Simone says she met with her therapist at 7:30 this morning. "There’s a time change, so it's amazing for her to allow me to do that. Just making sure I’m mentally well, which I think you see on the floor."

Inside today’s Wall Street Journal:

Sen. Chuck Grassley sent a letter to SafeSport yesterday based on my reporting from last week about gymnastics coaches accused of abuse who are still in the sport. It also cites my reporting on Rory Dames, who SafeSport has yet to take action on. grassley.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

imagine calling an epic stoppage-time goal and the first thing you decide to say is "amidst a muddling mass of mediocrity"

Associated Press Sports Editors and the APSE Foundation on Friday announced that Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post is the inaugural winner of the Billie Jean King Award for Excellence in Women’s Sports Coverage. apsportseditors.com/apse-announces…

“I didn’t know what was going on with my head, just that it was wrong.” There are likely dozens of women’s athletes living with CTE. It just hasn’t been researched, leaving women like Hannah Hall to wonder and fear | San Francisco Chronicle sfchronicle.com/sports/article…

NEW: The National Women’s Soccer League will become the first major sports league in the U.S. to eliminate its draft. Every contract will be guaranteed, and every trade now requires a player's approval. It's all part of a landmark new CBA. Here's my story on how it happened. vanityfair.com/news/story/nat…

If you’re a fan of the Spirit and the NWSL, today’s a good day to grab a print copy of The Washington Post. Check out what’s front and center on A1. (!!!) Awesome photo by John McDonnell of Trinity Rodman sharing a “golden moment” postgame with fans.

How it started: How it’s going: #wnba

These are text messages, exactly as they were written and sent, between a mother and her two daughters during yesterday’s shooting at Apalachee High School. The family shared the texts with The Washington Post. Both daughters were unharmed and now safe.

Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall are FINALLY celebrating now that they both have GOLD MEDALS! 🇺🇸 #ParisParalympics

Alex Morgan's final game will now be on national television, simulcast across CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, NWSL+, Prime Video, ESPN2 and ESPN+, the first time multiple media companies will broadcast a women’s sporting event at the same time sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/…

Thank you, Sinead, for everything! We will continue to celebrate your legacy on and off the pitch for many years to come. Here’s to you and your incredible career! 🦋🫶

One final walk off the pitch for No. 13 👋 #ThankYouAlex

4,158 -- Attendance for Alex Morgan's pro debut in 2011 in Boston in the now defunct WPS 26,516 -- Attendance for Alex Morgan's final pro game, in the #NWSL in San Diego on Sunday