Press Release Archive for dates of Tuesday, July 30, 2024 thru Monday, August 12, 2024
- The world has spent nearly two weeks watching dozens of athletes take their physical abilities to the limit at the Paris Olympics, all vying for the coveted gold, silver and bronze medals. But those...
- The WNBA’s worst team may be, at least temporarily, its most valuable. The Dallas Wings, tied for last in the league at 6–19, are now valued at $208 million after two investors bought a...
- Winning an Olympic medal is most athletes’ ultimate dream. It marks the culmination of a lifetime of hard work, sacrifice, and determination. That Olympic glory creates overnight celebrities, turns casual fans into diehards, and...
- MIAMI and LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12, 2024 — Fortuna Investments (“Fortuna”), a venture capital and advisory firm focused on high-growth industries, announced today the launch of a new investment platform dedicated to providing resources to support...
- American women dominated the summer Olympics, bringing home more than half of Team USA’s medals. The U.S. won 126 total medals, the most of any country. Of those, women were responsible for a whopping 67....
- Los Angeles Sparks All-Star Dearica Hamby sued the WNBA and her former team in federal court Monday regarding her treatment from the Las Vegas Aces while pregnant. Hamby’s lawsuit alleged the Aces discriminated and...
- Unrivaled is getting an alley-oop from Ally Financial, which will be the first (and founding) brand partner for the new women’s basketball league that tips off in January 2025. The league is currently seeking...
- For Valentina Thompson and Madison Hilson, the benefits of spending time outdoors go far beyond exercise. Connecting with nature through movement has massive mental health benefits as well. The two met in high school,...
- Strava is continuing in its ‘Strive for More’ commitment to support women in movement and sport with its third year sponsorship of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. As women’s sports continue to inspire a...
- A Touch More and Vox Media launched A Touch More: The Podcast, a new show created and hosted by world champion athletes Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe. Inspired by a limited series they hosted on Instagram Live in 2020, the...
- The Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift is turning it up to 11 for volume three. Starting Monday, defending champion Demi Vollering and the women’s elite will be walloped with the windy flats of the Netherlands, a...
- There’s no denying caffeine can take the edge off when things get dicey in a race. Many endurance athletes turn to the world’s most popular drug for a performance boost, and with a long list of...
- Sausalito, Calif. (August 8, 2024) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – OutsidePR (OPR), North America’s leading boutique active lifestyle and outdoor public relations agency, is proud to announce its expansion to the Australian market. With the Australian...
- A recent National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) report shows that high school girls have an increased opportunity to play flag football. Eleven states have officially sanctioned games, and Illinois and Colorado will add the...
- On Tuesday, the NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors released a proposal for distributing a pot of up to $25 million in prize money in the women’s March Madness tournament, starting with the 2025...
- Women make up 38.4% of total athletes in the U.S., yet only 6% of sports science data is female-focused. Michele Kang is looking to change that. On July 27, Kang announced the launch of...
- Simone Biles broke her own record yet again on Monday, adding an 11th career Olympic medal with a silver in floor exercise to extend her lead as the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history. Already...
- AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, August 6, 2024/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – JOIN, the adaptive cycling training app, announces today its new Period Tracker feature designed to address a vital aspect of female athletes’ training. Understanding menstruation cycles is...
- OLATHE, Kan./August 6, 2024/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced that customers can now make purchases in the Connect IQ™ Store using Garmin Pay™. This seamless integration rewards developers for their innovative designs...
- [New York, NY, August 6, 2024] /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Parity, the sponsorship platform dedicated to closing the gender income and opportunity gap in professional sports, today announced industry executive Mandy Anderson has joined the...
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August 6, 2024 — Asheville, NC /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Fuel Goods proudly announces its debut as a sports nutrition marketplace brand for athletes of all levels. Created to change the momentum in the current...
- PwC’s report stated that the sports sector is becoming highly sought-after due to continued revenue growth (based on media rights and sponsorship deals) and more sustainable business models emerging. Sports experts surveyed were optimistic...
- Kristen Faulkner has made history after winning gold at the 2024 Olympic Games! The racing cyclist, 31, earned her first gold medal at the women’s road race on Sunday, Aug. 4 — becoming the first...
- A group of women investors called Empower HER Fund, LLC now owns 25% of Carolina Ascent, Charlotte’s new professional women’s soccer team. Carolina Ascent is one of eight clubs that will play in United Soccer...
- Team USA set a new world record while winning a gold medal in the women’s 4×100-meter medley relay final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday (August 4). Team USA — comprised of Regan Smith, Lily King, Gretchen...
- The 2024 Paris Olympics are attracting new funds for lesser-known sports and women’s teams, with USA women’s rugby sevens, water polo and women’s track and field scoring major contributions this year. The USA women’s...
- Katie Ledecky now stands alone as the most decorated American female swimmer in Olympic history following Team USA’s silver medal in the women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday (August 1). Ledecky, who...
- For the second time in her remarkable career, the peerless gymnast Simone Biles won the Olympic individual all-around final title, only two days after leading the U.S. women’s team back to the gold medal...
- UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers will sign an NIL deal with the new professional women’s 3-on-3 Unrivaled basketball league, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. The deal for Bueckers is...
- Hood River, OR/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – IPA Connect, the leading outdoor recreation industry pro management company, has branched out to create a new fitness and yoga brand pro collective. Fitness industry professionals from personal trainers to...
- San Diego Wave FC president Jill Ellis says a “disgruntled former employee” of the club defamed her on X and Instagram earlier this month by portraying Ellis as fostering an abusive work environment and then used “fake emails” to...
- The WNBA’s historic media-rights deal may end up much larger than previously announced if the league is able to add additional partners. The signed deal between the NBA and ESPN, NBCUniversal, and Amazon is worth $77...
- At least once every four years, a controversy erupts over female athletes’ sports apparel. And following Nike’s reveal of one 2024 Team USA Olympic track and field kit, athletes and fans have been questioning yet again...
- American swimmer Katie Ledecky won her first gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics, setting a new Olympic record of 15:30.02 in the 1500-meter freestyle final on Wednesday (July 31) and tying for the most gold and overall...
- The USA Rugby today announced an unprecedented donation from Michele Kang, owner of the Washington Spirit, Olympique Lyonnais Féminin and London City Lionesses women’s soccer clubs. Kang, who is dedicated to the advancement of...
- Ever wonder how much it costs to join the Olympics? Chime in on 5 athletes to see if you can afford to be an Olympian. Refinery29
- American rugby player and two-time Olympian Ilona Maher—who won a bronze medal on Tuesday—has become one of TikTok’s most popular Olympians through her series of well-timed comedy bits, poignant commentary on sexism in sports...
- Skechers expanded its all-star roster of athletes with Los Angeles Sparks forward Rickea Jackson. The WNBA’s first-round draft pick joined Team Skechers after practicing in Skechers Basketball shoes and experiencing the brand’s signature Comfort...
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