Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter
@realbachscore
I write about college, Olympic and other sports for @wsj.com. Graduate, Minneapolis South High School. I sometimes post about old-timey sports. rachel dot bachman at wsj dot com.
⚽️It seems weird that the World Cup has a third-place game. But from 1946-1981, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament had one too. 🏀
Reminder that the Women's World Cup kicks off June 24, 2027 in Brazil.
Could a Big Ten dad or @janecoaston.bsky.social please explain what this shirt means
Cape Verde, a nation of 530,000, has advanced to the World Cup knockout stage to play reigning champion Argentina. In college basketball terms, Cape Verdeans are now these guys
Who can ID everyone in this group? (At Adidas’ fan event under the Brooklyn Bridge)
Sending thoughts to Minneapolis peeps on Naz Reid Trade Zero Day
There are 14 soccer stadiums, total, in Cape Verde, most of them seating between 1,000 and 2,000 people. The national stadium seats 15,000. (Wikipedia)
Even more incredible: He plays professionally in a *US second division* league, USL Championship, for Miami FC.
Swedish surrender cobra cc: @hollyanderson.bsky.social
Ivory Coast is That Team. Even their gameday photos are fire
DR Congo soccer team 🐆 www.footyheadlines.com/5468923613/d...
How glad is Team USA (where he was born) that Folarin Balogun picked them and not England (where he was raised) right now
🍿Even if you don’t follow the stock market, something very big is happening Friday. SpaceX will make its ticker debut in what’s expected to be the biggest IPO of all time. But despite the Musk-owned company having many fans, some are sounding the alarm. www.wsj.com/articles/mus...
Don’t let World Cup controversies distract you from the amazing fits of Ivory Coast.
Folks is it true we’re putting Crocs on dogs now? Please advise.
"I'm English. We invented football. But the Brazilians taught the world how to play it." -- @uswnt.ussoccer.com coach Emma Hayes, ahead of Brazil friendlies Saturday and Tuesday
Serena Williams is back. The 44-year-old multi-time champion, who retired nearly four years ago, plans to restart her career at next week's HSBC Championships at the Queen's Club in London, the WTA announced. She's been awarded a Wild Card to play doubles, with a partner TBA.
The long-form version of the new WNBA CBA is out. Check out how much more 2026 rookies are making than 2025 rookies. (All players have been upgraded to current CBA scale.) 2025 // 2026
🏈 New Florida football coach Jon Sumrall had the analogy of the week, about the college football calendar (v @theathletic.com): www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...
That book is where I learned Notre Dame football players literally fought the Klan in 1924: stories.nd.edu/stories/a-cl...
🏀 Something that's flown below the radar: National-TV networks have radically increased their broadcasts of WNBA games. www.sportsmediawatch.com/2026/04/wnba...
🥎 THREE college softball players are on the brink of breaking the NCAA record of 37 home runs in a season: Oklahoma's Kendall Wells (36) UCLA's Megan Grant (36) UCLA's Jordan Woolery (33). The data story behind the story: www.wsj.com/sports/softb...