South Carolina has no star in this star-driven era, their balance got them to the national title game. Here’s how Dawn Staley builds depth in the transfer-portal era: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley didn’t quite plan it this way, but she has managed to make her team’s singular plurality into a superpower (via @avarwallace.bsky.social):

madison keys to win her 1st grand slam title: ann li elena gabriela ruse [10] danielle collins [6] elena rybakina [28] elina svitolina [2] iga swiatek [1] aryna sabalenka 1st to beat 1 and 2 b2b to win a GS since sharapova at 2006 us open

Naomi Osaka defeats Muchova in a fantastic match. Biggest win for Osaka since ???

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Lot going on tonight… none more important than this

the @postsports.bsky.social starter pack just dropped! ✨

Unfortunately (for my brain cells, free time, personal peace, etc) I became overly invested in CFP rankings this year. If you are *not* like me… here’s what’s important and what you can ignore ahead of the bracket reveal Sunday! In this week’s newsletter: www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/...

Kinda fascinated by the “Trump Dance” athletes have started doing as celebrations, not as a political act but for what it says about how Trump is showing up in culture ahead of his second term. I get into it in this week’s newsletter, subscribe for free here: www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/...

Joined @avarwallace.bsky.social and @stevengoff.bsky.social today on Post Reports, @washingtonpost.com's daily podcast, to chat about the NWSL ahead of Saturday’s final. (!) We talked Spirit vs. Pride, attendance booms, media deals and how far women’s pro soccer has come. ⬇️

In this week’s newsletter: a spin around the NBA, Caitlin Clark + the LPGA, Mark Pope gets his first big win in Kentucky, Lindsey Vonn is so back. Subscribe! It’s free. One of the last free things in this world www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/...