the lucrative growth of women’s golf

Teeing off on the lucrative growth of women’s golf

The prize pool for this weekend’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is an astounding $13M, the largest purse in women’s golf history. As the players, ahem, swing into action this morning, let’s tee off on the lucrative growth of the women's game.

Superstars light up the pitch as World Cup enters final phase of the group stage

Superstars light up the pitch as World Cup enters final phase of the group stage

Superstars light up the pitch as World Cup enters final phase of the group stage

The 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame class features just one woman

The 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame class features just one woman

The 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame class features just one woman

The Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) announced its 2026 class on Monday, a deserving group, but one that includes just one woman: the inimitable Cindy Curley. Stop us if you’ve heard this before, but the road to Toronto’s hallowed halls is paved with misogyny.

It’s gameday: Previewing CanMNT vs. Switzerland

It’s gameday: Previewing CanMNT vs. Switzerland

It’s gameday: Previewing CanMNT vs. Switzerland

Now sitting atop Group B after their first-ever World Cup (WC) victory (shoutout goal differential), all CanMNT needs is a win, draw, or maybe even a loss today to advance to the knockout stage for the first time. It all comes down to their final group stage match at 3 p.m. ET against Switzerland.

PWHL welcomes outside investment for first time in league history

PWHL welcomes outside investment for first time in league history

PWHL welcomes outside investment for first time in league history

In big PHWL news, the women’s hockey league under a single-entity ownership structure opened itself to outside investment for the first time yesterday. The PWHL — founded and owned by Mark and Kimbra Walter — welcomed Kilmer Sports Ventures and Ilitch Companies into the league as strategic investors with a commitment of over $100M.

Everything you need to know as the World Cup group stage wraps

Everything you need to know as the World Cup group stage wraps

Everything you need to know as the World Cup group stage wraps

Must-know headlines from a weekend of top-tier WNBA hoops

Must-know headlines from a weekend of top-tier WNBA hoops

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We’re celebrating for all the right reasons today. Blayre Turnbull of the Toronto Sceptres is pregnant, marking the first PWHL player going through pregnancy in the league’s three-year history. It felt like as good a time as any to explore what the PWHL’s maternity policy is and how it stacks up to the rest of the pro women’s sports landscape.

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Must-know headlines from a weekend of top-tier WNBA hoops

Must-know headlines from a weekend of top-tier WNBA hoops

Must-know headlines from a weekend of top-tier WNBA hoops

The Summer Solstice didn’t just usher in longer days — it also brought some of the best performances women’s basketball has to offer. Let’s hoop to it.

Spain’s Lamine Yamal scores first World Cup goal, plus other highlights from the second weekend

Spain’s Lamine Yamal scores first World Cup goal, plus other highlights from the second weekend

Spain’s Lamine Yamal scores first World Cup goal, plus other highlights from the second weekend

So much fútbol, so little time. Here’s the latest from the World Cup (WC).

USMNT eyes back-to-back World Cup wins for the first time in 96 years

USMNT eyes back-to-back World Cup wins for the first time in 96 years

USMNT eyes back-to-back World Cup wins for the first time in 96 years

It’s been one week since the USMNT (red, white, and) blew our minds with their historic 4–1 World Cup (WC) win over Paraguay. Just like the American Outlaws, the group stage continues marching on with Game 2 against Australia today at 3 p.m. ET. Which team will hop to the top of the Group D standings?

The Realest teams up with the WPBL for a series dedicated to women’s baseball

The Realest teams up with the WPBL for a series dedicated to women’s baseball

The Realest teams up with the WPBL for a series dedicated to women’s baseball

There’s nothing more American than baseball (cards), right? That’s the idea behind sports authentication platform The Realest’s new partnership with the Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL). Together, they will launch and develop the first officially licensed trading card program for an active pro women’s baseball league in the U.S..

It’s gameday: Previewing CanMNT vs. Qatar

It’s gameday: Previewing CanMNT vs. Qatar

It’s gameday: Previewing CanMNT vs. Qatar

CanMNT plays their second group stage game against Qatar today at 6 p.m. ET. Having already secured their first World Cup (WC) point, the Canadian men will be looking for their inaugural WC win on home soil, this time in Vancouver. What’s more, a dub would shake up the Group B standings.

Genius Sports shares new insights into women’s sports fans and sports culture

Genius Sports shares new insights into women’s sports fans and sports culture

Genius Sports shares new insights into women’s sports fans and sports culture

Today, sports data leader Genius Sports (which acquired Sports Innovation Lab in 2025) published the fifth edition of The Fan Project, Sports Innovation Lab’s long-running report series that examines the economic value of women’s sports fandom. The latest release, “Turning Culture Into Commerce,” shows how the culture of women’s sports is shaped by athlete entrepreneurs.

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