No hibernation here — when fall gives way to winter, racers simply head indoors. The indoor track & field (T&F) season, featuring 875 women’s and 778 men’s programs, runs from just after winter break through mid-March.

The outdoor T&F season and its 965 women’s and 875 men’s teams hit starting blocks mere days after indoor’s national champs hoist their hardware, and its late-May finish line means it’s one of the last ’ships to close out the NCAA season.

Hope you’re well-rested because the FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) quarter-finals are officially set and every game is appointment viewing.

And then there was one. The AIG Women’s Open — the LPGA’s fifth and final major of the season — swings into action tomorrow, hosted at the Walton Heath Golf Club in England. Fancy a spot of tee?

Stock up on some Harvey Bars because Team USA’s gals — including current and former NCAA athletes — will take the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup field for the first time in five years (thanks, COVID-19) tomorrow. Batter up!

In general, the most elite competition and the deepest pockets can be found at DI schools, scaling down through DII and DIII. But the biggest difference lies in the DII and DIII divide: Unlike in DI and DII, DIII athletes aren’t eligible for athletic scholarships. That means they’re playing purely out of love of the game (and possibly NIL money, of course).

From the FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) Round of 16 to the baseball diamond, the sports world was full of knockouts this weekend. Rolling with the punches…

Just as our Friday newsletter hit your inbox, the college sports landscape as we know it unraveled: A conference realignment bomb exploded, and we’re here to parse through the pieces with you. There are still a ton of questions to be addressed and a near-guarantee of more bombshell headlines, so buckle up — who knows where the Power Five will be by the time you finish scrolling!

What better start to the month than sharing this exclusive interview with activist and former Harvard athlete Schuyler Bailar. Our college sports newsletter team recently sat down with Bailar to discuss his experience as the first openly trans Division I (DI) swimmer.

The No. 1 USWNT takes on their forever nemesis, No. 3 Sweden, in the FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) Round of 16 tomorrow at 5 a.m. ET on FOX. The group stage is over, so it’s win-or-go-home from here on out. *gulps*

The U.S. Classic —the most important qualifying meet ahead of the USA Gymnastics Championships later this month —begins today, but TBH, the real fun comes tomorrow, when the GOAT, Simone Biles, makes her highly-anticipated return to elite competition after a two-year absence.

Sleep schedules and time zones be damned, there’s been a full court press of WNBA news in the last few days. No rest for the women’s sports fan.