Women's Sports
Report: WNBPA offers CBA counterproposal with lower rev share, salary cap requests
The WNBPA on Tuesday submitted a collective bargaining “counterproposal to the WNBA” that now asks for “an average of 27.5% of gross revenue, defined as revenue before deducting expenses, over the course of the agreement, including 25% -- and less than a” $9.5M salary cap -- in Year 1, according to ...
Jessica Pegula to lead WTA panel on tour calendar, ranking rules
Tennis player Jessica Pegula will “lead a new 13-person panel to suggest changes to the women’s tennis calendar, rankings points rules and the requirements about competing in certain events,” according to Howard Fendrich of the AP. WTA Tour Chair Valerie Camillo in a letter sent Tuesday to players a...
Stewart’s signing with EuroLeague’s Fenerbahce not a sign WNBA season in jeopardy
Liberty F Breanna Stewart’s decision to sign Monday with Fenerbahce for the EuroLeague Women’s Final Six in mid-April is not expected to violate WNBA rules, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
Proposed Texas volleyball arena is a natural progression of women’s sports growth
When the University of Texas volleyball team hosted fellow powerhouse Stanford last September at Moody Center, a Texas state record 10,899 fans watched. While the attendance number was nowhere near Nebraska’s 92,000 fans who saw the Cornhuskers play Omaha at Memorial Stadium in 2023, it further supp...
Boston Legacy FC unveils inaugural home uniform
NWSL expansion club Boston Legacy FC on Friday unveiled its inaugural home uniform, “dubbed the ‘First Light’ kit in a nod” to the team’s first season. The kit’s primary color is the club’s “signature green” with “accents” of pink, black and white. The hem tag on the bottom right of the jersey -- “t...
Unrivaled to take semifinals to Barclays Center
Unrivaled will host its semifinal games at the Barclays Center as “part of a push to expand its fanbase during its second season.” During its first season, Unrivaled played all games, playoffs included, at a small Miami arena that now seats 1,000 people. Last month, it set a women’s pro basketball a...
Tempo seeking to ignite women’s basketball pipeline in Canada
The Toronto Tempo, one of the WNBA’s expansion teams set to debut in 2026, “want to represent all of Canada from the start” by playing games across the country, which could “supercharge the development of women’s basketball” in the nation, according to Kevin Pelton of ESPN.com. The Tempo will be pla...
Just Women’s Sports launches two new shows amid WNBA labor dispute
Just Women’s Sports is doubling down on women’s basketball at a moment when the sport has never felt hotter even while the WNBA is facing ongoing labor negotiations.
Angel Reese rejoining Unrivaled for a potential midseason boost
Sky F Angel Reese “rejoining” 3x3 basketball league Unrivaled for the remainder of the season could be “just what the league needs,” according to Alissa Hirsh of the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES. She will join Rose BC, the team with which she played last season. Though Unrivaled recently set the attendance rec...
Oregon launches GoDucksW platform to centralize women’s sports coverage, NIL opportunities
Univ. of Oregon athletics launched GoDucksW on Feb. 4, a dedicated social media platform for its women’s sports programs, as part of a broader effort to expand visibility and long-term NIL opportunities for female student-athletes.
Bay Area aims to be one of the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup cities in U.S. bid
The Bay Area Host Committee -- fresh off hosting Super Bowl LX on Sunday -- has “already set its aim” on landing the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup as part of the U.S. bid, according to Evan Webeck of the San Jose MERCURY NEWS. The Bay Area -- which will also host matches during the upcoming FIFA men’s...
Names in the News
Outgoing Univ. of Oklahoma AD JOE CASTIGLIONE will be replaced by ROGER DENNY on Feb. 15 and next for Castiglione is him serving in an emeritus role. He said they are “working through that” but it is “not fully defined yet.” Castiglione wants to “make one thing clear: he’ll only be offering his help...
Can the U.S. sustain multiple women’s pro volleyball leagues?
The Pro Volleyball Federation, launched in 2024, is no longer the only traditional U.S. professional women’s volleyball league after the debut of League One Volleyball in 2025 -- and everyone involved in the sport “acknowledges that America cannot sustain multiple leagues,” according to Weisberg &am...
On My Mind: Karen Leetzow
What’s on Karen Leetzow’s mind? The president of the Chicago Stars discusses why women’s sports deserve equal investment.
Sources: WNBA’s latest revenue share offer doesn’t exceed 15%
The WNBA’s latest collective bargaining proposal, submitted to the players’ union Friday night, did not include a revenue share split beyond 15%, sources told SBJ Saturday.
Santagiulia Arena opens smoothly for Olympic women’s hockey
Women’s ice hockey at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics “kicked off without any issues” at the newly built Santagiulia Arena in Milan, “helping shrug off previous concerns” that the arena would not be ready for the event. Italy beat France 4-1 “in front of a raucous crowd.” Organizers “worked around t...
Denver Summit reach 40,000 tickets sold for inaugural home match, eye women’s sports record
NWSL club Denver Summit FC, which debuts next month in San Jose, has “passed” the 40,000 mark in ticket sales for its home debut at Empower Field on March 28, according to Sean Keeler of the DENVER POST. Controlling owner Rob Cohen said their first goal “was to break the record for the largest (prof...
LPGA’s Kessler takes accountability for canceling final round of season opener
LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler took “accountability for the decision” Sunday to “cancel the final round” of the season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, according to Jill Lopez of GOLF DIGEST. Kessler was “on hand during the week in Florida as unprecedented freezing weather an...
Unrivaled’s Philadelphia success gives players momentum in WNBA CBA talks
Unrivaled’s stop in Philadelphia last Friday drew an “outpouring of fans and palpable energy,” and if that is “any indication, the players came to the table with momentum” in their ongoing labor dispute with the WNBA, according to Ken Makin of ANDSCAPE. More than 21,000 fans packed Unrivaled’s doubl...
Marketplace Roundup
BEAUTY INC’s Noor Lobad noted Ulta Beauty has launched its Ulta Beauty Roster, an “inaugural collective of six women athletes across games and ages who will collaborate with Ulta on social content and on-the-ground activations.” Members of the roster’s first cohort include pickleball player Anna Lei...
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You’re going to see a lot of pushback with Bruce being the lead guy. Negotiations are one thing, but to say this is going to be the face of the union is a whole different thing.-- MLB Network analyst and former MLBer Harold Reynolds, on the idea of MLBPA Deputy Exec Dir Bruce Meyer possibly being named the new leader of the union.
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