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Thoughts and prayers for the crowd that insists no one cares about women's sports | Opinion

If you hear muffled sobs coming from a man cave or unintelligible muttering by the guy normally spouting misogyny, offer some thoughts and prayers.

Tuesday was a rough day for the “Nobody cares about women’s sports!” crowd.

Within an hour it was announced that the women’s college basketball title game will be shown on ABC and the NWSL’s championship will air in primetime on CBS. That’s right. National showcases for two of the biggest events in women’s sports, without the need for cable or a streaming subscription.

“Historic announcement for our league and our sport,” NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said.