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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,...

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!...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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

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

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...

October 21, 2025

United States announces bid to cohost 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup with Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica

The U.S. will submit a joint bid with Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica to host the 2031 Women's World Cup, marking the first time the competition will have four host nations in time for its expansion to 48 teams. U.S. Soccer confirmed its interest in hosting the tournament by FIFA's...

October 15, 2025

After Athlos success, Alexis Ohanian ventures into another women’s sports building on LA’s rich heritage

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian, through his investment firm 776, is set to become the major investor for the seventh professional volleyball team in the League One Volleyball (LOVB) league, based in Los Angeles, launching in 2027. This marks the third major sports investment for Ohanian in Los Angeles, alongside...

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