Women's Sports
New WNBA schedule sees all Fever games carried nationally
The 2026 WNBA broadcast schedule was unveiled Wednesday, and the Fever lead all teams “with the most national broadcasts” as all 44 Indiana games will be carried nationally. The Wings (36), Liberty (35) and Aces (33) follow Indiana. The WNBA will have a “record of 216 games and tentpole events that ...
Concacaf, PIF announce platform for women’s soccer players post-retirement career planning
LOS ANGELES -- Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has announced a new initiative with Concacaf to support women’s soccer players after they’re done competing.
Marketplace Roundup
BLEACHER REPORT’s Joseph Zucker noted Sparks G Kelsey Plum and Under Armour are “ending their sponsorship deal.” Plum, who first signed with UA in 2022, is the “second notable name to move on” from the company within the past year following Warriors G Stephen Curry’s exit in November. Plum was “wear...
Chelsea Women to move WSL home games to Stamford Bridge starting next season
Women’s Super League club Chelsea is “set to play all” of their league matches at Stamford Bridge, home of Premier League club Chelsea, from the start of next season, according to Robert O’Connor of the London INDEPENDENT. Chelsea Women have played at 4,850-capacity Kingsmeadow in Kingston since 201...
NWSL’s Columbus expansion dims hope for other cities
The news that the NWSL will add Columbus as its 18th city in 2028 “may have dealt more than a short-term blow to hopes for other cities,” according to Jonathan Tannenwald of the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. It is “now unclear when the league will expand again after 2028,” when Columbus and Atlanta will jo...
NWSL, NWSLPA join Project ACL to study knee injuries
NEW YORK -- The NWSL and its players association have joined Project ACL, the landmark study from FIFPRO, Leeds Beckett Univ. and Nike into the causes of women athletes’ higher incidence of ACL tears.
Lynx strike first-of-its-kind local streaming deal with Victory+
The Lynx have become the first pro basketball team to take its local game broadcasts to Victory+, the free streaming, ad-supported platform that remains in the hunt for multiple NBA teams next season and is pursuing more WNBA franchises this spring, as well.
Chevron Championship the latest LPGA event to raise total purse
The Chevron Championship -- the first LPGA major of the year -- “will now feature” a $9M purse, an increase of $1M from 2025 and an increase of $5.9M since Chevron took over title sponsorship in 2022. This year’s winner will receive $1.35M, while players “who miss the cut this week in Houston will r...
Haslams paying $205M fee to bring NWSL expansion team to Columbus
The NWSL has secured yet another record expansion fee, with a consortium led by Haslam Sports Group paying $205M to bring a team to Columbus. The fee is part of the more than $300M that the ownership group expects to invest in launching the team, which also includes physical infrastructure and staff...
Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic strengthens push for sport’s NCAA status
The Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic was a “historic moment for the sport,” as the event at Arizona State over the weekend marked the first-ever D-I collegiate flag football tournament, according to Logan Stanley of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC. The event was televised and streamed live by ESPN networks, w...
Former San Diego State female athletes settle Title IX lawsuit against school
A federal judge has approved a “landmark settlement that will pay former female athletes at San Diego State a combined $300,000 in damages” after they sued the school and accused it of violating Title IX. U.S. District Judge Todd Robinson ordered that the $300,000 is “to be split among a class of 79...
Columbus approves $25M for investor group eyeing NWSL franchise
A “split” Columbus City Council on Monday approved a $25M deal with the private investor group “bidding for a professional women’s soccer team,” which includes Crew majority owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam as well as Nationwide. The council voted 5-3 with one abstention to “approve an agreement with the...
Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman announces retirement
Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman is retiring after 13 years in the role, “bringing the league back to its historic place in college athletics after nearly coming close to extinction,” according to Scooby Axson of USA TODAY. Ackerman, a member of SBJ’s 2011 class of Champions, will “leave the posit...
NWSLPA says majority of players oppose calendar switch
The NWSLPA said that a “majority of players are currently opposed to a potential switch of the league’s calendar to a fall-spring season,” according to Jeff Kassouf of ESPN.com. The union in a statement said, “We remain concerned, however, that the issue is being framed around the wrong question. Th...
JM Eagle LA Championship’s purse increase another financial win for LPGA
The JM Eagle LA Championship becoming the LPGA’s “richest purse on the schedule outside of the major championships and season-ending CME Group Tour Championship” marks the “latest good news” for the tour amid a “years-long upswing,” according to Jessica Marksbury of GOLF. The LPGA continues to make ...
Media Notes
POYNTER’s Tom Jones writes on Friday, the Washington Post “posted an opening” for a position in sports with the job title “National Sports Reporter.” The job description includes in part: “This role is designed for a reporter who sees sports as a powerful lens into the forces shaping the country, in...
Four years in, Formula 1 finds progress on and off track with all-female F1 Academy series
While the ultimate goal for Formula 1’s F1 Academy is still a work in progress, the series feels like it’s making gains on and off the track and finding fresh commercial momentum a few months into its fourth campaign.
Chad Coleman relishes taking big swings with LPGA Tour brand as new CMO
At the Ford Championship in March, Lydia Ko was 10-under par through 15 holes with a chance to become the second player in LPGA history to shoot a 59. History was happening, but the tour did not let anyone know about it.
LPGA event gets $1M bump in purse
The purse for the JM Eagle LA Championship golf event has been increased by $1M to $4.25M, JM Eagle CEO Walter Wang announced. The event has the largest purse on the LPGA Tour other than the majors or the Tour championship. The winner’s share is $712,500. Sei Young Kim enters today’s final round wit...
Fever’s Aliyah Boston signs first WNBA EPIC extension
Fever C Aliyah Boston became the first player in WNBA history to “sign an extension on the EPIC (exceptional players on initial contracts) clause” that was introduced in the new CBA. It allows players who have made All-WNBA teams to “renegotiate their fourth-year contracts up to the max, as long as ...
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