EVENT NEWS
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June 20, 2024
Women’s PGA Championship Tees Off With a Big Investment, Record Purse
The third women’s golf major championship of the year is underway, with significant new financial investment in LPGA players and fans, as the trend of spending more money on women’s sports in general continues. This year’s purse at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, which teed off Thursday morning at Sahalee...
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June 13, 2024
Why Alexis Ohanian Thinks Women’s Track Is Ripe for Heavy Investment
Alexis Ohanian, the wealthy Reddit cofounder, serial sports investor, and Serena Williams’s husband, went through the experience recently with track and field. In an interview with Front Office Sports, Ohanian said he spent the past few years going deep into track’s almost quaint culture of posting wars and social media accounts. “There’s...
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June 12, 2024
6 Triathlons With Amazing Pregnancy and Postpartum Race Deferral Policies
The process of getting a deferral or refund can be frustrating for multisport moms-to-be. These races are changing that by offering generous pregnancy and postpartum policies for age-group triathletes. Triathlete
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June 10, 2024
The 2025 Tour de France Femmes expands to nine stages
The 2025 Tour de France Femmes will run for nine stages in what will be its longest edition yet, race organizer ASO announced on Monday. While the men’s race will roll out from Lille in the Nord department, Brittany will host the women’s Grand Départ, with three stages set to...
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June 8, 2024
Chicago Red Stars break NWSL attendance record at Wrigley Field
The Chicago Red Stars set a single-game NWSL attendance record with an announced crowd of 35,038 fans watching the team's matchup with Bay FC at Wrigley Field on Saturday. The special one-off match at the the Chicago Cubs' historic home beat the previous mark of 34,130, set by Seattle Reign in the final regular-season home game for U.S. women's national team legend Megan Rapinoe...
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June 5, 2024
Finally, Women Mountain Bikers to Compete at Red Bull Rampage
Red Bull Rampage has come a long way since 2001, when a ragtag group of freeriders first gathered in the Utah desert to show off their best stunts. But when this world-class mountain biking event returns to Virgin, Utah, in October, it will feature something new in its 23-year history:...
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May 24, 2024
Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2024 Propelled Women in Motorsports to the Forefront
Notably, the 10 Formula 1 teams have all committed to the developmental series and each selected a woman from the ages 16 to 25 with karting and other junior racing experience to represent them. WWD
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May 24, 2024
Why women-only run clubs are dominating the scene
Amid 2024’s run-mania, with races frequently selling out across Canada, female-exclusive run clubs are gaining momentum. In honour of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we’re discussing how the sport has evolved, with women’s run clubs paving the way for female runners to feel seen, safe and empowered. Women’s running has been...
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May 23, 2024
Marathon Runner Deliberately Avoids Kids Running onto Course to Cheer Her On
One mom is demonstrating the importance of prioritizing yourself. In a now-viral TikTok video, which has amassed over 11.7 million views and 26 thousand comments, Luciana Grandi Lourenção is captured sprinting downhill through a marathon finish line. As the runner approaches her mark, leading the race, a man identified as her husband,...
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May 17, 2024
Grandmother makes history as first person to complete 17-hour swim through shark-infested waters
A grandmother became the first person in history to complete a treacherous 29.7-mile solo swim through freezing, shark-infested waters without a wetsuit. Amy Appelhans Gubser, 55, a paediatric nurse from Pacifica, California, completed the gruelling feat of endurance from San Francisco to the Farallon Islands in 17 hours. The route marks “the toughest marathon...
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May 7, 2024
After Her Six-Day Women’s World Record, Camille Herron Is Eyeing the Men’s
Camille Herron has to believe it is possible. An ultrarunner, Herron is no stranger to breaking records at long distances. Now she has another record in her sights: the men’s. SI
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May 2, 2024
The Women’s Sports Foundation Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Marks Milestone with Founder Billie Jean King in a Ceremonial Lighting of the Iconic Empire State Building
The Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) is celebrating its 50th anniversary with sports icon, social justice pioneer and WSF Founder, Billie Jean King leading a ceremonial lighting of the iconic Empire State Building in WSF colors. WSF is commemorating 50 Years of Changing the Game throughout 2024. Today marks the official 50 years-to-the-date when King founded WSF with...
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April 23, 2024
Alexis Ohanian invests in women’s track with new invitational
A new invitational for the world's top sprinters will feature the largest purse ever for a women's-only track event. Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit and husband to Serena Williams, told ESPN on Tuesday that his venture capital firm Seven Seven Six is investing in women's track with the 776 Invitational. The...
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April 17, 2024
Women’s Golf Has Five—Not Four—Majors, and That’s a Good Thing
The Chevron Championship, the first women’s major of the year, begins Thursday. The best golfers in the women’s game are gathering just outside Houston for the Chevron Championship, which is the first of the sport’s five annual major championships. Yes, five, not the four that the men’s game plays. FOS
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April 14, 2024
Outrage sparked by Nike’s skimpy Olympic uniforms
Women athletes have spoken out after images of the U.S. Olympic uniforms, with the Nike-designed attire displayed on a mannequin, were released on Thursday. The women’s outfit is being criticized for its notably high-cut panty line and Reuters reported that athletes say the emphasis seems to be on appearance rather...
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April 10, 2024
Women’s NCAA title game outdraws the men’s championship for 1st time ever
South Carolina's 87-75 victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the women's NCAA championship game has achieved a pair of milestones. It is the first time the women's title game outdrew the men. It also was the second most-watched non-Olympic women's sporting event on U.S. television. The Sunday afternoon game...
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April 8, 2024
South Carolina’s Title Win Smashes Ratings Records in Caitlin Clark’s Finale
As the final seconds ticked off in South Carolina’s victory over Iowa, ESPN’s Ryan Ruocco exclaimed, “Perfection with a touch of sweet redemption.” The line was a chef’s kiss in several ways. Ruocco was celebrating South Carolina exacting revenge for its Final Four loss to Caitlin Clark and Iowa last...
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April 7, 2024
Iowa-UConn Draws 14.2 Million Viewers, Racks Up Records
Friday’s women’s Final Four matchup between UConn and Iowa was the most-watched women’s college basketball game in history, ESPN announced. The thrilling Iowa win, featuring stars Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, averaged 14.2 million viewers. The game, which ended with a controversial foul call against UConn that took over the...
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April 3, 2024
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese’s LSU-Iowa rematch nets a record audience for ESPN
Iowa and LSU attracted the second-largest audience for any basketball game on ESPN — college or pro — since 2012. ESPN says 12.3 million people watched the rematch of last year's NCAA women's tournament final, with a peak audience of 16.1 million viewers. Most-watched college basketball game EVER on ESPN platforms. The...
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April 2, 2024
ESPN has the perfect studio crew to cover the women’s basketball explosion in popularity
It’s not often during a broadcast of a nationally televised sporting event that the focus is keenly on its studio team. It’s the players and the teams and the actual game that draws the attention. The analysts in the studio for pregame, halftime and postgame commentary are usually an afterthought,...
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March 27, 2024
Self-Confidence: An Interview with Jasmin Paris About Her 2024 Barkley Marathons Finish
Jasmin Paris (U.K.) made history on March 22 in the waning minutes of the 2024 Barkley Marathons, when she came around the final corner of the finishing road. No woman had ever finished four laps of five-lap race before, let alone the whole thing. After two previous attempts at the event in...
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March 25, 2024
2024 Could Be a Make-Or-Break Year for the Tour de France Femmes
If there’s one depressing fact I’ve learned in nearly two decades of covering women’s cycling, it’s that, sadly, there’s rarely a moment to rest on one’s laurels in this sport—and that’s particularly true for race organizers, and team owners. Just because a race does fantastically well one year in terms...
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March 23, 2024
Jasmin Paris first woman to complete gruelling Barkley Marathons race
Jasmin Paris from Midlothian completed the Barkley Marathons in Tennessee with just one minute 39 seconds to spare of the 60-hour cut off. She was so exhausted she slumped to the ground after finishing the race which is inspired by a famous prison escape. The course, at Frozen Head State...
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March 21, 2024
NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Steals The Spotlight, Signaling A Turning Point For Sports
In the realm of sports, the pendulum of attention has historically swung heavily in favor of men's competitions, relegating women's sports to the sidelines. However, a seismic shift is currently underway, thanks in large part to the buzz around Caitlin Clark. From the outset, the NCAA Women's Tournament has boldly...
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March 19, 2024
March Madness: Women’s Final Four Tickets Near $800
The 2023-2024 women's college basketball season has experienced a surge in viewership, with FOX reporting a 48% increase in TV ratings. This surge, along with increased ticket prices and advertisement spikes, confirms the predicted growth in women's college basketball. In response to these increases, networks are adopting ad sales strategies...
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