Press Release Archive for dates of Wednesday, January 28, 2026 thru Tuesday, February 10, 2026
- Six former women’s basketball players at the University of Pittsburgh are suing the school and its head coach over alleged mistreatment. The players claim women’s basketball head coach Tory Verdi created a hostile environment, psychologically abused players,...
- Ashley Farquharson became the second American woman and first in 12 years to win an Olympic medal in luge Tuesday, Feb. 10. She finished third in the women’s single event at the Cortina Sliding Center with a...
- There seems to be a new wearable meeting nearly every need across fitness and wellness, but startup Clair is hoping to disrupt a space that is only just now catching up to women’s unique...
- Tucson, Arizona (February 9, 2026) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Ultrarunner and sports integrity advocate Camille Herron has received support through the Sport & Rights Alliance Emergency Fund, a program created to assist individuals impacted by...
- Some people hit their stride in the morning, while others feel most awake and productive at night. But a growing body of evidence suggests that being part of the latter group, the “night owls,”...
- Under Armour and The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation announced a combined $1 million commitment to the Click Clack: Next Era Grant, a new initiative delivered by Beyond Sport focused on expanding access to girls...
- There was both very good and very bad Sunday morning in Italy. Here is what’s gone down so far on Day 3 of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games: The first medal for the United...
- The WNBA’s latest collective bargaining agreement proposal from Friday included some concessions on housing and facility standards, but it did not include a significant update on the league’s proposed revenue sharing system, sources told...
- Fundraising efforts have begun for a new $50 endowment at Vanderbilt University to support women’s sports. Via the fund, dubbed Anchored for Her, the school is looking to raise money to help support coaches,...
- The Finnish women’s hockey team won’t open Olympic play against Team Canada on Thursday as originally scheduled. A norovirus outbreak throughout the Finnish team has led to over a dozen players being quarantined ahead...
- There’s never been more high-profile women in the world of sports, both on the court and behind the scenes, making the kind of deals previously unheard of for female athletes. Whether it’s building a...
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Finland women’s hockey team cancels practice after illness affects players day before Olympic openerFinland’s national women’s hockey team canceled practice Wednesday due to a stomach illness affecting at least four players, a team spokesman confirmed to The Associated Press. “We’re reviewing a difficult situation,” Henna Malmberg said...
- NWSL club Denver Summit FC, which debuts next month in San Jose, has “passed” the 40,000 mark in ticket sales for its home debut at Empower Field on March 28, according to Sean Keeler of...
- Ulta Beauty has teamed up with six female athletes from both established and emerging sports for its first-ever Ulta Beauty Roster. Through omnichannel marketing and digital content, these athletes will help Ulta Beauty redefine sports through the lens...
- Ariel Investments’ dedicated sports fund, Project Level, has completed its first close with US$250 million in committed capital. Launched in January 2025 by Chicago-based asset management firm Ariel, which manages approximately US$14.3 billion in...
- Advocates for National Women in Sports Day took their fight for equity to Washington, DC today, engaging policymakers to address persistent gaps in athletic opportunities for girls and women across the country. The Women’s Sports Foundation, national...
- The Olympic Games haven’t started yet, but there has already been one big win for gender representation. The 2026 Winter Olympics, which kick off Friday in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy, will be more balanced than...
- CENTENNIAL, Colo., (February 4, 2026) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ — DNA Vibe, the regenerative technology company behind SHINE, a purpose-driven movement created to unlock human potential and revitalize communities, today announced an expanded strategic partnership with...
- Three-time Olympic medalist Lindsey Vonn ruptured her ACL in a recent World Cup crash but will still try to compete at the Milan Cortina Winter Games, refusing to let this chance “slip through my fingers,”...
- For the first time in months, the WNBA’s leadership met with players in person on Monday afternoon. Front Office Sports reported that the meeting — which lasted over 3 hours — was held so the sides...
- League One Volleyball (LOVB) announced that Sandra Idehen, a former executive for Nike’s Jordan brand, will become the first commissioner for the LOVB Pro league. Idehen served at Nike from June 2018 to June...
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Emeryville, Calif. (Feb. 3, 2026) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Title Nine, the outdoor adventure apparel retailer on a mission to build a community of women who lead, risk and own in the outdoors and beyond,...
- February 3, 2026 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ — Parity, the leading platform for professional women athlete partnerships, and SurveyMonkey, the world’s most popular platform for surveys and forms, today released new international research showing that women’s sports...
- The WNBA and the players association still have yet to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement ahead of the start of next season, but Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is hopeful things will...
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Bend, OR (February 2, 2026) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – BRANWYN, the women’s seamless Merino Performance Innerwear and activewear brand, has been named to The Lead’s 2026 Foremost 50 List, an annual power list recognizing breakout...
- Natasha Cloud rooted for the 76ers as a kid growing up in suburban Philadelphia and — like so many hoopsters back in the day — idolized Allen Iverson. So when the former WNBA champion...
- Harvard scientists find that exercise variety is good but not too much and only certain types. Take the findings with a grain of salt. The study was very widely covered in the media and extensively discussed on social media. The main...
- Premiership Women’s Rugby executive chair Genevieve Shore says she is “very disappointed” the league remains unable to secure a title sponsor. England won a home World Cup in front of 81,885 spectators at Twickenham...
- Organizers behind the Fiesta Bowl are getting involved in a different kind of college football. The Fiesta Sports Foundation announced Thursday it will host the first-of-its-kind national championship for Division I women’s flag football....
- LOVB hired ex-Nike and Jordan Brand executive Sandra Idehen as its first commissioner. She spent seven years at Nike before joining LOVB, most recently serving as global vice president of Jordan Basketball and Sport....
- As strike or lockout concerns grow, luxury fitness operator Bay Club is opening 29 West Coast locations to WNBA players through the union’s new global training hub initiative With the threat of a strike...
- For decades, female athletes have been treated based on male physiology. Now, the Women’s Health, Sports & Performance Institute (WHSP) is changing that. Launching today, WHSP is the first and only organization to unite...
- BOULDER, Colo. (January 29, 2026) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/— Kari Traa, the women-focused Norwegian activewear brand known for performance baselayers and bold Scandinavian design, is now open at Cassiopeia with a new winter pop-up inside the...
- Coco Gauff wasn’t thrilled about the cameras that caught her smashing her racket after her Australian Open defeat. The two-time Grand Slam champion thought her outburst was private, but backstage cameras in Rod Laver...
- Strava is back defending the honour of its users, but with a much warmer reception this time. That’s because the social fitness platform is deleting users activities. Millions of them. Anything that’s incorrectly tagged or...
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