1 - There's been some inaccurate information bubbling around about how much $ the USWNT is getting from this men's World Cup under the new equal-pay agreement, and what it’s earned at past Women's World Cups. Here's a thread: 2 - World Cup prize money is awarded to national soccer federations, not directly to players. So if the FIFA prize schedule says a team gets a certain amount for reaching a certain stage, the team itself almost never gets that.

Alabama has played in the Rose Bowl six times before today, last in 1946, and has won a ton of national titles. But winning the 1926 RB gave the program such a boost that it’s celebrated in the school fight song. Why? (1/4) When the Tide were set to play Washington in the 1926 Rose Bowl, it was UA’s first-ever bowl game. Going to CA for a game was big. A Bama booster said the team had to “avenge losing the Civil War by beating these Washington Yankees.” (2/4)

One of the most fun stories I ever wrote was about an epic college basketball prank that four buddies pulled — then kept secret for 40 years. This story had a development recently. (thread, 1/9) In 1973 the National Association of Collegiate Basketball Writers launched the Hershberger Award for the top rookies in college basketball. Newspapers across the country wrote about the new award. (2/9)