Rachel Bachman

Alan Page is 1 of 1. Every year, the Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice plays his middle-school sousaphone to cheer on runners in the Twin Cities Marathon and honor his wife, who died of cancer in 2018.

In the middle of a growth spurt for women’s basketball, sparked by Caitlin Clark, the WNBA reached a collective-bargaining agreement with record increases to the salary cap and league minimums. Read more: on.wsj.com/4snJo6h

@richarddeitsch @alexaphilippou @DougFeinberg @ClassicJpow @AnnieCostabile @WNBA @WNBAPA Brava/ bravo!

NEW PODCAST: Four reporters discuss camping out overnight to get a major sports story The guests are @alexaphilippou, @DougFeinberg , @ClassicJpow and @AnnieCostabile. These four reporters were instrumental in providing first-hand reporting on the @WNBA and @WNBAPA agreement. Their reporting took them deep into the night on most days. TO LISTEN: lnkd.in/gJ7qZrYz

NEW: WNBA players landed a nearly 400% salary increase, the biggest jump in US sports history. Once the new deal is ratified, the lowest-paid player this season will make more than the highest-paid last year. wsj.com/sports/basketb…

Jalen Rose will be Michigan’s spring commencement speaker, and Michael Phelps will receive an honorary degree record.umich.edu/articles/jalen…

Two years ago, the College of Biblical Studies lost a basketball game by 141 points and everyone laughed and covered it. "A hard time," says then-player Victoria Henson. The other day, they stunned the No. 1 team in their conference. The turnaround: wsj.com/sports/basketb…

Official confirmation that the 2026 World Cup is coming to the United States (6th Ave., NYC) @Cristiano

@alexaphilippou 🏆

Langham 4 (minus Doug 😥) out! ✌️ See y’all May 8! 🏀🎉

At some point there has to be an on-air visit from NYC’s mayor so we get a Zlatan-Zohran appearance

The WNBA and WNBPA are meeting today for the 8th consecutive day of negotiations. Over 90 hours have been logged since last Tuesday when these marathon sessions began.

@insidethegames This is a plot from Billions

Momentum is building behind a potential New York City–Lake Placid Winter Olympics bid. Leaders say a joint model, inspired by Milano Cortina 2026, could combine existing infrastructure with a vision for future Games. 📷: Getty Images insidethegames.biz/articles/lake-…

Ryan Coogler wins his first-ever Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for 'SINNERS' 🏆 Coogler was a record-setting WR at Sacramento State from 2004–07 🏈

⚽️🏀The NWSL kicked off its 14th seas, with at least 2 players (Sophia Wilson, Trinity Rodman) reportedly earning over $1M a year. WNBA players are in CBA talks ahead of 30th seas, seeking first $1M salaries. Ceiling now about $250K. espn.com/wnba/story/_/i…

Yesterday, Caitlin Clark played in her first basketball game since July, suiting up for Team USA in a World Cup-qualifying game against Senegal. She had 17 points on 4/5 shooting from 3. Rhyne Howard's 21 led Team USA in the win. #boxscore" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba…

ESPN says this was its most-watched women's college basketball regular season since 2008-09.

Team USA 6, Team Coffee 8

Bam on A'Ja: "She's been gone a week. She was complaining I got my 10K point & she wanted me to wait. To have 83 the first game she's here is special. The BTS/workouts/convos, they're very motivating. You see what she does. You get inspired every day by that. Thankful to have her in my life... she's going to cry, btw." A'Ja: "No, I'm noooooooot."

@kareemcopeland Ayyyy... congrats, Kareem!!

Real talk, appreciate all the love and support as we start a new chapter. And blessed to stay in this women’s hoops space. We’ll get cranking soon.

UCLA's 51-point win over Iowa is the largest win by a team over an AP top-10 opponent in the NCAA era 😳 It is also the largest win in a Big Ten Championship game all-time 🔥

“Coffee is a way of life” - Italy manager, Francisco Cervelli 🇮🇹 ⚾️ ☕️ 🤌🏻 #WBC

The common theme of the speakers at the WH is that women's sports will be in jeopardy if they don't rein NIL in. You would think someone is forcing the schools to spend 90 percent of their rev share on men's sports and give coaches $90M contracts. It's a self-created "crisis."