On Monday, venture capitalists Kara Nortman and Jasmine Robinson launched the Monarch Collective, a $100M fund that eyes the entire untapped ecosystem of women’s sports in an effort to break away from the pack.

The on-court Madness can’t distract from the absolute absurdity off it, with WTF moments spanning track & field, hockey and sports journalism.

Here’s to even more growth when the first four women’s Sweet 16 games tip off tonight before four more tomorrow.

It’s not just basketball that’s bringing the bedlam — three other winter sports kick off their national championships this week, and we have everything you need to know before the trophy-hoisting begins.

LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s Uninterrupted platform partnered with Cash App for “Road to NILion$,” an NIL-themed game show on Uninterrupted’s YouTube channel.

According to a Friday report, new president Charlie Baker spent his first few weeks on the job meeting with nine members of U.S. Congress from both parties about upcoming NIL legislation.

This week, the sportswear brand unveiled its new and improved “Protect This House” spot, starring a trio of basketball stars in an effort to step up its Gen Z game.

Advertisers are mad for March Madness. Yesterday, ESPN announced that it sold out its NCAA women’s basketball tournament advertising inventory — including branding opportunities outside of the competition's 67 games — for the second consecutive year.

The renewed commitment runs through the 2024–25 academic year and will focus on building parity between women’s and men’s sports.

On Tuesday, a Nashville Metro council member proposed allocating $60M in public funds to facilities for pro women’s sports teams to entice prospective owners to the Tennessee city.

On your marks, get set…it’s time to race to Albuquerque, NM, for the indoor national championships, which kick off with the men’s heptathlon at 10 a.m. ET today and run through tomorrow’s finale, the men’s 4x400 relay.

Canadian brands are getting in the women’s sports action. Canadian Tire directed millions of sponsorship dollars towards professional women’s sports on Monday, while GE Appliances Canada supported CanWNT in its ongoing labor dispute with Canada Soccer.