EVENT NEWS

March 14, 2022

What’s changed since NCAA’s inequity failings were exposed during last year’s tournament?

The 2021 outcry over gender inequities in college basketball led to a scathing 118-page report that detailed the NCAA’s underinvestment in women’s hoops — and then, over subsequent months, to rebrands, expansion and a $5 million boost to the women’s tournament budget, sources briefed on NCAA plans told Yahoo Sports....

March 14, 2022

Title Nine Opens Applications for the second annual Pitchfest Nonprofit Edition

Emeryville, Calif (March 14, 2022) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Title Nine, adventure and outdoor apparel brand and retailer empowering women to lead, risk, and own, is proud to announce that its second annual Pitchfest Nonprofit Edition is now accepting applications. Pitchfest Nonprofit Edition provides a platform for women to learn, grow, and challenge...

March 10, 2022

NBC Sports to broadcast Tour de France Femmes

NBC Sports announced it will showcase the 2022 and 2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. This year’s event will run July 24-31 and start in Paris on the final day of racing at the men’s Tour de France. The eight-day race will be shown in the United States, on Peacock...

March 10, 2022

Jasmin Paris completes Barkley Marathons ‘Fun Run’

Fell runner Jasmin Paris is no stranger to breaking records. The Edinburgh-based vet won the 2019 edition of the 268-mile Spine race outright, and also holds the women’s record for the gruelling Ramsay Round in Snowdonia. Her most recent achievement came at the infamous Barkley Marathons in Tennessee, where she...

March 8, 2022

ESPN to Launch First Full-Scale Fantasy Women’s Basketball Game

ESPN Fantasy will introduce next month ESPN Fantasy Women’s Basketball, the first full-scale, season-long fantasy game dedicated to a major women’s sport. The game will be open for signups in early April ahead of the start of the 2022 WNBA season, which tips off Friday, May 6. ESPN Fantasy Women’s Basketball...

March 8, 2022

Colorado Classic Seeks Multi-Year Commitment to Relaunch Event

Denver, Colo. (March 8, 2022) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - The Colorado Classic®, America’s premier women’s only racing event, announces a public partnership request in a final effort to relaunch the event. In an open letter to supporters, the founder behind the event, Ken Gart, explains the current position of the Colorado...

March 8, 2022

Ann Centner Breaks Women’s Course Record at Napa Valley Marathon

NAPA, CA /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Chilly morning temperatures gave way to perfect running conditions as Ann Centner, 30, of Tallahassee, Florida, made history on the Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon course on Sunday morning. Centner, the new female course record holder, clocked a time of 2:38:30, over one minute faster...

March 8, 2022

Professional Cyclist Ayesha McGowan Presents Thee Abundance Mini Grant and Micro Grant Programs Uplifting Black and Brown Women in Competitive Road Cycling

Atlanta, Ga., (March 8, 2022) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Ayesha McGowan, the first African-American female professional road racer, launches two programs aimed at uplifting elevating Black and Brown women who seek to further themselves in the sport of competitive road cycling: In its second year, Thee Abundance Mini Grant Program will provide...

March 5, 2022

Stanford women’s soccer goalkeeper, captain Katie Meyer dies at 22; cause of death confirmed

Katie Meyer, Stanford women's soccer goalkeeper and captain, died on Tuesday in a campus residence. Her death was "determined to be self-inflicted" by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office. The office is investigating Meyer's death and said in a statement Thursday "there is no indication of foul play." The Athletic

March 3, 2022

Celebrating Excellence in Women’s Running

/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - American women are running faster than ever, from the elite level all the way down to amateur marathoners. “Every single race, I feel like people are going after records,” says Emily Sisson, who ran the fastest U.S. marathon debut on a record-eligible course. “It’s a cool time right...

March 2, 2022

Star Stanford women’s soccer goalkeeper Katie Meyer, 22, found dead on campus

A Stanford University student found dead on campus has been identified as Katie Meyer, the team captain and star goalkeeper for the 2019 Cardinal women's national champion soccer team. While not disclosing any details surrounding Meyer's death, the university said the campus was in a state of mourning and that...

March 2, 2022

March Celebrates Women Led Companies: Krimson Klover with Rhonda Swenson

Boulder, Colorado (March 1, 2022) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Krimson Klover, an activewear clothing company created by women, for women, Celebrate the Month of March and Women Led Businesses. A woman of inspirations, Rhonda possesses a variety of strengths, the kind that imparts and supports other women in the vastly underrepresented...

March 1, 2022

Professional Cyclist Ayesha McGowan Presents Second Annual Thee Abundance Summit A Virtual Celebration for Black and Brown Folks in the Outdoors

Atlanta, Ga., (March 1, 2022) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Ayesha McGowan, the first African-American female professional road racer, launches her second annual Thee Abundance Summit, a virtual celebration and convening of Black and Brown folks in the outdoors. The event is for, by, and about Black and Brown folks, though everyone is...

February 28, 2022

Kathy Delaney-Smith’s Final Act

With plans to retire after this season, Harvard women's basketball head coach Delaney-Smith’s accomplishments are extraordinary. She boasts the most wins of any coach (male or female) in any sport in Ivy League history (her Harvard career record is 629-432), has 11 conference championships, and led the first 16-seed over...

February 25, 2022

First Irishwoman to row solo across the Atlantic arrives in Barbados

The first Irishwoman to row solo and unaided across the Atlantic ocean has ended her record-breaking feat after more than 80 days rowing 3,000 nautical miles that tested her to the limits of endurance. Dr Karen Weekes, a sports psychologist from Kinvara, Co Galway arrived in Bridgetown to a jubilant welcome from family...

February 22, 2022

Lea Davison Announces Retirement from International Racing

JERICHO, Vt. /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - USA Cycling athlete Lea Davison has formally announced her retirement on Tuesday, February 22nd. Davison began racing locally in Vermont in 2000, which eventually led her to two Olympic Teams, two World Championship podiums, and winning five elite U.S. National Titles in Cross-Country and Short...

February 21, 2022

€50,000 for women’s Tour of Flanders as men’s prize money is matched

The 2022 edition of the Women's Tour of Flanders will offer the same prize money purse as the men's race, Flanders Classics CEO Tomas van den Spiegel has announced. Speaking in an interview with Belgian financial newspaper De Tijd, Van den Spiegel said his organisation would offer €50,000 as a...

February 20, 2022

Camille Herron breaks her 100-mile world record

On Feb. 19, U.S. ultrarunning legend Camille Herron broke her previous women’s 100-mile world record time of 12:42:40 at the Jackpot Ultras in Nevada, which hosted the 2022 USATF 100-mile Championships. Herron got redemption after her fourth-place finish last year, winning the race outright in 12:41:11, ahead of the first...

February 19, 2022

One of the themes of the 2022 Winter Olympics: Women supporting women

Sportsmanship is as much a hallmark of the Olympics as winning a medal, endearing athletes to fans (hello, Brittany Bowe!) and searing heartwarming scenes that personify the Olympic ideals of excellence, friendship and respect into memory. But demonstrations of support between fellow women competitors in Beijing have provided a fresh take...

February 16, 2022

5 women ski jumpers are disqualified at the Olympics over their jumpsuits

Anger and confusion overflowed at the Olympic mixed-team ski jumping final in China after five female competitors were disqualified from the event by officials who said their jumpsuits didn't comply with the rules. The disqualified athletes' jumpsuits were reportedly too large, potentially giving them an unfair advantage as they soared...

February 15, 2022

IOC Facing Questions Over Injuries To U.S. Snowboarder Julia Marino

The International Olympic Committee is facing questions whether it caused Team USA athlete Julie Marino to injure herself due to IOC-mandated changes to her Prada-sponsored snowboard. The 24-year-old Marino has been one of the feel-good stories of an otherwise low-rated Olympic Games, winning the women’s slopestyle silver medal on her...

February 13, 2022

Erin Jackson Wins Historic Speed Skating Gold at Beijing Olympics

Speed skater Erin Jackson finished first in the 500m final on Sunday, becoming the first American to win gold since Bonnie Blair in 1994. Jackson is also the first Black woman to win a speed skating gold medal in Olympics history. She joins Shani Davis as the only Black athletes...

February 10, 2022

The Specialized Cactus Cup Kicks Off Mountain Bike Racing In 2022

/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Since 1991, Arizona’s legendary Cactus Cup has been a must-do early season event for professional and amateur athletes. This female-owned mountain bike festival features world-class competition in a fun, inclusive environment with activities for mountain bikers of all ages and ability levels—including children. “The Cactus Cup is...

February 10, 2022

BMC Switzerland announced as the presenting sponsor for the Gone Graveling Women’s Festival in Bentonville, AR

Victoria, B.C. - February 10, 2022 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Girls Gone Gravel and Feisty Media are proud to announce BMC Switzerland as presenting sponsor of the Gone Graveling Women’s Festival.  The inaugural women’s gravel festival event will take place April 28 - May 1, 2022, in Bentonville, Arkansas, and is...

February 9, 2022

Teenage sensation Valieva is skater at centre of legal problem causing medal ceremony delay at Beijing 2022

A legal issue involving an anti-doping test taken by Russia’s 15-year-old sensation Kamila Valieva is the reason the medal ceremony for the team figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games has been delayed in Beijing, insidethegames can exclusively reveal. Inside the Games