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August 31, 2026

The WNBA Is Officially On A 17-Day Break Right Now

The WNBA is on a 17-day hiatus from August 31 to September 16, 2026, to allow its top players to compete in the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup. Stars like Caitlin Clark, A’ja Wilson, and Angel Reese will join Team USA, shifting from rivals to teammates as they pursue a...

August 27, 2026

Spikes Under the Lights: Four teams, $1 million, one historic night

The fast-paced, best-of-three set format tournament will feature two opening matches followed by a winner-take-all championship round. Nebraska will take on Florida in the first semifinal match followed by Penn State against SMU. Each team will be paid a $200,000 appearance fee and an additional $200,000 in prize money will...

August 25, 2026

Angel Reese sets WNBA single-game, season rebounding records

Angel Reese set a WNBA single-game record with 26 rebounds in the Atlanta Dream's 78-71 win over the host Los Angeles Sparks on Monday, pushing her past the league's season record in the same game. "Last time I was here, I didn't miss any shots. Tonight, I couldn't hit s---,...

August 25, 2026

Girl Winter Film Tour Announces 2026 National Tour, Returning for Third Year

CARBONDALE, Colo. (Aug. 24, 2026) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Girl Winter Film Tour is back for its third year, bringing a new collection of femme-forward and gender nonconforming ski films to screens across the U.S. and Canada this fall. With nearly 40 screenings scheduled from September through December, the tour celebrates...

August 18, 2026

WNBA’s All-Star Game heading to San Francisco in July 2027

The WNBA announced that its 2027 All-Star Weekend will be held at Chase Center in San Francisco. This venue is home to the expansion Golden State Valkyries. The 3-point shootout and skills challenge are scheduled for July 30. The All-Star Game will take place on July 31. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert...

August 17, 2026

Still I Run Celebrates 10 Years with One Week, One Movement

Hudsonville, Michigan (August 17, 2026) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Over a decade ago, Sasha Wolff hand-stamped and sold jewelry and T-shirts from a church basement, trying to fund an idea she wasn’t sure anyone would want: an organization built around the intersection of running and mental health. Nothing like it existed...

August 17, 2026

Team Milk Launches Virtual Half Marathon to Bring More Women Into Running

August 17, 2026 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ -  Team Milk, the group behind Every Woman’s Marathon, today announced the launch of their Virtual Half Marathon. This event is designed to welcome more women into distance running through a flexible, community-driven experience. “Team Milk’s Virtual Half Marathon is about making distance running feel...

August 12, 2026

Keith Foulke responds as WPBL fired him from Boston Hunters after 3 games

Keith Foulke, a hero to Boston Red Sox Nation for getting the final out in the 2004 World Series to break the 86-year-old Curse of the Bambino, was looking forward to his role as manager of the Boston Hunters in the inaugural season of the Women's Pro Baseball League, which...

August 11, 2026

The Mothership Collective Brings Rally the Village Back With 160 Events Across North America and Beyond

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (August 11, 2026) / SPORTSWIRE WOMEN / — Because motherhood was never meant to be done alone, The Mothership Collective is bringing Rally the Village back this September with 160 community-led events designed to help women find their people in real life. The month-long series will bring women...

August 6, 2026

USA Basketball Announces Roster For Women’s FIBA World Cup

USA Basketball has officially selected its roster for this September's FIBA World Cup. On Thursday morning, Sue Bird unveiled USA Basketball's roster for the FIBA World Cup in Germany. The star-studded national squad is headlined by a plethora of marquee names, such as Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese and...

August 5, 2026

ASO announces fan restrictions on some sections of Tour de France Femmes queen stage to Mont Ventoux due to wildfire risk

ASO has restricted spectator and hiking access on two stretches of the Tour de France Femmes stage to Mont Ventoux because of wildfire risk in Vaucluse and Drôme. The final climb itself is still expected to go ahead, but access near the Dentelles de Montmirail, Bédoin, and part of the...

August 3, 2026

Is ‘bra doping’ a thing at the Tour de France Femmes?

Socks too high, you say? Well, there’s a new sartorial saga unfolding in pro cycling. This time, the controversy is brewing at the Tour de France Femmes. With the individual TT coming up, there’s some chatter in the peloton. And similar to the sock length debacles a few years ago,...

July 31, 2026

Why It Took 119 Years To Build A Tour de France For Women

While the competitive product heading into these nine days of racing is undeniable, the short history of the event deserves far more scrutiny than it typically receives. The men’s Tour de France was first contested in 1903, while the women’s version, operated by the very same company in the Amaury...

July 30, 2026

Who’s Riding What in the Tour de France Femmes? All the Bikes Powering the 2026 Edition.

This is a bike-and-gear rundown of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes, showing what each team is riding and the equipment choices behind the peloton. It highlights a wide spread of setups, from top-tier teams on bikes like Specialized, Colnago, Trek, Cervélo, Canyon, and Cannondale to smaller squads using brands...

July 26, 2026

WNBA to launch replay center after Caitlin Clark was called racist for saying refs were making bad calls

The WNBA will introduce a centralized replay center modeled after the NBA’s system amid growing conversation over the increase in fouling among the players, as well as calls by star player Caitlin Clark to improve officiating. Speaking during the league’s State of the League press conference ahead of the WNBA...

July 23, 2026

WNBA All-Star Game Ticket Prices Exceed $200, Sellout Expected

For all the complications leading up to WNBA All-Star weekend, this year’s events are poised to be the league’s most successful yet. The get-in price for the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday is $233, more than twice as much as last week ($105) when it was slightly cheaper than the...

July 23, 2026

WNBA three-WNBPA partner provides $170K in prize money for 3-point, shooting stars

The Women’s National Basketball Players Association and Aflac are sweetening the pot of money for winners of the 3-point and shooting stars contests at Friday, July 24, during All-Star Weekend in Chicago. The prize pool will be $170,00 with Aflac providing supplemental prize checks for the first-, second- and third-place winners of...

July 23, 2026

Obama Presidential Center hosting WNBA summit ahead of all star game

There will be a host of big names in sports taking the stage, including Seven-time WNBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist Candace Parker, who got her roots playing at Naperville Central. The co-owner and operating chairman of the Chicago Sky Nadia Rawlinson said Thursday's conversations will take women's sports to...

July 16, 2026

When is the Women’s World Cup? Dates, locations, everything to know

The 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be hosted solely by Brazil from June 24 to July 25, 2027, across eight cities and stadiums that largely featured in the 2014 men’s World Cup. Tournament basics Brazil is the exclusive host, marking the first time a South American nation stages the...

July 16, 2026

Sexualized camera angles banned during women’s sporting events

The European Broadcasting Union and European Athletics have issued new “Raising the Bar” guidelines that effectively ban sexualized camera angles and editing choices in women’s athletics broadcasts. Broadcasters are instructed to avoid low-angle shots, lingering close‑ups of athletes’ bodies, and gratuitous slow‑motion replays, and instead focus on run‑ups, technique, and...

July 16, 2026

Female tennis players faced 12,000 abusive posts in 2025

Female tennis players received more than 12,000 abusive social media posts and messages in 2025, a total similar to 2024 according to AI-driven monitoring by Signify Group’s threat matrix service. There is some progress though: around two-thirds of serious abusive content was removed, and 35 accounts linked to 12 individuals...

July 15, 2026

Gotham FC Is Hosting the Largest Women’s Sports Event in NYC History

On Wednesday night, Gotham FC hosts the Washington Spirit at Citi Field in what has been dubbed the Queens Classic, a rematch of last year’s NWSL Championship, played under the lights at the home of the New York Mets, broadcast nationally on ESPN, and attended by what is shaping up to be the largest crowd in the history of women’s...

July 14, 2026

U.S. Women Olympians Are Finally Getting Their Parade Thanks to Flavor Flav — See Everything Planned for SHE Weekend (Exclusive)

It’s never too late to celebrate the women of the 2026 Winter Games. After Flavor Flav went viral in February for announcing that he wanted to celebrate the USA Women’s Hockey team and all the star medalists from the Olympics and Paralympics, his vision has finally come to life. Taking...

July 8, 2026

Women’s Pro Baseball League unveils team names for inaugural season

The Women's Pro Baseball League has unveiled the team names and identities for its inaugural season, set to begin Aug. 1 at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois. The first four teams are the New York Heights, San Francisco Firebells, Los Angeles Queens and Boston Hunters. Each team name is...

July 7, 2026

Liv Cycling Returns as Official Bike Sponsor of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift for a Fifth Consecutive Year

NEWBURY PARK, Calif. — [July 7, 2026] /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Liv Cycling, the only comprehensive cycling brand in the world dedicated exclusively to women, today announced its return as official bike sponsor and White Jersey partner of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift for the fifth consecutive year. The...