Press Release Archive for dates of Tuesday, April 5, 2022 thru Monday, April 18, 2022
- The finish line is in sight for Allyson Felix. After more than 20 years of sprinting her way to success, the most decorated American athlete in Olympic track and field history has announced that she plans...
- You can’t run fast without using your arms—or can you? Scientists have had a hard time agreeing on exactly why we swing our arms, and whether there are specific ways we can use our...
- Division I women’s basketball isn’t the only NCAA women’s sport that drew impressive fan engagement this year. Women’s gymnastics drew more engagement on ESPN social platforms than any other women’s sport in 2022, the...
- Fifty years after eight women lined up alongside the men — the first official female entrants, but not the first ones to run the race — more than 12,000 women are entered in the...
- Tiffany Chenault, a recreational runner and sociology professor at Salem State University, is a member of the Boston Athletic Association’s new Boston Running Collaborative, which aims at supporting a diverse community of runners in...
- The one-day event will gather a distinctive group of leaders and change-makers at the intersection of sports, business, and entertainment for a day of conversation and reflection about the women + sports space.
- Here is the starting point for a new exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, In-Focus: Women’s Sport Through The Lens, a deepdive into the Getty Images archive charting the visual depiction of sportswomen and how...
- The meta-analysis, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, looked at 15 studies involving over 190,000 people to determine how much exercise was needed to reduce depression. Adults who did activities equivalent to 1.25 hours...
- Full-season NBA viewership for the 2021-22 regular season rose 19% to 1.6 million average game viewers. But the growth of female viewers outpaced that overall average, with viewership up 23% from last season – and...
- SAN DIEGO, Calif. – April 14, 2022 – /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ 100%®, the San Diego-based sport performance company, has announced the signing of elite runner, Molly Seidel — who will now race and train in...
- NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (April 14, 2022)/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Liv, the company dedicated to getting more women on bikes, today introduced the new Macha Pro, its lightest and most efficient performance road cycling shoe. Designed to...
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Women’s CiCLE Classic organisers weigh up new sponsor after backer withdraws over transgender policyOrganisers of the prestigious Women’s CiCLE Classic are weighing up whether to accept a sponsorship offer from Sex Matters and Fair Play For Women after the race’s long-standing backer pulled out in protest over...
- “Grit & Grace” features cycling legends like America’s first female Tour de France winner, Marianne Martin, Olympic gold medalists Anna van der Breggen and Connie Carpenter-Phinney, and road race champ Chantal van den Broek-Blaak. Each woman...
- Sydney, Australia – 13th April, 2022 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ –European champion Kat Matthews has signed on to the Pho3nix Sub8 Project, Powered by Zwift. The third-fastest British female long-distance triathlete and national time trial cycling...
- A runner from the UK has broken the Guinness World Record for running the most consecutive marathons. Kate Jayden of Derbyshire completed her 101st marathon in as many days on Sunday, beating American runner Alyssa Clark’s record...
- The organizers of the Women’s Tour have made an appeal for additional funding to produce a live broadcast of the race for the first time. SweetSpot, which also organizes the men’s race the Tour...
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—April 13, 2022/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – InsideTracker, the leading personalized performance and nutrition system, today welcomed professional long-distance runner, Des Linden, 38, to its endurance team. Linden joins other notable endurance pros like Shalane...
- /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – The top distance runners in the United States are sharing their tips to help you run your best Boston Marathon. UCAN is hosting a special panel event to celebrate the achievement...
- Switzer has spent much of the past year in capture mode, compiling 600-word biographies on the seven other women who toed the Boston Marathon starting line in 1972, when they were first officially recognized. Metro Daily...
- The Texas Lady Crushers offer rock climbing clinics, retreats, and volunteer opportunities to women and nonbinary individuals. Perhaps the broader lesson here is that everyone wants to feel and be seen. And the Texas...
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NEWBURY PARK, Calif. /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Liv, the brand dedicated to getting more women on bikes, today introduced the third installment of its global brand campaign “Liv Committed,” introducing “All In.” Featuring Liv Racing...
- Filteroff, a video speed dating app, is hosting an April 11 event for people attending the Boston Marathon as runners, friends, family, or fans. Really, it’s for anyone who’ll be in town next weekend...
- Brooks has named the two-time US Olympian Des Linden its chief running advisor. Linden will help the running brand conceive and create new products and technology. SGB Media
- Breanna Stewart, the first WNBA player in over a decade to land a signature shoe deal, partners with eBay to highlight women-designed sneakers. SeattleMet
- Chef Jenny Nguyen is proving the phrase “if you build it, they will come” true after opening the first sports bar in the country to exclusively show women’s sports. Customers are already pouring into...
- Pagnanelli began her role earlier this year and hit the ground running. Since she joined the women-led front office at Gotham, the franchise signed a major tech partnership with the blockchain company Algorand —...
- Nominees for the 43rd annual Sports Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with women’s sports featured in a number of categories. Nominees focused on women’s sports include ESPN’s “144” documentary on the 2020 WNBA season, Facebook...
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Sun Valley, ID (April 7, 2022) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Wild Rye, the women-founded, women-led and women-specific mountain bike, snowsports and outdoor apparel company, today announced its new Spring ‘22 Collection drop, along with its...
- Washington, D.C.’s women’s soccer team, the Spirit, is hot – on the field and on the open market. Last season, they won their first-ever championship. They signed a huge contract for a star player,...
- PepsiCo announced this week it is unveiling new characters named “Cracker Jill” as part of its “Cracker Jack” brand in an effort to promote the accomplishments of women in sports. NY Post
- Over 300 gymnasts have called for an independent investigation into a “toxic culture and abusive practices” at Gymnastics Canada. The call was initially made by more than 70 current and former Canadian gymnasts, which...
- Sometime in the next few days, 40-year-old ultrarunner Camille Herron will become the youngest woman on record to log 100,000 miles in her running career. While there are no official records for such achievements, several...
- Science says you may need less exercise than you think to live a long and healthy life. In general, according to her research and other studies, the more active we are, well beyond 30...
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RALEIGH, N.C. /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – As Andrea Lytle Peet draws closer to becoming the first person with ALS to complete 50 marathons and 50 states, the Team Drea Foundation is launching a unique customizable...
- With nothing but her small boat for company, British lawyer Victoria Evans battled high winds, big waves and sleep deprivation to record the fastest female solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. After setting off from Tenerife, Spain,...
- Sunday night’s national championship between UConn and South Carolina drew 4.85 million viewers, peaking at 5.91 million, ESPN announced. That’s 18% more than last year, and 30% more than 2019 — making it the...
- The NCAA tournament championship game between UConn and South Carolina was the most watched women’s final since 2004 — and many of those viewers likely had some skin in the game. The Gamecocks’ 64-49 victory over...
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/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – “The Bounce: Sports Talk With a Spin” is a new podcast hosted by award-winning filmmaker Jill Yesko that takes aim at women and girls who are athletes, weekend warriors or fans, and...
- When you’re working out, you may be neglecting one group of muscles that can be key to your performance: those that help you breathe. New research presented at the American Physiological Society annual meeting...
- William Murray Golf, the leading golf apparel line inspired by Bill Murray and his brothers, today unveiled its first-ever women’s apparel collection. Featuring everyday styles designed for the modern woman, the collection integrates William...
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Emeryville, Calif, April 5, 2022/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Title Nine, the adventure and outdoor apparel retailer that encourages women to lead, risk and own, is proud to announce the winners of its first-annual Pitchfest Girls. Pitchfest...
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