NCAA football chose chaos in Week 1: One powerhouse plummeted in the rankings, another program faces conference expulsion, and the postseason could be expanding…again. It’s been a minute since we went back to school, but has it always been this dramatic?

NY’s hottest club is Arthur Ashe Stadium, with the US Open quarter-finals (QF) wrapping up today following yesterday’s blockbuster matches.

After last weekend’s Week 0 soft launch, NCAA football is officially back with a full slate of Week 1 action, kicking off in earnest this weekend and culminating in the January 25th national championship. It’s been 229 days since the Indiana Hoosiers hoisted the program’s first trophy — aka, 228 days too long without the wildest, weirdest, most unpredictable game on grass.

Things have gone from bad to worse for Victory+ after its parent company announced the dissolution of the Dallas-based streaming service yesterday. Surprisingly, the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx and Atlanta Dream kept their contracts until the end despite previous partners like the NWSL terminating its agreement earlier this summer.

Move over, Pitbull — women’s basketball has gone global. The FIBA Women’s World Cup, featuring 70 current or former WNBA players, tipped off this morning (and you can watch all 36 games on TSN Premium). Let’s hoop to it.

While the NBA, MLB, and NHL have distinct talent developmental systems, the WNBA has…a major gap. To help change this, the Upshot League launched this May in hopes of creating more stateside opportunities for elite players.

The FIBA World Cup tips off on Friday, ushering in a three-week WNBA break before the regular season resumes on September 17th. While we patiently wait for more hoops, we’re honing in on the debut seasons of the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo.

Established in 1881, the US Open was originally only open to members of the U.S. National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA, now USTA) and began exclusively as a men’s singles and doubles tournament.

With 27 Olympic gold medals between the men’s and women’s teams, USA Basketball knows a thing or two about cultivating talent. So what do they list as the number one value for their youth development program? Fun.

If there’s one thing everyone’s watching right now, it’s the WNBA. The proof is in the pudding. And with so much on the line in the final weekend of action before the FIBA World Cup break, it’s the perfect time to catch up on the latest happenings from the hardwood.