Judge Claudia Wilken held a preliminary hearing yesterday to consider the many settlement objections made over the past few months.

From the USWNT achieving equal pay to the NWSL and WNBA’s collective bargaining wins, today’s Scroll is all about the progress that’s been made and the fight that remains.

Today, Paris begins its hosting duties once again, this time for the 2024 Paralympic Games. While both the Olympics and Paralympics showcase athletes on the world’s greatest stage, only the Olympics have historically benefitted from comprehensive investment — something media partners like NBC, sponsors like Toyota, and Paralympians are hoping to change.

From the history of the Games to the athletes to watch and the sports to cheer for, today’s newsletter is your complete primer for your return trip to Paris.

We’re swimming through your Summer School Qs about another major force joining NIL and conference realignment in shaping college sports: the NCAA’s transfer portal.

Last season saw a nationwide, record-breaking, ceiling-smashing party for college women’s volleyball and, this year, the sport is poised to soar even higher. Aces, loading.

Who makes college sports' rankings? And why do they matter?

The third annual Tour de France Femmes crossed the finish line yesterday, with Poland’s Kasia Niewiadoma (pronounced Nye-vya-doma) edging out defending champ Demi Vollering of the Netherlands by just four seconds to win the yellow jersey. Here’s a breakdown of the week-long race by the numbers, s’il vous plaît.

It’s official — Venu Sports won’t begin streaming anytime soon after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to squash the megalithic app (which was set to launch on August 23rd) on Friday.

U.S. Olympic media partner NBCUniversal and Canadian broadcaster CBC released their final numbers from the 2024 Paris Olympics, proving the post-pandemic slump is over. The sky-high numbers also position them to cash in when they broadcast the Summer Games’ return to North America during LA28.

NCAA athletes brought home the hardware

One thing that seems to get better with time? NBCUniversal’s viewership numbers during the 2024 Paris Olympics. On Friday, NBCU shared metrics through the previous 14 days of programming, with the latest data proving that Team USA primetime victories are always a ratings winner.