The Indiana Fever hosts the Dallas Wings Thursday at 7 PM ET, as No. 1 draft pick Azzi Fudd travels to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to make her WNBA preseason debut against fellow rookie Raven Johnson.

Fans wondering where to watch Dallas Wings vs. Indiana Fever can tune in on ION or stream for free via WNBA League Pass. Local radio coverage airs on 93.1 WIBC in Indianapolis.

Thursday's matchup serves as a preview of the league's May 9th regular-season opener. That's when the same two teams meet again in Indianapolis to tip off the 2026 WNBA season.

The Fever is coming off Saturday's 109-91 victory over the New York Liberty. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 18 points while Caitlin Clark racked up 7 points, four assists, and three rebounds in 17 minutes. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough additionally contriubted 18 points off the bench.

Indiana faces injury concerns heading into Thursday, after All-Star center Aliyah Boston (lower leg), wing Lexie Hull (hamstring), and guard Ty Harris (knee) all missed Saturday's contest. Head coach Stephanie White remained uncertain about their availability against Dallas, though confirmed center Damiris Dantas should be available after resolving visa issues.

The Wings open their preseason under new head coach Jose Fernandez, who arrives in Dallas after spending 25 seasons helming South Florida. Dallas rookie Azzi Fudd will reunite with former UConn teammate and 2025 Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers as she makes her professional debut.

The Wings roster features three former Fever players in Odyssey Sims, Grace Berger, and Lindsay Allen. Indiana went 3-1 against Dallas during the 2025 regular season.

Diana Cantú spent four years as a Tennessee player, and seven more chasing the program's first SEC women's golf championship as a coach. Last week, she finally captured it.

The Lady Vols defeated Auburn 3-2 in the match play final to claim Tennessee's first conference title in program history. The breakthrough validated decades of near-misses, after two second place SEC women's golf championship finishes.

"We've always been here, we deserve this, we belong," Cantú said. "It's a grueling week. It is a really tough competition, just to make it into the top eight is, it's success in itself."

Cantú played at Tennessee from 2006 to 2010 after arriving from Monterrey, Mexico. She spent three years as an assistant at Baylor before helming Maryland for seven seasons. Tennessee then brought her on in 2023.

"Every step of the way that I've been at, I've had incredible people around me that have helped me grow and learn and push me to be better," Cantú said.

"I'm not the same coach that I was when I was at Maryland or Baylor. I love that about myself. I ask my players to grow and to improve in areas, and I do the same myself."

The championship delivered Tennessee's fourth tournament victory this season, marking a new program record. Sofie Engesaeth and Sophie Christopher opened with dominant 6&5 victories to give the Lady Vols a 2-0 lead, before Kyra Van Kan subsequently clinched the title with a 2&1 win.

"We had three wins already this season," Cantú said. "We saw our team just grow and grow and grow every time they tee it up. And some people might be like, 'Oh, where did Tennessee come from?' I told our kids, 'You've been here all along.'"

What's Next for 2026 SEC Women's Golf Champion Tennessee

Tennessee now targets another historic achievement at NCAA Regionals, as the Lady Vols seek a second consecutive NCAA Championship selection.

NCAA DI women's golf championship tees off on May 22nd at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, with live coverage on The Golf Channel.

Miami will host the final phase of the 2027 FIFA Women's Champions Cup from January 27-31, the governing body announced Tuesday at its 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver.

The decision brings the FIFA Champions Cup to the US for the first time, after Arsenal claimed the inaugural title in London earlier this year. The Gunners defeated Corinthians at Emirates Stadium in the first edition of the elite six-team tournament.

The Women's Champions Cup final phase includes semifinals, a third-place playoff, and the championship match. FIFA has not yet confirmed specific venues, though Hard Rock Stadium and Nu Stadium at Miami Freedom Park are the leading candidates.

Nu Stadium opened in April 2026 as Inter Miami's permanent home with 26,700 seats. Hard Rock Stadium offers larger capacity and established infrastructure for major international events.

ESPN's Jeff Kassouf reported Florida was originally expected to host the inaugural January 2026 event, but Arsenal pushed for London after qualifying.

The FIFA Women's Champions Cup gathers the top six women's club teams globally. Each participating club must win its respective continental confederation championship: UEFA for Europe, Concacaf for North and Central America, CONMEBOL for South America, and others.

The tournament fills the gap in years when 16-team Women's Club World Cup does not take place.

NWSL club Gotham FC finished third in 2026, and now has a shot at representing Concacaf again alongside the Washington Spirit, Club America, and Pachuca.

The AIG Women's British Open boosted its 2026 prize pool to $10 million, marking the tour stop's sixth consecutive purse increase as LPGA majors continue closing the pay gap.

The R&A and sponsor AIG announced the $250,000 upgrade days after US star Nelly Korda won the Chevron Championship. That LPGA major raised its total payout to $9 million just two days before the first round, with Korda claiming the $1.35 million winner's share after going wire-to-wire.

Now three LPGA majors subsequently offer eight-figure prize pools, with the US Open and KPMG PGA Championship leading at $12 million each.

"These consistent and sustainable investments in the prize fund clearly demonstrate The R&A and AIG's commitment to elevating the championship on the global stage," R&A CEO Mark Darbon said in a statement.

The 2019 partnership between The R&A and AIG has more than tripled the British Open's purse. When Georgia Hall won the tournament's last visit to Royal Lytham & St. Annes in 2018, the prize pool stood at $3.25 million.

The LPGA schedule is also expanding its broadcast footprint. This year's British Open will see 34 hours of live coverage — the most of any women's major. Weekend rounds will air live across Golf Channel, USA Network, and NBC in the US.

Nelly Korda is expected to enter the late-July competition after making the final group in all five of her 2026 starts so far.

Angel Reese joined IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson this week, saying she'd rather pay WNBA media fines than endure contentious press interactions as she starts fresh with the Atlanta Dream.

The two-time WNBA All-Star appeared on the former First Lady's podcast, expaining her strategy for managing media obligations following her blockbuster trade from the Chicago Sky earlier this month.

"The media has not always been great for me. And I'll take a fine. I'll catch a fine, especially in a WNBA," Reese said. "I'll have a fine before I have to go to media and feel like my back is against the wall."

Reese criticized the Sky's roster construction in a mid-season Chicago Tribune interview, prompting the franchise to suspend her. She now enters Atlanta determined to avoid similar controversies — even if it means accepting WNBA media fines.

The forward skipped mandatory media exit interviews following the 2025 season. She later doubled down on her stance via Unapologetically Angel, explaining she'd accept penalties over seeing her comments misrepresented.

"I'd rather take the fine sometimes rather than talking to the media because [what I say] always gets flipped," Reese said.

Craig Robinson, Obama's brother and IMO co-host, compared sports journalism to reality television. He then praised how the WNBA star has handled scrutiny.

"Sports is like reality TV. The media wants to manufacture some stuff," Robinson said. "I just want you to know that I noticed how you've handled yourself. And it has been absolutely with aplomb."

The former LSU standout faced intense criticism and racially charged commentary throughout her career, particularly surrounding her relationship with Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark.

"I appreciate you guys for making this a safe space for me because the media has not always been great for me," she added.

Ex-Florida star Me'Arah O'Neal committed to Kentucky on Monday, as the Wildcats landed one of the NCAA transfer portal's biggest offseason names.

The daughter of NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal announced her decision via Instagram after entering the NCAA transfer portal earlier in April. Me'Arah O'Neal posted 13.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game as a sophomore with the Gators before Florida fired head coach Kelly Rae Finley following the program's fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament absence.

The move reunites the McDonald's All-American with SEC competition. O'Neal joins a Kentucky program that reached the Sweet 16 last season under head coach Kenny Brooks, with aspirations for a deeper 2027 NCAA Tournament run.

Shaq recently praised his youngest daughter's versatility on social media, calling her "the best athlete in the family" and admitting he wishes he could shoot like her. The 15-time NBA All-Star emphasized her modern skill set, blending shooting, ball-handling, and control.

"She's not an old-school player. She's the new pick-your-type player," Shaq said on his podcast. "She can shoot, she can dribble. She can't be fazed when it comes to certain things."

Kentucky returns leading scorer Clara Strack alongside three incoming McDonald's All-American freshmen and UConn transfer Ayanna Patterson. The Wildcats lost in the Sweet 16, but built momentum heading into next season.

Me'Arah O'Neal joins three siblings who played college basketball. Shareef competed at UCLA and LSU, Amirah played at LSU and Texas Southern, while brother Shaqir averaged 5.3 points last season at Sacramento State — where Shaq currently serves as the men's basketball GM under coach Mike Bibby.

Brighton announced plans to build England's first purpose-built women's football stadium, a £75 million to £80 million project projected to open by the 2030/31 WSL season.

The Brighton women's stadium will sit on Bennett's Field, directly next to the men's team's Amex Stadium. The venue will hold a minimum capacity of 10,000, while connecting to the Amex via a bridge walkway.

Chairman Tony Bloom is funding the project, though the club remains open to government contributions. Brighton is targeting a 2030/31 WSL season opening, pending approval.

The facility becomes just the third purpose-built women's stadium globally, following the NWSL's Kansas City and Braga's Amélia Morais Stadium in Portugal. No English has a newly built dedicated women's football stadium, while teams like Chelsea and Arsenal opted to move games to their men's stadiums.

Brighton designed every aspect through a women's football lens — from pitch surfaces that could prevent certain injuries to dressing room configurations and family-friendly amenities. The club currently draws 2,000 to 3,000 fans per match.

"It will help us push forward our ambitions to compete consistently both domestically in the Women's Super League and also in European club competition, while helping us to attract key staff and grow a passionate fan base," managing director Zoe Johnson said in a team statement.

Former Chelsea and current Brighton star Fran Kirby called the stadium a "big attraction" for retaining and recruiting elite talent.

"We strongly believe it will strengthen our ability to attract elite talent, help develop our younger players for the future, support the growth of our fan base and create a genuine sense of belonging around the women's game," Brighton chairman Tony Bloom said.

The club plans to still shift bigger matchups to the 33,000-capacity Amex, while also building long-term fan engagement at its dedicated women's venue.

The PWHL has reached a new milestone, drawing more than 1 million fans during the 2025/26 season, signaling unprecedented professional women's hockey league growth as the league enters its third Walter Cup playoffs.

The league welcomed 1,116,497 spectators across 120 regular season games. Average attendance jumped 28% over last season to 9,304 fans per game — up 71% over its inaugural run in 2024.

Two PWHL expansion franchises drove much of this season's women's professional hockey surge. The Seattle Torrent led all teams with 12,875 fans per game at Climate Pledge Arena, while the Vancouver Goldeneyes averaged 11,234 at Pacific Coliseum. Both clubs additionally generated the highest first-year merchandise revenue in PWHL history.

The league also capitalized on Olympic momentum after February's women's hockey tournament in Milan. Players from around the world returned to a thriving domestic competition, with the PWHL strategically scheduling its season around the Winter Games.

"We knew this moment was going to be big for us and felt that this could be a game changer," PWHL EVP Amy Scheer told The Athletic.

The league's Takeover Tour brought games to 16 neutral sites, drawing 200,000 fans across seven untapped markets. Madison Square Garden and Climate Pledge Arena both set new US attendance records with sellout crowds, while Detroit hosted the first PWHL game aired on national TV.

Digital engagement exploded alongside ticket sales. YouTube viewership climbed 77% with fans tuning in from 154 countries — up from 106 last season. In-person merchandise sales also doubled, while online purchases jumped 50%, with post-Olympics sales surging 190% over the same period in 2025.

Ted Lasso is heading back to Richmond, as Apple TV dropped the Ted Lasso Season 4 trailer on Monday, confirming the hit comedy is returning August 5th after a three-year hiatus.

The teaser shows Jason Sudeikis as beloved coach Lasso presented with an entirely new challenge: leading Richmond's second-tier women's football team.

Ted returns to the fictional English club after Season 3's 2023 finale saw him depart for Kansas City to reunite with his son Henry. The season-ender foreshadowed women's football storyline, when publicist Keeley Jones proposed an AFC Richmond women's team to owner Rebecca Welton.

The Ted Lasso Season 4 trailer highlights themes of cultural resistance, opening with a fan approaching Lasso in an alley and saying, "Welcome back, Coach. Too bad you're coaching a bunch of girls, you wanker." The scene indicates gender barriers in English soccer will subsequently act as the season's central conflict.

Emmy winners Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca, Brett Goldstein as assistant coach Roy Kent, and Juno Temple as Keeley return to the core cast. Brendan Hunt reprises his role as Coach Beard, while Jeremy Swift returns as director of football operations Leslie Higgins.

Ted Lasso won 20 Emmy Awards across its first three seasons, including back-to-back Outstanding Comedy Series wins. Season 1 became the most Emmy-nominated comedy series in history, picking up 61 total nominations across all three seasons.

How to Watch 'Ted Lasso' Season 4 on Apple TV

The 10-episode series premieres August 5th on Apple TV, with episodes dropping every Wednesday through October 7th.

Jordyn Wieber resigned as head coach of Arkansas gymnastics on Monday after seven seasons leading the Razorbacks, with assistant Chris Brooks promoted as her replacement effective immediately.

Wieber departs to focus on family and pursue other interests after transforming Arkansas into an NCAA gymnastics powerhouse. The decision marks the end of an era for a program that reached unprecedented heights under her leadership.

"Serving as head coach of Arkansas Gymnastics has been an honor," Wieber said in a team statement. "I'm deeply grateful to our student-athletes, staff, and Razorback fans for an unforgettable journey. With a heavy, but full heart and immense pride in what we have accomplished, I'm stepping away from athletics."

Jordyn Wieber guided Arkansas gymnastics to two national championship appearances during her tenure, while earning 30 All-America honors and 40 All-SEC selections. Every one of the program's Top 10 all-time team scores came during the Wieber era.

The Razorbacks also set attendance records under her leadership. The program drew 15,512 fans to Bud Walton Arena on March 6th — a new program and SEC gymnastics high. Arkansas ranked in the Top 10 nationally in average attendance every season.

Brooks joined the program in 2019 alongside Wieber. He served as the primary uneven bars coach, helping guide the Razorbacks to eight of the program's best 13 bars scores in history.

The former two-time national champion with Oklahoma brings Olympic gymnastics experience to the role. Brooks competed as an alternate at the 2012 London Games before captaining the 2016 US men's team in Rio de Janeiro.