Dallas Wings beat LA Sparks 94-71 in season opener.

The GIST: Lightning delays be damned, we’re crowning winners and looking ahead to more championship action in college sports.

This week from DK Metcalf, Mariners, UW Women's Soccer

Eight quarterbacks were selected in the first three rounds for the first time ever.

The Jets leveraged last year’s terrible 2-14 record to bring in a phenomenal draft class.

The GIST: We can’t believe we’re saying this, but the Bears actually gave us something to smile about on this fine Monday morning.

The Pats selected Jones with the 15th pick and continued to roll with the Tide in the second round, taking defensive tackle Christian Barmore with the 38th pick.

After seeing last season’s 28th place defense in action, the ’Boys decided it was time for a change, drafting eight defensive players with their 11 picks.