Women's Sports
Gotham FC’s Tisch Blodgett says Etihad Park move aligns with club’s long-term vision
NWSL club Gotham FC Governor Carolyn Tisch Blodgett said when the new ownership group came in two and a half years ago, they “set the vision to be one of the best sports teams in the world” and the move to Etihad Park beginning in 2028 “is the next chapter in that.” Tisch Blodgett, joining “CBS Morn...
Women’s Pro Baseball League unveils team names, logos
The Women’s Pro Baseball League unveiled its team names Wednesday before its inaugural season begins Aug. 1 -- the N.Y. Heights, S.F. Firebells, L.A. Queens and Boston Hunters -- with all four inspired by a female trailblazer.
AT&T plans fan-focused, community boosting activations for WNBA All-Star Weekend
Building on its title sponsorship of the WNBA All-Star Game, AT&T is planning fan activations throughout the weekend in Chicago. AT&T will create a fan experience at Pioneer Court on Michigan Avenue, with the outdoor area offering the opportunity for fans to play on the court, meet WNBA star...
PWHL’s Boston Fleet to play 2026-27 season at Agganis Arena in city limits
The PWHL Boston Fleet are “relocating within Boston city limits” to Agganis Arena, which will be the Fleet’s “primary home venue for the 2026-27 season” after the team played the majority of its home games in Lowell during the league’s first three seasons. While the Fleet “often commended the Tsonga...
Apex Capital to invest up to $30M in Northern Super League
London-based private equity firm Apex Capital “is investing up to” $30M into Canada’s pro women’s soccer league, the Northern Super League, according to Simon Houpt of the GLOBE & MAIL. The move -- Apex’s first investment in women’s sports -- “is a vote of confidence in the opportunities that in...
Gotham FC’s Etihad Park move underscores NWSL’s growth
Reigning NWSL champion Gotham FC will be inside N.Y. limits for the first time when they begin to “play home games at Etihad Park in Queens, New York, beginning in 2028,” and NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman said it is “indicative of so much of the progress the NWSL has made,” according to Jeff Kass...
Angel City FC hires The Team to sell kit, facility naming rights
In its first NWSL assignment, The Team has been hired by Angel City FC to sell two of the club’s commercial assets -- its next front-of-kit sponsorship and naming rights to its Thousand Oaks performance center.
SBJ Women’s Sports: AUSL’s magic with mic’d-up players
The AUSL is mic'ing up players in the field, and it's finding that the insights and banther they're providing is paying off. Also: Data on women's sports on YouTube and a look at the major stories shaping women's sports so far in 2026.
Our greatest hits from the first half of 2026
Since we’re all easing into things off the holiday weekend, I thought it’d be a good chance to look back at what resonated from the first half of the year.
We love to see it!
We’re still living in a land of firsts in the women’s sports space, and I took note of this one.
Mic’ed up AUSL players making for compelling broadcasts
Carolina infielder Alyssa Brito stopped amid explaining how her love of coffee led her to bring her espresso machine to the clubhouse, pausing so she could turn a double play.
Togethxr, iHeartMedia launch new women’s sports podcast
Togethxr and iHeartMedia on Thursday are launching “Everyone Watches Women’s Sports,” a weekly audio and video podcast.
NWSL’s Gotham FC to play home games at NYCFC’s Etihad Park starting next year
NWSL club Gotham FC is set to announce Tuesday that it is “abandoning its current home” in Harrison, N.J., and “will play its home games at Etihad Park,” the future home of NYCFC in Queens. The move “will happen next year, when the new stadium opens.” Gotham’s owners said that the team “can attract ...
Suns, Mercury CEO Josh Bartelstein finalizing extension
Suns and Mercury CEO Josh Bartelstein is finalizing a new extension, “further cementing” his partnership with owner Mat Ishbia to “shape business and basketball operations of both franchises.” Ishbia said, “From day one, I knew Josh was the right person to help build the culture and organization tha...
Clark denounces online abuse following Thomas incident
Fever G Caitlin Clark “addressed the harassment and hatred professional athletes and coaches face online” and “expressed frustrations with individuals using her name ‘in ways that are inappropriate’” following an in-game incident with Mercury F Alyssa Thomas, according to Brian Haenchen of the INDIA...
Geno Auriemma, sports broadcaster? UConn’s women’s basketball leader says he’d consider it in a post-coaching world
As the coach of the 12-time national champion Univ. of Connecticut women’s basketball team, Geno Auriemma has long been a familiar face for ESPN viewers. But on Tuesday night he’ll find himself on ESPN in a different role -- as a broadcast analyst. Auriemma will join Beth Mowins and Robin Roberts on...
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...
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I knew we’d get pushback and criticism, but you know it was at the conference level, in the AD level, [entire] conferences that surprised me. At the end of the day, I still feel that whenever you put the player’s interest, the player’s mental health and his physical health first, then I think that’s what’s important for what I do.-- Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire, on the criticism the program received for how it handled the Brendan Sorsby gambling saga.
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