EVENT NEWS

November 27, 2022

Indiana coach Teri Moren slams conditions of Las Vegas women’s basketball tournament: ‘This was a major miss’

Las Vegas is a city known for its glitz and glamour. Neither, though, were found during what was supposed to be a showcase of some of the nation's top women's basketball teams this holiday weekend. The Women's Las Vegas Invitational, which featured teams such as Louisville and Auburn, went viral...

November 22, 2022

How Races Are Supporting Breastfeeding Runners

From pumping tents at start villages to lactation stations along the course, here’s how major races are making changes to better support new moms. Runners World (paywall)

November 18, 2022

New women’s pro volleyball league embarks on ‘converting the unconverted’

Pro Volleyball Federation, the new professional women’s indoor volleyball league in the U.S., endeavors to give elite players and coaches the opportunity to profit from their abilities, cultivate dedicated fanbases throughout the country and thrive in the world beyond the court. With a start date of February 2024, teams will...

November 18, 2022

LPGA Prize Money to Exceed $100M in 2023, Setting Record for Women’s Tour

The LPGA is planning to award $101.4 million in total prize money in 2023, marking an all-time single-season high for the tour. According to the Associated Press (h/t ESPN), the figure is 18 percent higher than the planned total for 2022 and more than double the total from 10 years...

November 17, 2022

Pro Volleyball Federation to launch inaugural U.S. women’s season in 2024

The Pro Volleyball Federation announced its presence Thursday and said it will begin play in February 2024, calling itself “real pro volleyball and the premier women’s professional volleyball league in North America.” The organizers, while making their announcement, revealed that Columbus, Ohio, and Dallas-Fort Worth will be two of what...

November 17, 2022

Women-Led Wednesday Reports a Record 650 Brands Banding Together to Inspire Conscious Shopping this Holiday Season

Sun Valley, ID /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Women-Led Wednesday announces the fifth installment of its annual shopping holiday created to encourage conscious consumerism in support of women-led brands, and this year, is excited to welcome more than 650 companies to its directory leading up to the holiday on Nov. 23, 2022. Brands...

November 15, 2022

Women’s Volleyball Continues to Draw Major Media Interest

ESPN has enjoyed multiple years of increased ratings for its women’s college volleyball coverage — and as a result has expressed interest in renewing its deal in the future. In the meantime, however, ESPN is investing in a professional version of the game. FOS

November 14, 2022

Tour of Britain and Women’s Tour organizer signs four-year deal with Welsh government

The Welsh government has partnered up with the Tour of Britain and Women’s Tour organizer, SweetSpot, to host key stages of the two races. The 2024 Women’s Tour will set off from Wales for the first time in the race’s history. The deal will conclude in 2026 with the Women’s Tour...

November 11, 2022

NCAA National Titles up for Grabs this Weekend at the 2022 Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - The 2022 Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships are set to take place this Saturday, Nov. 12 as Tempe, Arizona, once again hosts the country’s top women’s varsity collegiate triathletes all vying for individual and team national titles. The event, organized by Kinetic Multisports and...

November 10, 2022

WNBA to allow coaches challenge next season

The WNBA will allow coaches to challenge one play a game next season, and the league is also heightening the penalty for transition take fouls. The league announced the changes on Thursday. The league’s competition committee recommended the rules changes and the WNBA Board of Governors approved them. Both rules,...

November 6, 2022

This Is What It’s Like Surfing While Pregnant

Surfing is a difficult sport under any circumstances. But surfing while pregnant is an entirely different beast. While many women, respectively, decide to opt out of surfing during their pregnancy, there is another group that won’t let anything stand between them and riding waves. We caught up with eight ordinary...

October 31, 2022

American Taylor Knibb Dominates at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Presented by Utah Sports Commission

ST. GEORGE, Utah /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - In a day that was all about the sport’s top women, Taylor Knibb of the USA overpowered the competition at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission. At just 24 years old, Knibb used a 23:54 swim, a 2:14...

October 31, 2022

Afghan Woman Zenab Rezaie Makes History as She Completes the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Presented by Utah Sports Commission

For race day images and footage of Zeinab, visit: HERE ST. GEORGE, Utah (Oct. 31, 2022) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ At just 27, Zeinab Rezaie has made history in becoming the first Afghan woman to race and finish the IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship. Zeinab was the final finisher of the 2022 Intermountain...

October 27, 2022

Second Women’s Tour De France Takes On Tourmalet Climb

The second edition of the women's Tour de France will start from Clermont-Ferrand on July 23 next year, race director Marion Rousse announced on Thursday. The centrepiece of the 2023 route is the Col du Tourmalet in the Pyrenees and the route climbs to over 2,100 metres while the eight...

October 25, 2022

Stevy Merrill Sets SuperHalf™ Course and Distance Standard at Inaugural Monarch Triathlon

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Stevy Merrill was the champion of the first-ever SheStrong Inc Monarch Triathlon SuperHalf™, a women’s multisport event that debuted a brand new triathlon distance this past weekend. She set the course and distance standard with a time of 4:32:22. The Kingman local and healthcare worker conquered the...

October 17, 2022

espnW Announces Full Agenda and Speakers for the Annual espnW: Women + Sports Summit, presented by Toyota

Taking place November 1-3 at Ojai Valley Inn, Ojai, CA, the Summit brings together leaders across sports, business, and entertainment for a curated program of keynotes, breakout sessions, panels, and presentations, all focused on advancing women in sports. Programming from this year’s Summit will also be live streamed across select...

October 17, 2022

Women’s Sports Surge Continues As NWSL Sets Attendance Records

The Kansas City Current ousted the Houston Dash in Sunday’s NWSL playoffs quarterfinal in front of the biggest crowd in the league’s postseason history. While the afternoon match drew 21,284 fans to Houston’s PNC Stadium, the evening’s quarterfinal game at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium — in which the Wave beat...

October 6, 2022

Chelsea Sodaro Becomes First American Female to be Crowned IRONMAN World Champion in over 25 Years at The First-Ever Two-Day VinFast IRONMAN World Championship

KAILUA-KONA, Hawai`i (Oct. 6, 2022) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Today, in the first-ever, two-day VinFast IRONMAN World Championship, a groundbreaking, dedicated women’s professional race took centerstage in the iconic town of Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i. Following a three-year hiatus from Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i being able to host the IRONMAN World Championship, it was 34 year-old...

October 5, 2022

Tour de France Femmes set for Massif Central start in 2023

There is no Paris start on the cards for this year's Tour de France Femmes, which is instead set to depart from Clermont-Ferrand in the Massif Central. The race takes place over eight stages from Sat 23 to Sat 30 July next year, once again beginning the same day the...

October 5, 2022

She Tris Finishes the Season With Record Carnes Crossroads Turnout

Charleston, SC /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - She Tris Sprint Triathlon culminated the 2022 triathlon season with the 6th annual Crews Subaru She Tris Sprint Triathlon Carnes Crossroads and Crews Subaru She Tris Girl events at the end of Septemberin Summerville, South Carolina. The morning was a cool fall morning that led...

September 30, 2022

Women’s Triathlon Coming to Nashville

September 30, 2022 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Team Magic has announced the addition of the Inaugural Nashville Women’s Triathlon to its 2023 race season, taking place at Music City’s central Centennial Park on Sunday, May 21. Nashville’s only women’s-focused triathlon will feature both Sprint and Super-Sprint distance options with a pool swim...

September 28, 2022

UCI to host road championships for Afghan women next month in Switzerland

Afghan women racers who were evacuated last year in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover will be racing next month for the 2022 Afghanistan Women’s National Championships. The UCI confirmed the date set for October 23 near the UCI’s headquarters in Aigle, Switzerland. Velo News

September 26, 2022

Arsenal Set Women’s Super League Attendance Record

A total of 47,367 fans watched Arsenal’s 4-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on Saturday — almost 10,000 more than the previous record. In total, the team sold more than 53,000 tickets. The record comes just a month-and-a-half after the Women’s Euro 2022 final set a record on its...

September 25, 2022

Ewers Rides to Top American Finish in Elite Women’s Road World Championships

September 24, 2022, WOLLONGONG, Australia /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Team USA took on the Junior and Elite Women’s Road Races on the sixth day of the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, Australia. Veronica Ewers (Moscow, Idaho; EF Education-TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) and Samantha Scott (Boise, Idaho; Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24) were...

September 22, 2022

&Mother and Salomon Raise the Bar for Supporting Mothers Participating in Race Events

BERKELEY, CA & OGDEN, UT (September 22, 2022) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – &Mother, a nonprofit driving change and building equity for mothers in sports, is partnering with Salomon, a global leader in trail running, to kick off a project aimed at standardizing support services for parents participating in recreational athletic events. These...