The Iowa women's basketball season unofficially began with Thursday's exhibition win over Ashland. Here's how the action unfolded in real time.

The league phase begins on Oct. 7, kicking off the long journey to the final at Oslo's Ullevaal Stadion on May 24

Vivian Wolff, the top-seeded singles tennis player, fended off Mio Mushika, 6-1, 6-3, in a late Friday afternoon match to complete the semifinal grouping for t Women’s Tennis Open.

Report and free match highlights as Ellie Carpenter scored her first goal for Chelsea Women early on; Sam Kerr came off the bench to score in the fourth minute of second half injury time after a London City Lionesses error;

There were some great near falls, like Bliss cutting off Valkyria to catch a Sister Abigail DDT. Flair saved Bliss from a Nightwing pin. And in the end, Bliss hit Twisted Bliss to stop Vlakyria's save on Bayley mid-Figure 8 Leg Lock, leading to the double Natural Selection finish. This match kicked every bit of a**.

THAT’S COMING UP. WELL, KANSAS CITY WELCOMES THE WORLD CUP TO TOWN NEXT SUMMER, AND SOME LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE LOOKING TO CASH IN ON THE CROWDS. KMBC NINE JAMIE WEISS TAKES US TO THE DUB. THE FIRST PART CENTERED AROUND WOMEN’S SPORTS IN KANSAS CITY.