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October 13, 2025

She Became the First Woman to Complete This 3,600-Mile Thru-Hike—and Brought Thousands Along for the Journey

Jessica “Stitches” Guo began her 30th birthday alone, in the woods, walking north towards the Canadian border. It was the same way she had spent the last few months of her 20s, during which she hiked from the Mexican border through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana along the Continental...

October 12, 2025

World’s fastest woman defeats 100 men for US$100,000

Internet personality and streamer MrBeast put the speed of the world’s fastest woman, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, to the test in his latest YouTube challenge. The YouTuber offered a US$100,000 prize to any man who could beat the reigning world 100m and 200m champion across the width of two soccer fields. Spoiler alert: Jefferson-Wooden threw...

October 12, 2025

After Joy of Women’s-Only Ironman World Championship, Grief Sets In

The Ironman World Championship has made a lot of progress in the last three years of women’s-only racing. Now it must avoid a setback. There was something about this year’s Ironman World Championship week in Kona that felt sad. The final edition of the women’s-only championship event was empowering and inspiring and...

October 12, 2025

ESPN Adds More Women’s Sports With UEFA UWCL Rights Agreement

ESPN just made a major power play for women’s soccer that will bring more games to the network and direct-to-consumer streaming service. The network has signed a five-year, exclusive multimedia rights agreement for the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) covering the 2025/26 through 2029/30 seasons. ESPN will carry all 75 matches...

October 11, 2025

‘My Showgirl Era’ – British triathlon star becomes an OnlyFans athlete on eve of IRONMAN World Champs

“I’ve never really been one to do things the way they have always been done,” said top British triathlete Steph Clutterbuck when she made the eye-catching announcement that she has become an OnlyFans athlete. OnlyFans is a subscription site, which has been associated with adult material, although it is not exclusively a...

October 10, 2025

Dear Ironman, Here’s What We Can Learn from the Women’s-Only Championship

The article explores how lessons from the women’s Ironman World Championship in Nice could improve the men’s race in Kona. It highlights the women’s event’s community feel, inclusivity, and logistical successes as models for the broader Ironman brand. Triathlete spoke with athletes and industry leaders on the Big Island ahead...

October 10, 2025

Track Start-Up Athlos Makes ‘Millions’ but No Profit Yet

The track and field start-up Athlos “has not been a profitable endeavor yet,” founder Alexis Ohanian said at a press conference in New York City on Thursday. Asked by Front Office Sports about Athlos’s revenue and ownership structure, Ohanian declined to say how much revenue it was pulling in, only disclosing that...

October 9, 2025

Women’s track-and-field startup Athlos eyes sustainable and durable growth

Japanese startup Athlos is launching a women’s-only athletics league aimed at creating more professional opportunities and visibility for female track and field athletes. The initiative seeks to challenge gender disparities in sports and inspire broader participation among women in athletics. Japantimes

October 8, 2025

Athlos NYC track meet hits grand slam with new payment sponsor

Heading into its second year, the women-only track meet Athlos has secured a major sponsor to ensure athletes get paid—fast. On Thursday, co-founder Alexis Ohanian announced that Cash App will be the official payments sponsor, promising what he calls “a faster future.” Last year’s payouts took three business days, which Ohanian says wasn’t good...

October 2, 2025

Women’s basketball headed to Philly in 2026 with new Unrivaled league

After a breakout first year, the women's basketball league, Unrivaled, is taking games on the road. The first stop? Right here in Philadelphia. "This will be the first time since 1998 since professional women's basketball is back in Philadelphia," said Mayor Cherelle Parker, referencing the Philadelphia Rage, the women's team that...

September 30, 2025

Local NCAA Moving 2028 Women’s Final Four to Lucas Oil Stadium

The 2028 Women’s Basketball Final Four will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The NCAA’s Division I women’s basketball committee says moving the Final Four from Gainbridge Fieldhouse to Lucas Oil is being done to accommodate the growing fan interest. 93.1FMWIBC

September 22, 2025

Paige Bueckers among the first players unveiled by Unrivaled for 2026 season

WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers was among the player announcements made by Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women's professional league, on Monday, Sept. 22.The news isn't a surprise, as Bueckers signed a three-year deal with Unrivaled back in April. She also has invested in the league. USA TODAY

September 18, 2025

Professional Women’s Sports are on the Rise. When Will High School Teams Catch Up?

The growth of women’s sports in the past year is undeniable—not just globally, but also within the Bay Area. The region known best as a hub for technology creation is thriving in a new type of innovation—women’s sports franchises. In the past 18 months, two new teams have launched, including...

September 7, 2025

Valkyries Set WNBA Attendance Record in Inaugural Season

The Golden State Valkyries have set the standard for the five WNBA expansion teams entering the league from 2026 to 2030. The Valkyries announced that they sold out all 22 games at the Chase Center following their final home game Saturday against the Minnesota Lynx. FRONT OFFICE SPORTS

September 5, 2025

Chelsea launches groundbreaking British Sign Language initiative for deaf fans

In an effort to make matches more accessible and reduce this gap, Chelsea have teamed up with Cadbury to provide BSL interpreters on-screen at all home games during the 2025/26 Premier League and Women’s Super League season. This step is a first for both the Premier League and the WSL. ONEFOOTBALL

September 4, 2025

London City to make ‘powerful statement’ with shirt

London City Lionesses will make history on Saturday when they wear the slogan 'Everyone Watches Women's Sports' on the front of their shirts for their opening match in the Women's Super League against Arsenal. BBC SPORT

September 3, 2025

For decades, US Open women’s champs got a smaller replica trophy than the men. Now they’re equal

Coco Gauff was surprised at how much tinier the replica trophy she got to keep after winning this year's French Open was than the trophy she posed with on court at Roland-Garros for all the world to see. She even did a TikTok about the discrepancy, drawing more than 2 million views. yahoo! sports

September 2, 2025

77-year-old runner wins Sydney Marathon division by insane margin

Sunday’s Sydney Marathon marked seven-for-seven for American masters superstar Jeannie Rice. The 77-year-old crossed the finish line in an impressive 3:37:48 during the event’s first year as an Abbott World Marathon Major, completing all seven marathon majors and winning her W75-79 category by a astonishing one hour and 21 minutes. Remarkably, she also outpaced...

September 1, 2025

Fourfold increase in prize money for women’s ODI Cricket World Cup

Cricketers at the Women's World Cup in India and Sri Lanka will play for $13.8 million in prize money from this month, two years after the men played for $10 million. The 2022 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand had an overall purse of $3.5 million. “This four-fold increase in...

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

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...