GOOD MORNING! And Happy Mother’s Day. Sending all our love to those having a difficult time today. To mark the occasion, we’re doing a deep dive into maternity leave and motherhood in sports. Grab a mimosa momosa (or your beverage of choice) and let’s get to it.

GOOD MORNING! And Happy Mother’s Day. Sending all our love to those having a difficult time today. To mark the occasion, we’re doing a deep dive into maternity leave and motherhood in sports. Grab a mimosa momosa (or your beverage of choice) and let’s get to it.

Did you know that May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in the United States and Asian Heritage Month in Canada? To celebrate, we’ve put together an extra special Sunday Scroll to highlight the awe-inspiring accomplishments of some of the greatest Asian American and Asian Canadian athletes of all time.

It has been one year since COVID-19 was officially categorized as a “global pandemic,” so today we’re bringing you a special pop-up newsletter to look back at how the sports world responded in the early days of this ongoing challenge.

This week in Tennis, the NFL, and the NBA

Caster Semenya is not giving up. The 29-year-old middle-distance runner from South Africa is taking her long-suffering legal battle to the European Court of Human Rights.

In light of the recent American elections, this week co-hosts Ellen and Steph talk about the major role that female athletes played in securing women’s voting rights and how female athletes today are leaders in encouraging civic engagement. Talk about girl power. Tune in, won’t you?

FBI will charge six Russian military hackers for cyberattack in response to doping-related ban from Tokyo Olympics

Yesterday, in protest of racial injustice, the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted their NBA playoff game. And, in one of the strongest collective actions we’ve seen in sports, the rest of the league and athletes from across North America are following suit.

As we anticipate the return of so many pro sports, the college sports world is not looking great: it seems like a few sports won’t be coming back this year...or ever.