Women's Sports

The NWSL championship “is returning to Audi Field in Washington, D.C.,” for the second time since 2022. The 2026 championship game “will take place at the home of the Washington Spirit on Nov. 21,” according to sources. Spirit President of Soccer Operations Haley Carter said that the news follows th...

On March 20, after months of deadlock, the WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) reached a tentative collective-bargaining agreement through 2032. The deal introduces a first-in-its-kind revenue-sharing model in women’s professional sports and a $7 million 2026 salary ...

NWSL club Boston Legacy FC has been “quietly working on a training facility” in Brockton, which will put the club “in position to compete for top talent as teams across the NWSL have begun throwing resources behind the creation of similar training grounds,” according to Emma Healy of the BOSTON GLOB...

The city of Hartford “got the chance to embrace the what-could-have-been camaraderie that comes with hosting a major-league women’s sports franchise” on Saturday when the Sun played the Sparks at PeoplesBank Arena, according to Maggie Vanoni of the NEW HAVEN REGISTER. Hundreds of people “decked out ...

French Open organizers have “broken with controversial tradition” and scheduled the women’s fourth-round match between No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 16 Naomi Osaka for Monday’s night session, the first woman’s match to be held in the premier slot since 2023, according to Tom Kershaw of the London TI...

Valkyries games in only Year 2 of their existence have become “suffocating, relentless and menacing, empowered by a one-of-one home-court advantage,” according to Dieter Kurtenbach of the San Jose MERCURY NEWS. Games at Chase Center are a “full-blown violet sensory overload,” and after Thursday’s do...

The Portland Thorns and Fire staged a “unique women’s sports doubleheader Saturday in the first collaboration between the NWSL and WNBA teams.” The Thorns drew 20,053 fans to Providence Park for their match against the Utah Royals on Saturday afternoon. The Fire then hosted Caitlin Clark and the Fev...

The Sun will “return to Hartford” for a WNBA game for the first time in 23 years with the goal of helping fans, and the state of Connecticut, “appreciate what it has” until the team’s planned relocation to Houston in 2027. Saturday’s clash with the Sparks marks the first of two games that will be pl...

The ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open the Kaiser Permanente Performance Center, the training facility shared by the WNBA Portland Fire and the NWSL Portland Thorns, is scheduled for Aug. 22, according to Anne Peterson of the AP. It is the nation’s first performance center shared by a “pair of...

Serena Williams is “set to make her comeback” to competitive tennis next month at the Queen’s Club Championships after “requesting a women’s doubles wild card,” according to Tom Kershaw of the London TIMES. Andy Roddick on his “Served” podcast first reported that Williams was coming back. Williams h...

The NWSL officially unveiled its “Summer of Soccer” initiative, a multi-week campaign to “embed the league into the heart of the international buzz” around this summer’s FIFA World Cup. The initiative centers on a “summer trip anchored by a league-branded bus tour that will position the league in co...

WTA Tour Chair Valerie Camillo met with French Open organizers, including Tournament Dir Amélie Mauresmo, in the days before the tournament’s main draw began to “directly advocate for scheduling women’s matches in primetime,” according to Ava Wallace of THE ATHLETIC. The scheduling of women’s matche...

Valkyries President Jess Smith said she is excited for her franchise, recently valued at over $1B, to eventually be “one of many” women’s sports teams valued at the mark, which she believes is “on the horizon.” Speaking on “Sports Seriously,” she said, “The fact that it’s now here I think feels real...

The PWHL is “making a concerted effort to maintain healthy competition as four new teams enter the fold,” as the league expands for the second consecutive year, according to SPORTSNET.ca. A league statement outlined a “six-phase expansion process that is ‘designed to support roster construction for ...

New details have emerged about “how the historic revenue sharing system agreed upon by the WNBA and its Players’ Association works," according to Alexa Philippou of ESPN.com. The salary cap is determined by taking a designated 20% of “Shared Basketball Revenue,” which is defined as the “sum of leagu...

CBS Sports has signed a four-year deal to carry all matches from the top division of women’s soccer in England, the Women’s Super League (WSL). The deal begins with the 2026-27 season -- the first with an expanded 14-team field -- and runs through the 2029-30 season.

Just Women’s Sports has closed a new investment round as the women’s sports calendar enters what founder and CEO Haley Rosen calls “the heart” of a pivotal year for the space. The round is led by Bolt Ventures, the family office of sports investor David Blitzer, which is doubling down after particip...

NWSL club San Diego Wave FC has named Premier League club Leeds United Chief Business Officer Morrie Eisenberg CEO, effective August 2026. Eisenberg also currently serves as Board Trustee for the Leeds United Foundation and as senior advisor to Leeds owner 49ers Enterprises (San Diego Wave). Eisenbe...

In Toronto, Jane Stevenson reported Sharks C Macklin Celebrini is part of a two-night event with Airbnb in conjunction with the FIFA World Cup. There are five spots available for the July 1-3 trip. On July 1, guests will “check into one of five of Toronto’s ‘most vibrant neighbourhoods,’” then on Ju...

The PWHL Players Association is disclosing salaries to the public for the first time in the league’s three-season history in “an effort to promote transparency,” according to Hailey Salvian of THE ATHLETIC. A “Player Salary Guide” went live on the PA’s website on Tuesday morning. The guide provides ...