Spring vibes, a clean slate, a renewed sense of optimism for your team — there’s nothing quite like MLB Opening Day.

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.

These four three-day mini-tourneys feature the nation’s top 36 squads — plus 76 standout athletes from non-qualifying teams who were selected to compete as individuals — all hoping to flip to the April 13–15 ’ship.

While your neighbors have a three-day break from hearing you shout at the TV (just us?), let’s dive into the tourney’s off-court impact.

With fewer than 10 games remaining in the NHL regular season for each squad, the playoff-clinching chaos is already underway.

While we’re still in the dark about quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ landing spot, new light has been shed on two other messy league sagas.

This year’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) golf tournament, which tees off today, is buzzier than ever thanks to upgraded investment from two heavy-hitters: NBC Sports and Adidas.

The No. 3 seed LSU Tigers and No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes are yee-hawing all the way to Friday’s women’s Final Four in Dallas

In the buildup to a record-setting opening weekend, the league inked international, non-exclusive broadcast deals with DAZN and Tigo

Four beyond-unlikely contenders — No. 4 UConn, No. 5 San Diego State, No. 5 Miami and No. 9 Florida Atlantic — are headed to next weekend’s men’s Final Four.

Today’s newsletter has everything you need to know before the Toronto Six and Minnesota Whitecaps lace up their knife shoes for tonight’s duel in the desert.

The season kicks off today and will run through November, with two separate weeks off in the summer to accommodate for the Women’s World Cup down under.