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July 10, 2025
Brandi Chastain on the evolution of the business of women’s soccer
When Brandi Chastain scored the winning goal of the World Cup for the 1999 US Women’s National Soccer Team during penalty kicks, she celebrated by taking off her jersey and falling to her knees. It didn’t take long before her celebration became an instantly recognizable moment in sports history. The...
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July 10, 2025
Best Climber in the World? It’s a Woman, Says Austrian Prize
Barbara Zangerl is only the second female climber to ever win the Paul Preuss Prize. The award committee said she has ascended to the peak of the sport's most elite. GEAR JUNKIE
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July 8, 2025
Women’s March Madness Expansion Wouldn’t Yield More ESPN Money
The terms of the NCAA’s media contract with Disney for the women’s tournament stipulates that ESPN is not required to pay extra if women’s March Madness expands, sources told Front Office Sports. FRON OFFICE SPORTS
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July 8, 2025
Maria Sharapova Criticises Media Bias in Wimbledon Coverage of Aryna Sabalenka — ‘You Can Do Better’
As Wimbledon 2025 continues to dominate sports headlines, a controversy unrelated to on-court action has taken centre stage. Maria Sharapova has spoken out against a headline about Aryna Sabalenka, criticising the media's framing of top female athletes. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
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July 8, 2025
Americans are still sticking to their fitness goals, says new summer study
According to a new nationwide survey by Planet Fitness, 70% of Americans who set a fitness-related resolution are still on track with their goals. Whether they’ve been going strong since January 1st or regrouping after a few hiccups, the resolution drop-off is much lower than most people expect. The new...
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July 8, 2025
Want Better Workout Results? Match Your Exercise to Your Personality, Study Suggests
A groundbreaking study from the University of California suggests that matching exercise routines to your personality type can significantly improve both workout adherence and fitness outcomes. The research, published in the Journal of Health Psychology, finds that individuals who tailor their fitness activities to align with their inherent traits are...
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July 7, 2025
As growth soars, WNBA players tell commissioner Cathy Engelbert pay scale should follow
Stars across the WNBA, including Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, recently called out Cathy Engelbert. The direct messages to the WNBA commissioner have a common theme: We deserve more. USA TODAY
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July 6, 2025
WNBA All-Stars Will Earn $2,575 for Playing in Game
The WNBA’s All-Star reserves were announced on Sunday, with the Storm’s Skylar Diggins and the Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas headlining the group set to join the league’s 10 starters in Indiana later this month. Each player will receive a $2,575 bonus for their participation, regardless of whether they are a starter...
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July 6, 2025
WNBA All-Stars Will Earn $2,575 for Playing in Game
The WNBA’s All-Star reserves were announced on Sunday, with the Storm’s Skylar Diggins and the Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas headlining the group set to join the league’s 10 starters in Indiana later this month. FRONT OFFICE SPORTS
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July 5, 2025
USA Today makes Heather Burns its first women’s sports editor
For the first time in its history, USA Today has a women’s sports editor. Heather Burns, who until April led ESPN’s digital NFL coverage, has been hired for the job. Burns’ extensive experience in journalism is detailed on Digital Women Leaders. Awful Announcing
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July 4, 2025
USA Today makes Heather Burns its first women’s sports editor
For the first time in its history, USA Today has a women’s sports editor. Heather Burns, who until April led ESPN’s digital NFL coverage, has been hired for the job. AWFUL ANNOUNCING
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July 2, 2025
Dick’s Sporting Goods and the WNBA Renew Multiyear Partnership
Dick’s Sporting Goods and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) have extended their multi-year partnership, which initially began in the Fall of 2021. Through their renewed agreement, Dick’s Sporting Goods will continue as the “Official Sporting Goods Retailer” and an “Official Marketing Partner” of the WNBA through the 2028 season....
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July 2, 2025
Caitlin Clark’s Signature Shoe Could Be $150 Million Business: Sneaker Expert
Caitlin Clark’s first signature shoe might still be a year away, but insiders say it could be worth $150 million. Clark’s debut sneaker is expected to launch in spring 2026, following the typical two-year development cycle for signature drops. While some had hoped for a speedy release in time for...
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July 2, 2025
Women’s Pro Baseball League to hold tryouts at Nationals Park
The Women's Professional Baseball League will hold tryouts next month at the Washington Nationals' home ballpark as it moves closer to its launch. ESPN
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July 2, 2025
Former athletes sue SFA over axing women’s sports
Six former female athletes are suing Stephen F. Austin State University for violating Title IX a little more than a month after the school announced it was cutting four sports. The LufKin Daily News
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July 1, 2025
Better Sleep Habits May Extend Your Life by Up to Five Years, Study Finds
A study presented at the 2023 American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session shows how getting good sleep can add years to your life. RUNNER'S WORLD
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July 1, 2025
Inside Women’s Sports Bar Boom
Women’s sports bars are increasingly opening across the country. Some of these establishments, which broadcast only women’s games, are cashing in with full houses; others are still wrestling with finding enough capital to stay solvent. FRONT OFFICE SPORTS
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June 30, 2025
The Future Is Female: Four Climbers Prove Things Are Changing in ‘Passing the Crux’
Climbing has historically been a very male-dominated sport. But, as access to the sport grows, that's starting to change — and quickly. Steph Davis, Cail Soria, Katie Lambert, and Erika Moncada all fell in love with climbing and have become inexorably connected to it. They come from different walks of...
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June 30, 2025
Lululemon Sues Costco Over Alleged Copycat Yoga Pants
Lululemon filed a lawsuit against Costco, charging the warehouse club is selling “confusingly similar” replicas of its jackets, sweatshirts and pants. In a lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Lululemonclaims that certain Costco products imitate its own designs so closely that it constitutes...
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June 30, 2025
WNBA announces expansion teams in 3 cities by 2030
The WNBA has formally announced plans to expand into three new cities by 2030, which will eventually increase the size of the league to 18 teams. USA TODAY
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June 30, 2025
The Future Is Female: Four Climbers Prove Things Are Changing in ‘Passing the Crux’
Climbing has historically been a very male-dominated sport. But, as access to the sport grows, that's starting to change — and quickly. These four female climbers show us how. GEAR JUNKIE
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June 28, 2025
Women’s Sports Bars Are on the Rise. Survival Isn’t Guaranteed
Women’s sports bars are increasingly opening across the country. Some of these establishments, which broadcast only women’s games, are cashing in with full houses; others are still wrestling with finding enough capital to stay solvent. FOS contributor Ellyn Briggs checked in with six of these bar owners on their high-risk, high-reward industry. FOS
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June 27, 2025
VC Firm Launches $16M Fund To Back Wellbeing Tech Startups
The San Francisco-based VC firm has locked in $16 million for the first close of its second fund, aiming to scale startups that put emotional intelligence and human resilience at the core of their tech. Athletech NEWS
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June 27, 2025
Olympic Runner Faith Kipyegon Misses 4-Minute Mile Record by Mere Seconds
Faith Kipyegon nearly ran a mile in less than four minutes — coming oh-so-close to breaking the threshold which no female athlete has ever achieved on Thursday, June 26. People
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June 26, 2025
The stunning photos chosen as finalists for Women in Sport Photo Action Awards
Finalists for the 2025 Women in Sport Photo Action Awards (WISPAA) have been announced, after close to 500 powerful images of women in sport were submitted. Women's AGENDA
