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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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March 12, 2024
Camille Herron Sets 6-Day World Record by Running 560.3 Miles at the 2024 lululemon FURTHER Event
The U.S.’s Camille Herron has set another world record, this time by running at least 560.300 miles (901.715 kilometers) (to be confirmed) to set a new women’s 6-day world record at the 2024 lululemon FURTHER event in La Quinta, California. The event ran from March 6 through 12 to coincide with International Women’s Day...
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March 12, 2024
Women’s Basketball Conference Tourneys Set Attendance, TV Marks
Last weekend’s women’s conference tournaments provided some of the most entertaining basketball on television—and fans matched the excitement with soaring attendance and viewership numbers. The Big Ten title game set a new record for a women’s basketball broadcast on CBS, while the SEC, Pac-12, and ACC all produced their most-watched...
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March 8, 2024
WNBA Draft Tickets Sell Out In 15 Minutes
While the Aces are busy selling out season tickets, the WNBA draft is touting a sellout of its own. The 2024 WNBA draft, which will likely see Caitlin Clark go No. 1 overall to Indiana after the Iowa senior announced she would forgo her final year of collegiate eligibility, will...
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March 7, 2024
Sailor Cole Brauer makes history as the first American woman to race solo around the world
Aboard her 40-foot racing boat First Light, 29-year-old Cole Brauer just became the first American woman to race nonstop around the world by herself. The New York native pulled into A Coruña, Spain, on Thursday after a treacherous 30,000-mile journey that took 130 days. She thanked a cheering crowd of family and fans who had been waiting for her on shore....
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March 5, 2024
BMW Prizes & Forever Final Finishers: All-Women’s Triathlon is the Past and Future
After a meteoric rise and abrupt fall, women's-only triathlons are making a comeback—we take a look back at its past and analyze why they're the sport's future. Triathlete
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March 4, 2024
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark breaks ‘Pistol’ Pete Maravich’s NCAA Division I scoring record
Two weeks after she broke the record for women, Caitlin Clark has become NCAA Division I basketball’s overall top scorer, period. The Iowa Hawkeyes star went into Sunday’s game against the Ohio State Buckeyes needing 18 points to break “Pistol Pete” Maravich’s record of 3,667 career points, which stood for more than 50...
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February 28, 2024
American Women Are Driving The Boom In Sub-Ultra Trail Running
The current group of elite U.S. women trail runners focusing on shorter-distance mountain races is the strongest it's ever been. This year, they are looking to make an even bigger splash on the world stage. “Women are the dominant force driving growth in the U.S,” says race commentator Corrine Malcolm....
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February 23, 2024
2024 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Sold Out For First Time in History
For the first time in conference history, the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament is sold out. The league made the announcement on Friday. This year's event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 6 through Sunday, March 10 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. SI
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February 15, 2024
Women Prove to Be a Powerful Force in Super Bowl’s Record Viewership
Women were a dominant story in final Super Bowl LVIII viewership figures. Data from measurement agency Nielsen showed the final audience for Super Bowl LVIII reached an average of 123.7 million, up slightly from fast national estimates of 123.4 million and reconfirming the game’s status as the largest single event in the history...
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February 6, 2024
Saudi Arabia to host the 2024 AFC Women’s Championship
Saudi Arabia will host the 2024 West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Women's Championship this month - the first official 11-a-side women's tournament to be held in the Kingdom. A milestone for women's football in Saudi Arabia, the WAFF Women's Championship 2024 will be held in the coastal city of Jeddah...
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February 3, 2024
Fiona O’Keeffe sets record, wins Olympic trials in her marathon debut
O'Keeffe turned in a stunning and blistering performance at the U.S. Olympic marathon trials in Orlando, crossing the finish line in 2:22:10 to not only win her marathon debut but break the event record. She finished nearly 32 seconds ahead of runner-up Emily Sisson, effectively pulverizing a deep and talented...
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January 25, 2024
US women’s professional volleyball void is filled, and possibly overflowing, with 3 upstart leagues
More than 90,000 fans showed up for an outdoor volleyball match in Nebraska's football stadium last summer, and the NCAA semifinal and championship matches set attendance and television viewership records. Opening night was everything PVF officials could have wanted. A crowd of 11,624 turned out at the CHI Health Center,...
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January 23, 2024
‘The Match’ Will Include Female Golfers For The First Time
“Capital One’s The Match”, the popular exhibition featuring professional golfers and other athletes, will include female competitors for the first time. The competition will be held on Feb. 26 at The Park in West Palm Beach, Florida, and broadcast on TNT Sports. The 12-hole event will give proceeds to First...
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January 15, 2024
Australia’s Donna Urquhart runs record-breaking 1300km ultramarathon in Antarctica
Endurance runner and pain scientist Donna Urquhart has broken the world record for the longest run in a polar region after completing a 1300 km ultramarathon across Antarctica. Urquhart said she set out to claim the record in some of the harshest and coldest conditions on earth to not only...
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December 20, 2023
Formula 1 embraces gender equality with female drivers in F1 Academy
The pinnacle of motorsport, F1, has long been considered a male-dominated sport. However, in recent years, there has been a growing movement to increase female participation. The F1 Academy was created with the idea of providing a pathway for women to compete in a F1 race for the first time...
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December 20, 2023
Three women’s sports stories that helped shape 2023
2023 saw many records shattered in women’s sports, including a women’s NCAA volleyball game with over 25,000 more fans than attended the 2023 Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. Between Coco Gauff's record-breaking viewership at the US Open, global headlines made by the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and...
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