EVENT NEWS
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January 21, 2026
WNBA reveals 2026 schedule — even as labor battle looms over start of season
The wait is over. The WNBA on Wednesday unveiled its highly anticipated 2026 regular-season schedule, which begins May 8. But this announcement doesn’t necessarily mean the WNBA and Women’s National Basketball Players’ Association are any closer to finalizing a new collective bargaining agreement. Those contentious negotiations remain ongoing. So why...
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January 20, 2026
Deep Blue announces 4th annual Business of Women’s Sports Summit
Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment, the women’s sports marketing strategy firm born out of the agency Giant Spoon, is bringing back its Business of Women’s Sports Summit for the fourth year in a row. This year’s event is set for April 14, with Geico as its presenting sponsor, Deep Blue founder and...
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January 19, 2026
Washington Sets New American Women’s Hockey Attendance Record
Washington, DC is now the new record holder for the largest professional women's hockey crowd in history in the United States. Washington drew 17,288 fans to Capital One Arena for their PWHL Takeover Tour game between the New York Sirens and Montreal Victoire. It was the first time the PWHL...
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January 13, 2026
TOGETHXR Partners With Unrivaled In A Power Play For Women’s Sports
Two women-athlete owned forces in sports, Unrivaled and TOGETHXR, have joined forces to launch their new merchandise collection, “TOGETHXR We’re Unrivaled.” The collab celebrates their shared mission to elevate women in sports, expand visibility, and shift perceptions, while giving fans a great way to support the movement. "TOGETHXR We're Unrivaled" will be available...
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January 13, 2026
Sarah Porter Pulled From 2026 Winter Spine Race Event Following Death Threats
On January 11, 2026, the Winter Spine Race organization made an announcement on social media about one of the participants in the 108-mile Winter Spine Challenger South race: “Sarah Porter, who has been fundraising for charity … has now been withdrawn from the race due to safety concerns.” Porter, from the U.K., was pulled...
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January 7, 2026
Woman ‘Skysurfs’ Above Mount Everest to Break World Record
Most Everest-related records are achieved at its peak, but the latest record-breaking feat took place high above the Himalayan mountain. That’s where Belarusian athlete Olga Naumova recently smashed the record for highest skysurfing jump. Naumova is a 15-year veteran of the sport, with over 17,000 skydives logged. Even with that...
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January 6, 2026
WTGL indoor golf to launch next winter, feature LPGA Tour stars
LPGA Tour golfers will have their own version of TGL in 2026-27, the tour and TMRW Sports announced Tuesday. The WTGL will launch sometime next winter and will include LPGA Tour stars competing on teams at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where TGL has staged its matches the...
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December 23, 2025
Lindsey Vonn qualifies for 2026 Olympics, completing a remarkable comeback from retirement
One of the most remarkable comebacks in Olympic history is now a reality. Eight years after her last Olympic berth, skier Lindsey Vonn will once again represent the United States in February for the Milano/Cortina Games. Vonn, who retired in 2019, had pursued a range of endeavors outside skiing. But as she...
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December 22, 2025
Philadelphia sports legend signs with Women’s Pro Baseball League
After making headlines in Williamsport more than a decade ago, Mo’ne Davis is making them again. The Philadelphia sports icon will play in the inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League after signing with Los Angeles on Monday, the league announced. The team drafted her 10th overall in November as...
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December 17, 2025
This woman ran 300 miles through the Atacama desert–at 22 weeks pregnant
The U.S.'s Allie Gibbons signed up for The Speed Project Atacama before she knew she was pregnant—and decided to keep going. Allie Gibbons didn’t plan to run 300 miles while pregnant—she had already committed to the race before she found out she was expecting. “I was registered to run Atacama...
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December 16, 2025
Australian woman beats all the men at Antarctic Ice Marathon
Sunday marked the 20th edition of the Antarctic Ice Marathon, and it was notable for more than just its long history: for the first time ever, a woman claimed the outright race title. Australia’s Catherine Drysdale dominated freezing conditions (-8 C, “feels like” -18 C) and a very snowy course in Union Glacier,...
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December 10, 2025
New Professional Softball League to Launch in 2026
While the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) has made waves over the last year, creating a new opportunity for the world’s best professional softball players to compete, a new league is looking to do the same. On Wednesday, the Professional Softball League (PSL) officially launched, combining seven previously independent softball teams...
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November 28, 2025
14 US stadiums proposed among 20 possible sites for 2031 Women’s World Cup
The United States Soccer Federation proposed 14 American sites among 20 possible venues to host games for the 2031 Women's World Cup, including seven U.S. stadiums to be used for next year's men's tournament. FIFA released the bid books Friday for the 2031 and 2035 women's tournaments. There is only one...
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November 20, 2025
Whitmore top pick in historic Women’s Pro Baseball League draft
When the first name was called at the inaugural Women’s Pro Baseball League draft on Thursday night, there was little surprise: When it comes to the world of women’s baseball, Kelsie Whitmore stands out as a giant. “Kelsie worked her whole life for this moment,” said WPBL co-founder Justine Siegal,...
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November 18, 2025
Women’s Pro Baseball League to play inaugural 2026 season at Robin Roberts Stadium in Illinois
The inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League will take place at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois, league co-founder Keith Stein told Annie Constabile of Front Office Sports. The 5,200-seat stadium, named after the baseball Hall of Famer, is currently home to the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes of the Prospect League. yahoo!...
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November 12, 2025
LA Olympics schedules top women’s event before men’s for first time ever
The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will be the first in history to schedule the women’s 100-meter track final on the opening day of competitions and push the men's event to the second day. FOX NEWS
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November 10, 2025
Dubai Sets A New Benchmark In Women’s Sports Tourism With The Launch Of The Pioneering Women’s Triathlon World Cup – Dubai 2025, Celebrating Empowerment And Global Athletic Excellence
Dubai is set to make history in the world of sports and tourism by hosting the inaugural Women’s Triathlon World Cup – Dubai 2025, the first-ever global event dedicated entirely to female athletes. This groundbreaking competition, taking place on December 7, 2025, not only highlights Dubai’s commitment to empowering women...
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November 9, 2025
Irish runner sets new women’s 100-mile world record at Tunnel Hill 100
The Tunnel Hill 100 in Vienna, Ill., has earned a reputation for producing world-record performances, and 2025 may go down as its most historic year yet. On Sunday, Ireland’s Caitriona Jennings and Anne Flower of the U.S. set new women’s world records (to be ratified) at the 100- and 50-mile...
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November 5, 2025
LPGA partners with Golf Saudi: New commissioner unveils Vegas event with $4 million purse
LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler wasted no time delivering something his predecessor wouldn’t — a deal with Golf Saudi. The LPGA has announced that the tour will return to Shadow Creek in Las Vegas in 2026 for the new Aramco Championship, a co-sanctioned event with the Ladies European Tour that features a...
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November 2, 2025
Hellen Obiri shatters 22-year-old course record at 2025 TCS New York City Marathon
Sunday’s TCS New York City Marathon was a bittersweet day for Canada’s Charles Philibert-Thiboutot. The event not only marked the runner’s first-ever marathon, but also his final race as a professional athlete. “The time wasn’t pretty,” he said. “I came through the first half with the lead pack in 65:20–much faster...
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October 31, 2025
NC Courage To Break North Carolina Professional Women’s Sports Attendance Record
The North Carolina Courage today announced that more than 11,000 tickets have been sold for the season finale this Sunday, November 2, guaranteeing a new single-game attendance record for a professional women’s sporting event in North Carolina. The Decision Day match against Gotham FC kicks off at 5 p.m. ET...
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October 30, 2025
Women’s sport reaches record audiences as England’s Euros final against Spain is most watched TV moment
The Women's Sport Trust (WST) has released a report showing how female UK broadcast audiences reached an all-time high, making up 44 per cent of the UEFA Women's Euros audience and 43 per cent of the Women's Rugby World Cup (RWC) audience - the highest on record for both competitions....
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October 23, 2025
Sarah Perry Sets Women’s Backyard Ultra World Record
This year’s edition of the race that started the backyard ultramarathon craze, the 2025 Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra, saw Sarah Perry of the U.K. set a new women’s record of 95 “yards,” totaling 395.8 miles (637.0 kilometers). I.RUN.FAR
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October 23, 2025
The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is headed for Mont Ventoux
On Thursday, in a ballroom packed with cyclists in their offseason fits, journalists, and a ton of other people, the ASO unveiled the highly anticipated route for the 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, and an extension of the title sponsorship agreement for the next four years. escape
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October 21, 2025
Jimmy Butler Is Now A Minority Investor In The San Diego Wave Fútbol Club, Aims To Set New Standard In Women’s Sports
Jimmy Butler’s business portfolio is warming up. The Golden State Warriors player joined an investor group and is officially a minority investor in the National Women’s Soccer League’s San Diego Wave Fútbol Club (Wave FC), which was valued at $120 million in October 2024 after it was acquired by the...
