U.S. women's soccer team

Pressure is nothing new to the US Women’s Soccer Team, in all its different formations and line-ups. Generally speaking, that pressure has been about winning a World Cup Final, which it’s done four times including the past two tournaments in 2015 and 2019. More broadly, they’ve carried the burden of lifting the women’s game both in the US and across the globe, which includes growing the challenging business of women’s pro soccer in North America. And more recently, they’ve been at the center of the debate of pay equity in international soccer, a construct that extends far beyond the pitch.

In a few weeks, the U.S. Women’s National Team will begin its quest for yet another World Cup title, and the countdown clock on Megan Rapinoe’s career will begin, as she has confirmed that her fourth World Cup will, indeed, be her last.

It was another close one last night in Game 7 of the NBA Finals in Miami. The Heat held just a two-point lead late in the fourth quarter before LeBron…