Count ’em — not one, not two, not three, not four, but five Canadian NHL teams are playoff-bound this season, the most since 2017. That means five chances to end Canada’s 32-year Stanley Cup drought. Eh-xcellent.

It’s here — the Northern Super League (NSL), Canada’s new pro women’s soccer league, makes its long-awaited debut tonight at 109 p.m. ET, with Calgary Wild FC taking on Vancouver Rise FC in the inaugural match. Ahead of the first whistle, here’s everything you need to know about the NSL, including how it stands to impact the Great White North’s footy landscape.

The March Madness superstars may be done dancing, but the high-stakes hoopla is far from over. Tonight marks the start of the drama-filled NBA Play-In Tournament, so today’s special edition has everything you need to know about the postseason action ahead. Let’s ball.

Crown them: No. 5 seed Austin is your inaugural League One Volleyball (LOVB) champion after sweeping No. 6 Omaha in three sets during yesterday’s title match. But Austin’s dominant win only tells half the story — here’s how the underdogs rose to the top in a playoff weekend filled with twists.

Emotional, thrilling, and historic — yesterday was Rory McIlroy’s ultimate masterpiece. As you read, the Irishman beat England’s Justin Rose in dramatic fashion, draining a birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win his first-ever green jacket at the 89th Masters.

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So before the Dallas Wings are officially on the clock with the No. 1 overall pick, here’s everything you need to know about the always exciting and often emotional night.

It all comes down to this…no, seriously. Fifteen of the NBA’s 20 postseason spots are undetermined with the regular-season finale looming on Sunday, including eight of 10 in the hotly contested Western Conference (WC). Let’s ball.

For the first time in Olympic history, there will be more women athletes than men athletes at the Games, an LA 2028 parity win made possible by a concerted International Olympic Committee (IOC) effort to close the gender gap. Here’s a look at how organizers will flip the script, by the numbers.

Happy Masters Thursday to all who observe. Men’s golf’s biggest event of the year tees off today, so we’re sharing everything you need to know ahead of the famed (and often dramatic) major. Prep your golf clap and scroll on.

If you thought February’s 4 Nations Face-Off was feisty, buckle up — the 24th IIHF Women’s World Championship begins from Czechia today, with the globe’s 10 best women’s national hockey teams in action in the game’s top tourney. So while PWHL teams are on break until the end of the month, some spicy international rivalries are about to take the ice. Pass the milk.

And with that, the 2024–25 women’s college basketball season has come to an end. Hopefully, you had your notepad handy for yesterday’s sold-out national championship game because No. 2 seed UConn put on an absolute hoops clinic.