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August 26, 2025

Wiley X Donates Premium Eyewear to Support A Girl & A Gun Sniper School Event

Frisco, TX (August 26, 2025) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Wiley X, a proud supporter of A Girl & A Gun, recently donated eyewear for the organization’s Sniper School event in Grand Junction, Colorado. A Girl & A Gun is a national women’s shooting league that brings together thousands of members across...

August 26, 2025

Startup women’s leagues on the rise, fueled by popularity of women’s sports. But will they last?

At least eight women’s pro leagues have launched in the past three years, including the WPBL, Unrivaled — a fast-paced 3-on-3 women’s basketball league that debuted this year — and the Professional Women’s Hockey League, seizing on rising viewership, bigger sponsorship deals and a fan base more eager than ever to...

August 25, 2025

Maryland Cycling Classic Unveils Preliminary Rosters for Inaugural Women’s Race

BALTIMORE (August 25, 2025) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - The 2025 Maryland Cycling Classic, which will debut the inaugural women’s race in Baltimore on Saturday, Sept. 6, announced the preliminary rosters for the event. Featuring 15 elite, professional teams from five countries, the world-class field will feature notable cyclists from the European...

August 25, 2025

Bay FC sets women’s soccer attendance record at Oracle Park

Bay FC and the Washington Spirit drew 40,091 fans to Oracle Park on Saturday, setting a National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) attendance record. That's also the highest attendance in U.S. women's pro sports history — further proof that San Francisco is part of a women's sports surge as fandom, teams and leagues are booming. AXIOS San Francisco

August 24, 2025

History at the plate: Women’s Pro Baseball League holds tryouts ahead of inaugural season

The Women’s Pro Baseball League is officially up and running, and D.C. is playing a major role in its early development. More than 600 athletes from across the world flocked to the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Southeast DC for open tryouts, hoping to earn a spot in this brand-new...

August 20, 2025

WNBA breaks regular-season attendance record despite key player absences

The WNBA is growing like never before. It was already common knowledge that the W is enjoying great television and streaming ratings. But the league is also packing stadiums around the country, despite injuries to a handful of star players. yahoo! sports

August 19, 2025

Tara Dower Sets New Overall Supported Fastest Known Time on Vermont’s Long Trail

Before dawn on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Tara Dower reached the southern terminus of the 272-mile Long Trail at the Vermont-Massachusetts border, setting a new overall supported fastest known time (FKT) on the route with a time of 3 days, 18 hours, and 29 minutes. I RUN FAR

August 17, 2025

Colorado ultrarunner shatters 31-year-old women’s course record at Leadville Trail 100

Records tumbled at this year’s Leadville 100. Women’s race winner Anne Flower of Colorado Springs clocked 17:58:19, shattering Ann Trason’s long-standing women’s record from 1994 (18:06:24) and placing second overall. On the men’s side, Boulder’s David Roche charged to victory in 15:12:30, chopping more than 14 minutes off his own course record from...

August 14, 2025

“The current system is not set up to protect female health” – Talks of drastic measures following Ferrand-Prevot’s Tour de France Femmes weight loss

Two weeks after Pauline Ferrand-Prévot’s landmark win at the 2025 Tour de France Femmes, discussion around her apparent significant weight loss has ignited a wider debate in professional cycling. Now, The Cyclists’ Alliance (TCA), the union representing women’s riders, has stepped in, urging the UCI to introduce mandatory annual screening for RED-S...

August 14, 2025

First Participants Announced for Inaugural SI Women’s Games

The inaugural SI Women's Games will feature more than 120 athletes competing in six sports over six days at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, Calif., from Tuesday, Oct. 28, to Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. SI

August 11, 2025

Women’s Rugby World Cup to adopt flashing mouthguards to signal head impact

Mouthguards that light up to indicate a player has suffered a significant head impact will be used at the Women's Rugby World Cup, officials announced Monday. Mouthguards will flash red if the impact is severe enough to potentially cause a concussion. The referee will then stop play and the player...

August 8, 2025

WNBA CBA Meetings Resume Amid Investor Clamor for Sun Sale

Representatives from the WNBA and Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) reconvened this week in New York to continue collective bargaining negotiations after the last in-person meeting took place three weeks ago during the league’s All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis. Teams of lawyers and advisors on both sides are combing over terms, such as length...

August 6, 2025

WNBA Players Fed Up With Dildo Throwing

The WNBA has a sex toy problem. So far, one culprit has been arrested, and the Sky tell FOS they’ve asked Chicago police for help in finding another. FOS

August 6, 2025

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina faces hateful abuse after loss, blames ‘shameful’ bettors

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has spoken out about the deluge of hateful abuse she received online from frustrated gamblers after losing a match in Canada, including messages wishing her death and celebrating Russia killing her compatriots. CNN Sports

August 3, 2025

French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt wins women’s Tour de France at her first attempt

French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt won the women's Tour de France at her first attempt on Sunday, launching an attack to clinch the final stage and increase her overnight lead. It gave Ferrand-Prévôt a resounding victory. She finished 3 minutes, 42 seconds ahead of 2023 champion Demi Vollering of the Netherlands...

August 1, 2025

Former World Champion Megan Romano Becomes First Female Athlete To Join Enhanced Games

Four-time world champion Megan Romano is the first female athlete and first American to join the Enhanced Games, the organization announced Friday. Romano, who represented the United States at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships and the 2012 Short Course World Championships, has not competed in the pool since the 2016 U.S. Olympic...

July 30, 2025

Bucks County Classic Pro Women’s race lengthened to 50km for 2025

July 30, 2025 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Thanks to the continued support of Pro Women’s Race Presenting Sponsor Penn Medicine Doylestown Health, racers participating in the 2025 Bucks County Classic will race 50 kilometers instead of 25 miles as in years past. Penn Medicine Doylestown Health is proud to serve as...

July 25, 2025

We no longer need men for the Tour de France Femmes to exist’: race director Marion Rousse profile

In just four years, the Tour de France Femmes has gone from being an addendum to the men’s race to an established and exciting fixture in its own right. That’s down to a boom in women’s sport in general, but also to the determination of race director Marion Rousse. In...

July 25, 2025

Tour de France Femmes: 2025 edition is most mountainous yet

Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift race organisers ASO have added even more mountains to the 2025 edition of the race, which begins this Saturday in Brittany before travelling southwest through the Massif Central to the Alps. This year's Tour features a record 17,240m of climbing, with three days in...

July 24, 2025

Venus Williams Becomes Oldest Player to Win WTA Singles Match In Decades

Venus Williams turned back the clock and stunned 23-year-old Peyton Stearns in straight sets (6–3, 6–4) Tuesday night. The 45-year-old Williams advanced to the DC Open’s round of 16 after not having played a professional match in over a year. FRONT OFFICE SPORTS

July 22, 2025

Wiley X Partners with A girl & A Gun for 2025 Clays Extravaganza

Frisco, TX (July 22, 2025) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Wiley X was proud to continue its partnership with A Girl & A Gun at the 2025 Clays Extravaganza, which took place July 18–20 at Defender Outdoors in Fort Worth, Texas. The three-day event welcomed female shooters of all skill levels for...

July 19, 2025

WNBA fashion, growth on display at The Collective’s All-Star party with USA TODAY Studio IX

WNBA All-Star weekend has been a vibe. Fans have converged on the hoops capital of the United States and immersed themselves in the W and it's growing popularity. To have a lot of the W players and the fans filling the stadium, every restaurant and every hotel, it’s awesome. Many...

July 17, 2025

Portland hosts groundbreaking summit to redefine women’s sports

Portland’s love for women’s sports isn’t just a slogan -- it’s a movement. And this summer, that movement takes center stage with the inaugural Epicenter: Women’s Global Sports Summit, a groundbreaking event set for Friday, July 25, at Nike World Headquarters. The summit is the centerpiece of Epicenter Week, a...

July 17, 2025

More bikes stolen from French team Cofidis after Tour de France theft

Less than two weeks after their bikes were stolen at the Tour de France, Cofidis have fallen victim to another theft, this time at the Baloise Ladies Tour. Cycling WEEKLY

July 16, 2025

WNBA All-Star Tickets Hit Record Price Despite Caitlin Clark’s Injury

The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game has hit record-high ticket prices despite the uncertain status of Caitlin Clark, the league’s biggest draw—and the host city’s best player. According to TickPick, the average purchase price for Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis is $262, which is the highest in the ticketing platform’s...