Press Release Archive for dates of Sunday, July 17, 2022 thru Saturday, July 30, 2022
- WNBA legend Sue Bird has signed on to become a minority investor in National Women’s Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC. Bird, 41, will act as a consultant and advisor to “boost the club’s profile...
- Hockey Canada has paid out C$8.9 million ($6.9 million) to settle more than 20 claims of sexual misconduct since 1989, officials told a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday. Some of that money came from an...
- The Texas Tech Lady Raiders made history this week, signing a record NIL deal with marketing agency Level 13. The program agreed to a pact on Thursday that will allot $25,000 to each player on the...
- The players each receive £2,000 per match from the Football Association (one of the few financials which matches the men’s team), and should they win the tournament, each player will receive a £55,000 bonus,...
- The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan. Griner was arrested on drug-related charges at a Moscow airport in...
- In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, leading to abortion bans in 20 states and threatening abortion access in many more, that choice may have disappeared for many athletes, including...
- A women’s Tour de France is back after 33 years — a sign of progress, contestants say, for a sport sorely in need of it. NY Times
- The women’s gold-medal match will serve as the finale of the Olympic soccer tournament at the Summer Games in 2024. The Paris Olympics will mark the first time the soccer competition will conclude with...
- After 34 days and more than 2,400 nautical miles, four female rowers made history on Tuesday morning by wrapping up their journey from California to Hawaii in record time. CBS Sports
- Title IX is now 50, and Adidas is celebrating in a major way. Last night, the athletic powerhouse announced the signing of 15 female student-athletes to name, image and likeness (NIL) deals. Adidas’ new...
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Salt Lake City, UT. July 27, 2022/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Certified B Corporation™ and impact-driven adventure lifestyle brand, Cotopaxi, is proud to welcome Grace Zuncic as their first ever Chief People and Impact Officer. Zuncic brings...
- CARLSBAD, Calif., July 26, 2022 — Upper Deck, the premier global sports and entertainment collectibles company, announced today that it has signed elite skateboarding and surfing superstar Sky Brown to a multi-year memorabilia deal. Upper Deck has...
- Researchers analyzed more than 116,000 adults in a study published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. Participants self-reported their leisure time activity in questionnaires several times over the course of 30 years,...
- SAN FRANCISCO– Athleta, a Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) brand, today launched its limited-edition Athleta Girl back-to-school collection designed in partnership with Simone Biles. The line features 15 items designed to help girls ages 6-12...
- WALTHAM, MA (July 26, 2022)/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Saucony, a division of Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: WWW) and a leading global performance running and lifestyle brand, has announced the appointment of Kathryn Pratt to the position...
- Coco Gauff will be the only active women’s tennis player with her own sneaker. Gauff had a huge hand in the development of the shoe’s technology, which is one of the first retail-accessible tennis...
- Just in time for the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship game on Tuesday between the Las Vegas Aces and Chicago Sky at Wintrust Arena, Coinbase is upping the ante and providing more money to the participants. In addition to the $500,000 prize pool, Coinbase...
- This season, Vans delivers the latest update to its newest Skate silhouette, The Lizzie, supported by a head-to-toe all-gender apparel offering created in collaboration with Vans team rider and Olympic skateboarder Lizzie Armanto. Shop...
- Speaking about her career transition at Variety‘s Sports and Entertainment Breakfast on July 21, Felix expressed her excitement for the growing number of opportunities that await star female athletes as media personalities, investors and...
- A Lululemon store in Washington, D.C. has started the process of organizing a union, and has filed a request with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a union election. The group is looking for...
- Up against the sport’s long, male-dominated history and its masculinity-driven marquee event, the women of cycling secured the first official women’s Tour de France stage race in 33 years. SI
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NEW YORK (July 22, 2022) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – The Parity NFT Marketplace – one of Parity’s verticals driving revenue to women athletes – is collaborating with HEARTLENT Group, the WNBPA, and Rock The Vote...
- London Marathon Events has made immediate policy changes to make the event more inclusive. Participants who are pregnant or postpartum – including general entry participants and participants with a Good For Age or Championship...
- Eileen Gu, the 18-year-old Olympic gold medalist, made headlines Wednesday night when ESPN awarded her the Best Breakthrough Athlete award at the ESPYs. (Gu also won the award for Best Athlete, Women’s Action Sports.)...
- Los Angeles, Calif (July 21, 2022) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Body positive cycling brand, Machines For Freedom today launches its new Everyday Collection. Prioritizing comfort and affordability, the Everyday Collection offers high-quality gear at an...
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NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (July 21, 2022)/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – The Run Up, an online documentary series aimed at growing awareness and interest in women’s pro cycling, returns Friday, July 22 with the third and final...
- NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 — Champs Sports, part of Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), today announced the launch of its “Women Win” campaign. Developed in partnership with VOICEINSPORT, the campaign is part of the retailer’s continued efforts to...
- On Sunday, for the first time in a very long time, there will be two pelotons in Paris racing the Tour de France. The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift begins on July 24 and...
- Female athletes make up only three per cent of visuals published by media organisations, according to a new study led by Getty Images. That striking low figure comes despite 78 per cent of the...
- SAINT-MARTORY, FRANCE /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – USA Cycling is excited to announce a partnership with new American-licensed Continental professional women’s team, Cynisca Cycling. The partnership supports the growth of elite women’s racing by introducing a new...
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WHISTLER, Canada (July 20, 2022)/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/- After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Liv, the company dedicated to getting more women on bikes, has again partnered with Crankworx Whistler to bring the Liv...
- Zwift’s head of women’s strategy and content, Kate Veronneau, gives us all the details—and a first look at The Podium Squirrel. Bicycling
- National Women’s Soccer League fans and players first sounded alarms a week before the event. Celebrations on behalf of those nominated quickly transformed into public outcry when it became clear that the soccer stars...
- Sportswear brand Actively Black is the latest to ink a NIL deal with North Carolina women’s basketball player Deja Kelly. As per the one-year partnership, which marks Actively Black’s first NIL — or name, image...
- PORTLAND, OR (July 18, 2022) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Dovetail Workwear, the first-of-its-kind exclusively women’s workwear brand in the US, announces today the promotion of Molly Smithson Callahan to Marketing Manager. Callahan joined Dovetail in...
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