SOCCER

FIFA announced the 2030 men’s World Cup (marking the 100-year anniversary) will be hosted in six countries across three continents. Spanning Europe, Africa, and South America, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco are all set to host,

GYMNASTICS

Simone Biles has earned the title of the GOAT. Leading her team to a record seventh consecutive title at the gymnastics world championship, Biles also recorded her 33rd major championship making her the most decorated female gymnast of all time.

FOOTBALL

On Thursday Night Football, Chicago’s quarterback Justin Fields and wide receiver D.J. Moore put on a show and catapulted the Bears to a resounding victory over the Washington Commanders. Fields threw for 282 yards and four touchdowns, and Moore grabbed 230 yards and three touchdowns. With the win, Chicago ended its franchise-record 14 game losing streak. Bears 40, Commanders 20

GYMNASTICS

Simone Biles won her eighth US championship on Sunday night, a record for the 26-year-old, who is now the oldest female gymnast to achieve this feat.

FOOTBALL

Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh will miss the first three games of the season due to recruitment violations that allegedly occurred during the COVID-19 dead period. During his Monday news conference, Harbaugh called for the need to share TV revenue with college athletes.

SOCCER

The outrage over Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales continues. FIFA provisionally suspended Rubiales after he was seen giving player Jenni Hermoso a kiss following Spain’s World Cup win over England. Rubiales’ mother is defending her son by shutting herself in a church and going on a hunger strike.

TENNIS

Former First Lady Michelle Obama addressed a crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium advocating for equal prize money for female athletes. The Women’s Tennis Association believes they have a path to equal pay at all tournaments by 2033. Currently, there is a large discrepancy. At this month’s Western and Southern Open in Ohio, men’s champion Novak Djokovic and women’s champion Cocoa Gauff earned $1.02 million and $454,500 respectively.

SOCCER

The U.S. Women’s team was eliminated from the World Cup after losing to Sweden in a dramatic penalty shootout. The round-of-16 loss was the earliest the women’s team has ever been ousted from the tournament. Sweden will play Japan in the quarterfinals on Friday.

College sports conferences are rapidly changing. Over the weekend, the Big Ten expanded to 18 teams as of the 2024-25 season. The University of Oregon and the University of Washington left, putting the Pac-12 in jeopardy after USC and UCLA are slated to move to the Big Ten and Colorado to the Big 12 after this season. The PAC-12 Conference has now been widdled down to 4 teams (Cal, Stanford, Oregon State, and Washington State).

GYMNASTICS

Simone Biles hasn’t lost a step in the two years since she last competed. Biles won the all-around contest in spectacular fashion at the U.S. Classic. The last time Biles competed was when she withdrew from the Olympic finals in Tokyo. Watch her Yurchnko double-pike, a vault only Biles could make.

BOXING

Jake Paul, who had his first loss against Tommy Fury in February, improved to 7-1 by beating MMA star Nate Diaz on Saturday night.

BASKETBALL

The Philadelphia 76ers let James Harden go. According to the report, “The 76ers made it clear throughout the process that the franchise did not see a long-term future with Harden.” The Clippers are his preferred destination, but the Knicks and the Heat are also possibilities.

BASEBALL

New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán threw Major League Baseball’s 24th perfect game and its first since 2012.

GYMNASTICS

Simone Biles announced she will return to competition in August. Biles hasn’t competed since the Tokyo Olympics where she announced she was taking a break in order to focus on her mental health. Biles dominated gymnastics for almost 10 years and is tied with Shannon Miller for the most medals won by an American female.

FOOTBALL

The NFL suspended four players for violating the league’s gambling policy. The two Colts players, Rashod Berry and Demetrius Taylor, were subsequently suspended by the team.

BASKETBALL

At only 33 years old, Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry is now the best shooter to ever play in the NBA. On Tuesday night against the Knicks, Curry secured his place in history with his 2,974th 3-pointer, leaping over Ray Allen’s previous record. Allen was in attendance at the Garden to cheer on Curry and see his record eclipsed.

GYMNASTICS

USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee agreed to a $380 million settlement for failing to protect athletes from sexual predators such as those abused by Larry Nassar, the gymnast’s former team doctor. The settlement is one of the largest sex abuse settlements in history.

OLYMPICS

Many countries (including the U.S.) have announced diplomatic boycotts of the Beijing Winter Olympics, but South Korea has refused to join the other countries claiming they don’t want to jeopardize “their strategic ties to China.”

SOCCER

Nike signed UCLA women’s soccer star Reilyn Turner to its first-ever endorsement contract. The deal comes after NCAA recently changed the rules to allow student-athletes to profit from their names and likeness.

GOLF

Phil Mickelson shot six-under-par to win the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island and became the oldest winner (at age 50) of a men’s major golf championship. Mickelson entered the tournament ranked 115th with 200-1 odds of winning the $2.16 million prize.

GYMNASTICS

Simone Biles made history as the first woman to land a Yurchnenko double pike (check it out).

BASKETBALL

Now that the play-in games are over, the NBA playoffs began this weekend. For round one recaps, click here.