In the hours after UConn announced Wednesday that junior guard Paige Bueckers will miss the upcoming season with a torn ACL, people across the women’s sports world reacted with messages of support.

Bueckers will be sidelined for significant time for the second straight season, after she had ankle surgery last offseason and suffered a tibial plateau fracture in her left knee in early December. The 20-year-old returned in February and helped UConn advance to the NCAA championship game, where they lost to No. 1 South Carolina.

Iowa junior Caitlin Clark, who was named Co-Freshman of the Year with Bueckers in 2021, tweeted that she was praying for Bueckers and called her “someone who is so good for our game!”

“Can’t wait to see you come back even stronger,” Clark added.

Praying for you @paigebueckers1🙏🏻Someone who is so good for our game! Can’t wait to see you come back even stronger🤍 https://t.co/j5WxA94vJp

— Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) August 3, 2022

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley said: “May God be the way maker he is to walk with Paige throughout her surgery, recovery, rehab and her future. Stay faithful, Paige.”

May God be the way maker he is to walk with Paige throughout her surgery, recovery, rehab and her future. Stay faithful, Paige. https://t.co/fbRTm4PMzL

— dawnstaley (@dawnstaley) August 3, 2022

Chicago Sky guard and 2021 WNBA Finals MVP Kahleah Copper expressed sympathy on Twitter.

“I hate injuries! I’m so sorry Paige,” she wrote.

Damn!! I hate injuries! I’m so sorry @paigebueckers1 🙏🏾 https://t.co/8GT8rwxmS7

— Kahleah Copper (@kahleahcopper) August 3, 2022

The Big East also shared a statement Wednesday. UConn has won the Big East regular season and tournament titles the past two seasons after returning to the conference in 2020.

“To say that we are heartbroken would be an understatement,” read the statement. “We want you to know we’re rooting for you every day and know you will come back stronger than ever.”

To say that we are heartbroken would be an understatement. From our #BIGEASTwbb family to you, @paigebueckers1, we want you to know we’re rooting for you every day and know you will come back stronger than ever.

You are everything @UConnWBB and @MarchMadnessWBB are all about. pic.twitter.com/NbfAy1UuX8

— BIG EAST WBB (@BIGEASTWBB) August 3, 2022

UConn teammate Dorka Juhász, who had surgery in March for a left wrist fracture she suffered in the Huskies’ Elite Eight game, echoed the love the team sent Bueckers’ way.

ALWAYS. https://t.co/xImCZ7K6Q8

— Dorka Juhász (@Dorkajuhasz14) August 3, 2022

As a freshman in 2021, Bueckers won AP Player of the Year and Naismith College Player of the Year. The former No. 1 recruit wrote on Instagram Wednesday that she is optimistic about making “one hell of a comeback.”

The LPGA is hitting the green in teams on Wednesday night, as some of the top golfers on Tour link up to represent their countries at the 2025 International Crown in South Korea.

This fifth edition of the match-play tournament will see seven teams from the USA, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Sweden, and China, as well as a mixed World Team taking on the reigning champion squad out of Thailand this week.

Comprised of the four top-ranked LPGA players from each nation, countries earn a team spot in the biennial International Crown based on the combined rankings of their best quartet of golfers — with those overall aggregates also determining tournament seeding.

The US topped all teams to snag this year's No. 1 seed, though the squad suffered a significant availability blow earlier this month when world No. 2 Nelly Korda withdrew from the 2025 International Crown due to injury.

No. 28 Yealimi Noh will compete in Korda's place, with the 24-year-old joining No. 10 Angel Yin, No. 16 Lauren Coughlin, and No. 33 Lilia Vu on Team USA.

Led by another 24-year-old, LPGA Tour debutant No. 6 Miyu Yamashita, No. 2 seed Japan appears to be the team to beat, with the World Team's fourth-ranked Lydia Ko (New Zeland) and fifth-ranked Charley Hull (England) upping the stakes for the No. 7 seed squad.

How to watch the 2025 International Crown

The four-day 2025 International Crown will tee off at 10 PM ET on Wednesday night, with live coverage of each day of competition airing on the Golf Channel.

With the first-ever eight-team PWHL season fast approaching next month, the pro women’s hockey league unveiled the inaugural jerseys for incoming 2025/26 expansion sides Seattle and Vancouver on Tuesday.

The new teams will wear jerseys displaying their city names across the front, following suit after the six founding PWHL franchises debuted without original names or branding during their inaugural 2023/24 campaign.

Per this week's press release, Seattle's colors are "deep slate green and cream with a river blue accent," while Vancouver will sport "pacific blue and cream with an earthy bronze accent."

In addition to "allowing fans to immediately identify with their hometown's newest professional team," PWHL EVP of business operations Amy Scheer explained in a Tuesday statement that "These designs also connect our expansion teams to the league's foundation while they continue building their own traditions and ties to the community."

While the PWHL will reveal the full team identities — complete with names and logos — before the puck drops on the 2025/26 season on November 21st, Seattle and Vancouver will play in their generic branding until next season.

How to purchase PWHL Seattle and Vancouver jerseys

The dark-colored replica home jerseys for both Seattle and Vancouver are currently available for purchase alongside all PWHL merch at the league's online shop.

Women's professional baseball will soon be a reality, with the incoming WPBL announcing its four inaugural teams on Tuesday ahead of the league's November draft.

Kicking off with a coast-to-coast imprint, major sports hubs Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco will house the founding WPBL teams, with the quartet of cities tapped "because of their fan support, market size, media presence, and rich baseball histories."

"We are so excited to finally announce the WPBL's first four teams," WPBL co-founder Justine Siegal said in the league's Tuesday press release. "Each of these cities are storied sports cities and we can't wait to connect with the fans who live there and baseball fans across the country."

Originally developed as a six-team venture, the 2026 debut of the WPBL will mark the first pro women's league in the US since the legendary World War II-era All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954.

Each of the four inaugural team will feature 15 players, with next month's WPBL draft drawing from the top 100 players coming out of August's open tryouts.

The league's first competitive cycle will include a regular season, a postseason, and an all-star competition held at a neutral venue.

Adam Silver is back in the headlines, with the NBA commissioner speaking out on the increasingly fraught WNBA CBA negotiations on Tuesday — and pushing for controlled salary increases rather than the revenue sharing model that players overwhelmingly want.

"I think [revenue] share isn't the right way to look at it because there's so much more revenue in the NBA," Silver told the Today Show. "I think you should look at absolute numbers. In terms of what they are making, they are going to get a big increase in this cycle of collective bargaining, and they deserve it."

In response, the WNBPA posted a clip of Silver's interview to Instagram Stories, captioning it with "Don't want to share, @adamsilvernba?"

Tuesday's back-and-forth emphasizes a significant wedge issue within the CBA talks, as WNBA players argue for a salary cap determined by the total revenue generated from all basketball-related activities like ticket sales, media deals, sponsorships, and merchandise — the same model currently used in the NBA.

The WNBA — like Silver — wants salary cap growth to continue on a fixed scale, raising player salaries in the upcoming CBA while controlling revenue distribution at the stakeholder level.

"I think we all agree we're trying to return every dollar we possibly can to the players, but we also want to incentivize investment from owners," WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said when addressing the issue earlier this month.

With less than 10 days remaining before the CBA's October 31st deadline, differences continue to outweigh common ground en route to an unlikely deal.