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US Women's Soccer Gets an 8-Figure Boost
Owner of Women's Soccer
Team Makes History, Again
the rundown
Nov 21, 2024 11:08 AM CST

Owner of Women's Soccer Team Makes History, Again

Washington Spirit's Michele Kang donates $30M, largest gift by woman to US Soccer ever

(Newser) - Michele Kang made history in 2022 as the first woman of color to own a team in the US National Women's Soccer League. On Tuesday, the Washington Spirit owner made history again with a $30 million donation to US Soccer, aimed solely at girls and women's programs. Here'...

Ladies May Soon Have a League of Their Own Once More

Women's Professional Baseball League announces plans for a 2026 launch

(Newser) - For nearly every highlight of Julie Croteau's trailblazing baseball career (all except her time as an acting double in 1992's A League of Their Own), she shared the field with men—frequently as teammates, but always as foes. That's mostly how it's been for generations of...

Price to See Caitlin Clark's WNBA Debut: Up to $22K
Price to See Caitlin Clark's
WNBA Debut: Up to $22K
the rundown
May 14, 2024 11:18 AM CDT

Price to See Caitlin Clark's WNBA Debut: Up to $22K

'It's without a doubt the most-hyped WNBA opener for a single team in league history'

(Newser) - Caitlin Clark's first regular-season WNBA game will see the No. 1 overall draft pick and the Indiana Fever face off against the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday. But if you want to see the action in person, you'll have to pay up.
  • 'Sky-high' ticket prices: The average price
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Biden Cheers WNBA Champs, Celebrates Women's Sports
Biden Cheers WNBA Champs
May 9, 2024 5:15 PM CDT

Biden Cheers WNBA Champs

Harris praises Las Vegas Aces as role models

(Newser) - President Biden welcomed the reigning WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces, to the White House on Thursday, celebrating what he called a "banner year" for women's basketball. "It matters to girls and women, finally seeing themselves represented," Biden said during the celebration, held in the East...

Bar That Shows Only Women's Sports Is Going Nationwide

Oregon's 'Sports Bra' announces plans to expand

(Newser) - On a recent weeknight at this bar in northeast Portland, fans downed pints and burgers as college women's lacrosse and beach volleyball matches played on big-screen TVs. Memorabilia autographed by female athletes covered the walls, with a painting of US soccer legend Abby Wambach mounted above the chalkboard beer...

Girls Soccer Team Overcomes 'Sniggers,' Dominates the Boys

Bournemouth's under-12 Queens Park Ladies wrap up undefeated season in boys league

(Newser) - An under-12 girls soccer team in England had to convince officials they were capable of playing against boys this season. As one player tells the New York Times , "They definitely underestimated us." The Queens Park Ladies of Bournemouth, the only girls team in a boys league, won their...

Nebraska Volleyball Game Sets World Attendance Record

92,003 filled Memorial Stadium to set new record for women's event

(Newser) - The University of Nebraska laid claim to the world record for largest attendance at a women's sporting event with 92,003 filling Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Wednesday night for the Cornhuskers' volleyball match against Omaha. The university took aim at the record last spring when it announced it...

2023's World Cup Has a Cinderella Team

Women's team from Jamaica knocks Brazil out of Women's World Cup, advances to next round

(Newser) - It's been a tough battle to keep the Jamaican women's soccer team funded and functional over the years, but on Wednesday, all of those efforts paid off as the players knocked Brazil out of the Women's World Cup tournament with a 0-0 draw, advancing to the next...

Allegations of Brutal Culture Hit Harvard Women's Hockey

The Athletic explores 'mental health Hunger Games' of coach Katey Stone

(Newser) - Katey Stone is the winningest coach in women's college hockey, having racked up more than 500 victories in her 27 seasons at Harvard. But a story at the Athletic suggests the 56-year-old Stone has cultivated a toxic culture, with the parent of one recent player describing it as a...

Orlando Ditches White Shorts for Women's Soccer

It's the first NWSL team to do so, over concerns about players' periods

(Newser) - Orlando has become the first team in the National Women's Soccer League to make what it describes as a small but significant move for its players—it is ditching white shorts out of concerns for players' periods, reports NPR . A number of women's teams in Europe already have...

Women's National Soccer Team Flees Afghanistan

Players, family members cross into Pakistan after 'commitment' from Americans

(Newser) - Afghanistan's national women's soccer team has joined the throngs of people, especially women, fleeing the country since the Taliban's takeover. The team reached neighboring Pakistan via a major border crossing in the city of Torkham and were received by a representative of the Pakistan Football Federation, Information...

Taliban: It Is 'Not Necessary' for Women to Play Sports

'They might face a situation where their face and body will not be covered'

(Newser) - Women's sports will not be allowed in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Taliban officials say. Ahmadullah Wasiq, deputy head of the Taliban's cultural commission, tells Australian broadcaster SBS that the country's new rulers see no need for women to play sports including cricket, Afghanistan's most popular...

SD Governor Issues 'Temporary Fix' on Transgender Sports Issue

Kristi Noem signs 2 executive orders banning transgender girls playing at high school, college levels

(Newser) - South Dakota's governor rolled out a "temporary fix" to what she deems unfairness in sports Monday night, issuing two executive orders that ban transgender girls and women from playing in sports designated for girls. Per the Argus Leader , Kristi Noem had at first vetoed a measure that would'...

Women Soccer Players' Rep Blasts 'Caveman' Remarks

USSF chief apologizes after saying women have lesser responsibilities, physical abilities than guys

(Newser) - The US Soccer Federation apologized Wednesday after contending in court documents that women on its national team had lesser responsibilities and physical abilities than male counterparts, an assertion that drew widespread criticism and sparked a player protest, per the AP . "On behalf of US Soccer, I sincerely apologize for...

'Fastest Girl in America' Calls Out Nike
Star Runner
Calls Out Nike
in Damning
Op-Ed
OPINION
Nov 7, 2019 11:12 AM CST

Star Runner Calls Out Nike in Damning Op-Ed

Mary Cain says company's track and field program is physically and emotionally abusive

(Newser) - "I was the fastest girl in America," Mary Cain recalls in a video op-ed for the New York Times . But her message isn't one of fond recollection. Cain, now 23, delivers a devastating critique of Nike, whose training program she joined as a teenager . Her dream at...

Tiger Woods' Ex-Coach Offends With 'Lee' Quip About Women

(Newser) - Tiger Woods' former coach has been suspended from his SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio show after Wednesday comments viewed as racist and sexist. On the "Hank Haney Show," Haney laughingly predicted "a Korean" would win this week's US Women's Open, adding "I couldn't name...

Why US Women May Ditch Hockey World Championships

Ladies say they want a living wage to keep up with the guys

(Newser) - Meghan Duggan isn't even 30 and she's already won six world championships with the US women's hockey team—and yet she says her team can't get living-wage paychecks that would put them on par with male colleagues. "That's why our team is taking a...

We Don't Have to Defend Women's Sports Anymore
We Don't Have to Defend Women's Sports Anymore
OPINION
Jul 7, 2015 1:01 PM CDT

We Don't Have to Defend Women's Sports Anymore

Columnist wants this 'insulting' argument to end once and for all

(Newser) - Dave Zirin at the Nation got an invitation to go on the radio to talk about the US women's World Cup win. Unfortunately, it wasn't to discuss Carli Lloyd's goals or Abby Wambach's twilight glory or the team's up-and-coming stars—it was an invitation to...

Abby Wambach Scoops Up Global Record

She has more than any woman or man ever has

(Newser) - It's official: No one has ever scored more soccer goals on the world stage than Abby Wambach, and that includes both men and women. Wambach passed Mia Hamm for the all-time international goals record last night, with a stunning 4-goal performance against South Korea, Fox Sports reports. What's...

Girl Gets Snaps as Quarterback for Florida High School

Erin DiMeglio might be a state first

(Newser) - Normally a third-string quarterback coming into a preseason game doesn't draw much attention. But it definitely did last Friday, when Erin DiMeglio got her first snap for the South Plantation High School. After all, DiMeglio may just be making Florida history, the Sun Sentinel reports. "I couldn't...

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