Thu, April 11 - NCAA March Madness record, USWNT record, Women's Elite Rugby

The NCAA March Madness tournament wrapped up over the weekend punctuated by a South Carolina win over Iowa 87-75. While the on-court play was fantastic the off-court implications were also incredible. The game had 18.7M viewers (peaked at 24M!) and stands as the most-watched college or professional basketball game (men's or women's) since 2019.

The US Women's National Soccer team took home the SheBelieves Cup trophy with a penalty shoot-out win against against Canada after going 2-2 in regulation. Just as importantly, the USWNT game vs. Japan on April 9 (USWNT won 2-1) set an international friendly attendance record of 50,644 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. More details here. Wow.

New professional league alert! Women's Elite Rugby announced this week the creation of a US professional women's rugby league that is slated to begin in 2025. WER will have between six to eight teams with roughly 30 players per team. Team locations are still being determined. More details on the league can be found here.