Women's Sports
Talks of having KLPGA players compete in South Korea LPGA event stall
Negotiations on having South Korean tour players compete at an LPGA tournament on their home soil “have fallen through.” The Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association said that the upcoming BMW Ladies Championship, the lone U.S. LPGA event held in South Korea each fall, “will not be co-sanctioned w...
Omaha Productions launches women’s sports series
Omaha Productions is “making inroads into a slate tied to women’s sports,” with the new series, “Gamechangers: America’s Top 25 Female Athletes.” The series is executive produced by Basketball HOFer Sue Bird, former soccer player Alex Morgan, and Pro Football HOFer Peyton Manning and features commen...
Sun set to face Wings, UConn stars in Hartford showdown
The Sun will play their second game at PeoplesBank Arena this season against the Wings and UConn alums Gs Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd on Thursday. This “figures to be a Sun home game in name only.” The Sun will honor former coach and current Wings GM Curt Miller as “one of their ‘Sun Legends’ on th...
Wings share new renderings of Oak Cliff practice facility in video
The Wings shared a video reel that “includes renderings” of the new “state-of-the-art” practice facility, according to the SportsDay Staff of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. The facility will be located at Joey Georgusis Park in Far West Oak Cliff. The renderings included the “practice courts, which includ...
WNBA’s Engelbert facing strained relationship with fan, players after latest PR hit
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert “can’t catch a break” even after helping secure a historic CBA earlier this year, but she “doesn’t do herself any favors either,” according to Madeline Kenney of the N.Y. POST. At the Commissioner’s Cup on Tuesday night, fans showered Engelbert with disapproval as s...
Togethxr planning house, sponsor activations during WNBA All-Star weekend
Togethxr will again operate its own house with brand activations, fan experiences and shows during the WNBA All-Star weekend later this month. Togethxr House will take over a warehouse in Chicago’s West loop, just east of the United Center, from July 24-25, with Aveeno, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Barbie...
LPGA, two sponsors go separate ways ahead of future schedule changes
The two primary sponsors of the LPGA’s Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G over its five-year history “have dropped out, putting the tournament’s future in jeopardy,” according to Steve Watkins of the CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER. Kroger and Procter & Gamble began sponsoring the n...
Thomas calls on WNBA, Engelbert to take action after online threats
Mercury F Alyssa Thomas is “calling on the WNBA and commissioner Cathy Engelbert to take action after she was on the receiving end of death threats and online abuse following her suspension," according to Cydney Henderson of USA TODAY. The WNBA handed Thomas a one-game suspension for “recklessly” ma...
USL club Atlético Dallas acquires Dallas Trinity FC
Atlético Dallas has acquired USL Super League club Dallas Trinity FC, “bringing the women’s professional soccer club under the same ownership group” as the city’s future USL Championship franchise. Financial terms “were not revealed, but the acquisition places both clubs under USL Dallas LLC,” a mov...
Liberty become first WNBA team to win multiple Commissioner’s Cup titles
The Liberty “held off” the Aces by a score of 93-85 in the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup title game Tuesday night at Barclays Center. The victory gave the Liberty their second Commissioner’s Cup title, making them the first franchise to win multiple Cup championships (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 6/30).
4Front Sports partners with Choice Sports Group
Choice Sports Group has formed a partnership with attorney-agent Orlando Castaño Jr. and his 4Front Sports operation, giving the Boston-based agency access to a deeper women’s basketball talent pipeline while allowing Castaño’s players to tap Choice’s NIL, marketing and athlete development resources...
K.C. Current to expand CPKC Stadium capacity with Women’s World Cup in mind
NWSL club K.C. Current are unveiling “plans to increase the capacity” of CPKC Stadium to 18,000, according to Brett Knight of FORBES. This comes after K.C. Mayor Quinton Lucas proposed a tax increment financing district and up to $235M in bonds to “help finance the renovation and the surrounding dev...
Latest Genius Sports report shows women’s fans are more global, willing to invest
Fans of women’s sports are more global and more willing to spend, according to a new report from Genius Sports.
NWSL employs new footwear sponsorship framework for brands, players
The NWSL has launched a “new footwear sponsorship framework that limits brand visibility to those who sign deals with the league.” Under the framework, “equipment manufacturers other than the league’s official outfitter, Nike,” will for the first time “have to pay for the right to have their cleats ...
Clark’s omission from WNBA anniversary poster raises eyebrows
The WNBA has come out with a poster to commemorate the league’s 30th anniversary, but Fever G Caitlin Clark is “not on it,” the latest example that the league keeps “driving into a wall at full speed” regarding Clark, according to Fox Sports Radio’s Colin Cowherd. It would be one thing if the poster...
WNBA officiating firestorm intensifies after Caitlin Clark hits
The WNBA “finds itself mired in a controversy about its officiating,” and frustrations and controversies are “never more scrutinized or hotly debated than when they concern” Fever G Caitlin Clark, according to Emma Baccellieri of SI. The Mercury and Fever on Monday played a “chippy game” that ended ...
Nneka Ogwumike reelected WNBPA president for 4th term
The WNBPA Board of Player Representatives reelected Sparks F Nneka Ogwumike to serve a fourth term as President. Ogwumike has served as WNBPA President since 2016, winning reelection in December 2019 and again in 2022. Most recently, she led the players in their CBA negotiations with the league. The...
If you want to reach Gen Z, follow the road map emerging from women’s sports
Gen Z is often described as distracted or disengaged. But new research suggests something very different: Young people are paying attention. They are paying close attention, in fact, to sports, gaming and the social issues shaping their world.
Echelon handling sponsorship business for Major League Volleyball
Startup agency Echelon has been named the first sponsorship agency for Major League Volleyball, which is experiencing a growth spurt, along with the rest of women’s volleyball.
NWSL to debut new rule changes starting with Challenge Cup
The NWSL will “will implement a series of rule changes beginning with this weekend’s Challenge Cup” between NJ/NY Gotham FC and the K.C. Current. Changes include a “new off-field treatment rule and a timed substitution rule.” The league also will “update its game day heat safety policy and expand it...
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