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October 9, 2024
JuJu Watkins Reportedly Signs a Multiyear Contract Extension With Nike
USC basketball star JuJu Watkins has reportedly signed a multiyear contract extension with Nike. Charania further reported that discussions with Nike to close the deal ended on Tuesday. Footwear News
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October 8, 2024
The Gist’s revenue strategy is about more than typical sports content sponsors
Sports newsletter and media company The Gist, which just announced that it crossed the 1 million newsletter subscriber mark, has worked with all of those brands—but it didn’t increase its ad revenue 20 fold in the past two years by targeting typical sports marketers alone, Jacie deHoop, co-founder and head...
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October 8, 2024
Allyson Felix Launches New Sports Management Company to Empower Women
Allyson Felix has launched a women-focused sports management firm called Always Alpha, as a new subsidiary of Dolphin, a leading entertainment marketing, production and content development company. Felix is joined by business partner and brother Wes Felix as well as sports executive Cosette Chaput as cofounders. Always Alpha aims to empower modern women...
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October 8, 2024
Tracee Metcalfe Becomes First U.S. Woman to Climb the World’s Highest Peaks
On Friday, Tracee Metcalfe, 50, became the first U.S. woman to scale all of the world's 8,000m peaks. Metcalfe’s final summit on the list of 14 8,000m peaks was Tibet’s Shisha Pangma, the lowest of the 14 at 8,027 m (26,335 feet). Gear Junkie
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October 7, 2024
Caitlin Clark will compete in LPGA’s The Annika pro-am this November
On Monday, it was announced that Clark will be participating in the LPGA's upcoming pro-am event, 'The Annika,' this November. The Annika's pro-am event is scheduled for Wednesday, November 13. The official tournament will start the following day. Clark will also participate in the Women’s Leadership Summit on Tuesday, November 12...
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October 7, 2024
iHeartPodcasts Announces New Women’s Sports Series “Levels To This” Hosted by Professional Women’s Basketball MVP Sheryl Swoopes and Sports Journalist Terrika Foster-Brasby
October 7, 2024 Listen to the Trailer HERE WHAT: iHeartPodcasts announced a new weekly women’s sports series “Levels To This with Sheryl Swoopes and Terrika Foster-Brasby,” hosted by three-time WNBA MVP and Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer Sheryl Swoopes and sports journalist Terrika Foster-Brasby (Tee). The duo will sit down for...
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October 7, 2024
The GIST and The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Team Up To Create Fan-First Content and Further Amplify Women’s Sports
NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2024 -- The GIST, a revolutionary and inclusive sports media brand dedicated to leveling the playing field by providing equitable, in-depth, and digestible coverage to both women's and men's sports, and the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), a professional ice hockey league in North America comprised of six teams featuring the...
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October 7, 2024
How Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak Survived the Ordeal on Chaukhamba III
Yesterday, a helicopter from the Indian Air Force picked up Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak after a French climbing party helped the two climbers down Chaukhmaba III. The past three days have been full of tension. Explorers Web
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October 4, 2024
Fines and Suspensions Rock Alexis Ohanian’s Angel City After NWSL Scandal Leads to Unexpected Heartbreak
In the past, Angel City FC, co-founded by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, was such a breath of fresh air for women’s soccer. Yet here the club is now, looking like a drowning man. A sudden blow exposes its very foundation to the risk of fines and suspensions, leaving its future...
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October 3, 2024
WNBA Names Rookie Of The Year
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was named as the 2024 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year on Thursday (October 3). Clark averaged 19.2 points, 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds during her rookie season, setting WNBA records for assists in a single-season (337) and game (19), as well as rookie records for points (769),...
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October 3, 2024
Is baking soda your next great fuelling tool?
It might sound like a kitchen hack gone wrong, but many endurance athletes swear by baking soda, this household staple for improving performance (and the hydrogel company Maurten created an expensive product around it). Here’s what you need to know to help you decide whether this idea is half-baked, or...
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October 2, 2024
The Sports Bra launches Roku app showcasing women’s soccer club
Portland-based women’s sports bar, The Sports Bra, launched a new Roku app, aiming to elevate women in sports. The app was created in a “groundbreaking” partnership between The Sports Bra and United City FC Women, a women’s amateur soccer club in Los Angeles, which is prepping for an international tour...
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October 2, 2024
Aescape Brings Automated Massage to Four Seasons Resort Orlando, Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore
Aescape, the company pioneering automated AI massage for personalized recovery, announced its launch at both Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, and Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore. The on-demand, fully customizable robot massage will be available to Four Seasons Resort Orlando guests and the public alike beginning October...
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October 1, 2024
Why There’s Still Stigma Around Periods in Sports, According to Athletes and Coaches
According to data collected as part of Adidas's Stay in Play campaign, among the 14,000 athletes they surveyed, 65.3 percent had not received education on periods, and 75.8 percent had not discussed menstrual cycles with their coach. This matters for a number of reasons, not least of which is that, as...
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October 1, 2024
Stanford Athletics Launches First-of-Its-Kind Collaboration With Tampon Brand Sequel
In a Just Women's Sports exclusive release, women's health and wellness startup Sequel announced an agreement with Stanford Athletics to provide Stanford athletes with free Sequel Spiral Tampons through the 2024/25 academic year. This is the first time a college athletic program has entered an official collaboration with a tampon brand in NCAA history. JWS
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October 1, 2024
Cognitive benefits from high-intensity interval training may last for years
Engaging in regular exercise is linked to multiple health benefits, including maintaining cognitive abilities and perhaps reducing the risk of dementia. Results from a study published online July 8, 2024, by Aging and Disease suggest high-intensity interval training (HIIT) may be better for brain health than other, less vigorous routines. HIIT...
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October 1, 2024
Twin Cities Marathon offering lactation area for nursing runners
Maintaining a high level of fitness will be easier for new moms because the Pumpspotting bus just rolled into town. The bus just rolled in from Chicago as part of the Pumpspotting organization that travels the country to uplift moms. Barb is packed with resources, accessories, a changing table and a place...
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October 1, 2024
Zip Unveils New Ad Campaign with WNBA Superstar Kelsey Plum
Zip (ASX: ZIP), a digital financial services company offering innovative, people-centered products, today announced a new advertising campaign featuring two-time WNBA champion, Olympian, and superstar Kelsey Plum. The "Pay How You Want" campaign showcases Zip's payment options that let customers manage their spending without relying on traditional credit solutions and make...
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September 30, 2024
No Witnesses or Video of Muriel Furrer’s Fatal Zürich Worlds Crash
Authorities are continuing to investigate the tragic death of Swiss junior cyclist Muriel Furrer, who died from injuries following a crash during the UCI Road World Championships in Zurich. Furrer, 18, suffered a severe traumatic brain injury after falling during the women’s junior road race on Thursday, September 26. According to initial findings from the...
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September 28, 2024
Billie Jean King receives Congressional Gold Medal
Tennis legend Billie Jean King has been awarded the US Congressional Gold Medal for her trailblazing contributions to gender equality on and off the court, the first individual female athlete to receive the prestigious award. The bipartisan legislation to honour the tennis Hall of Famer and activist was signed by President Joe...
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September 27, 2024
WNBA Union Calls for Writer’s Credentials to Be Stripped
Connecticut Sun forward DiJonai Carrington poked Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark in the eye in a play during Game 1 of the teams’ first-round series that Clark said was obviously unintentional. On Tuesday, Brennan posted a short clip of her interview with Carrington, in which she asked the 26-year-old whether she...
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September 27, 2024
Athlos NYC Didn’t Feel Like a Track Meet—and That’s What Made It a Success
Founded by Alexis Ohanian and shaped by the sport’s top athletes, the inaugural event Althos NYC showcased a unique format and blueprint for growing women’s track. SI
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September 27, 2024
Chicago Sky fire head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after just one season
The Chicago Sky have fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after just one season, the team announced on Friday. Weatherspoon, who was hired less than a year ago, went 13-27 in her first year in charge, as the Sky missed the playoffs for the first time since 2018. "After careful consideration, we have...
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September 26, 2024
‘Weekend warrior’ workouts may be as effective as daily exercise, study shows
If exercise takes a back seat in the working week, take heart. Cramming the recommended amount of physical activity into the weekend still has significant health benefits, research suggests. A study of nearly 90,000 people enrolled in the UK Biobank project found that “weekend warriors” who fit a week’s worth...
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September 26, 2024
Lululemon ends partnership with ultrarunner Camille Herron
Canadian athleisure brand Lululemon has ended its partnership with American ultrarunner Camille Herron after she and her husband, Conor Holt, were implicated in a Wikipedia editing scandal. On Monday, we reported on the couple’s history of making pro-Herron edits to her Wikipedia page while editing the pages of other ultrarunners (including Courtney Dauwalter and Kilian Jornet) to remove or...
