Women's Sports

WNBPA President & Storm F Nneka Ogwumike said players “understand what’s going on” in terms of CBA talks with the WNBA and “understand the moment that we’re in,” as they know the position and leverage that they have. Appearing on “Flagrant and Funny with Cari Champion and Jemele Hill,” Ogwumike ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Inside the Pat Summitt room at the NCAA’s downtown offices, a quote from the legendary Tennessee head coach was plastered on the wall above our heads as we nestled into our respective seats:

CVS Pharmacy has signed a pair of sponsorship agreements with U.S. Soccer and the NWSL, a significant expansion of the pharmacy chain’s involvement in women’s soccer. The brand is also adding team-level deals with the NWSL’s Seattle Reign and K.C. Current after serving as the front-of-kit sponsor fo...

ESPN plans to use its Sunday primetime slot in the summer -- which was previously occupied by “Sunday Night Baseball” -- to “launch ‘Women’s Sports Sundays,’ a hub for top match-ups from the WNBA and NWSL.” The program represents “one of the biggest investments in women’s sports programming by a maj...

Incoming NWSL expansion club Denver Summit FC has landed its first uniform sponsor ahead of its inaugural season, signing Canvas Credit Union to a seven-year sleeve deal. The Colorado-based financial institution will be designated as a founding partner and the official credit union of Summit FC.

The stakes have “never been higher for women’s hockey” than with Thursday’s U.S.-Canada gold medal game at the Milan Cortina Games due to players coming back to the PWHL, according to Katie McInerney of the BOSTON GLOBE. This is the first Olympics where players will go back to a league that “offers ...

Women’s basketball enters 2026 with both unprecedented momentum and existential complexity. The WNBA–WNBPA negotiations remain front and center, with players stressing the importance of playing next season as talks continue. Meanwhile Unrivaled’s second season expands on TNT Sports and a global 5-on...

NWSL club San Diego Wave FC has signed a multiyear deal with sponsorship management platform PlayMaker Software. It’s the first NWSL client for the startup and the second major North American soccer club (and fourth soccer club overall) to bring on the company: PlayMaker announced a similar deal wit...

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 ...

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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 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.

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...

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.

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...

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...