EVENT NEWS

June 29, 2023

NCAA women’s volleyball championships to be aired on ABC this year

The NCAA announced on Thursday it will broadcast its women’s volleyball championships on ABC this year. The national championship matches will all air on Channel 8/KLKN on Dec. 17. The Final Four will be broadcasted at 6 p.m. on Dec. 14 on ESPN, while the championship will be Dec. 17...

June 26, 2023

Ultra runner Courtney Dauwalter breaks record of world’s oldest 100-mile race by almost 80 minutes

Ultramarathon runner Courtney Dauwalter crushed the women’s course record at the Western States 100-mile race in California, taking more than an hour off the previous best time. Dauwalter finished the Western States 100 – the world’s oldest 100-mile race – in 15 hours, 29 minutes and 34 seconds, almost 80...

June 16, 2023

How 100 Women of All Ages Combined to Set an Amazing Running World Record

Sponsored by Nike and co-hosted by several local running clubs—San Francisco Road Runners, Dolphin South End Runners, Impala Racing Team, Pamakid Runners and Olympic Club Foundation—the event raised more than $5,000 for Girls on the Run, a nonprofit that aims to increase girls’ access to and empowerment through running at...

June 16, 2023

This Woman Was 200m from Everest’s Summit and (Wisely) Decided to Turn Around

Kirstie Enis can look forward to one of the most gratifying summit experiences Mt. Everest has ever seen when her day comes. The United States Marines veteran, an above-the-knee amputee, has now come within striking distance of the world’s tallest peak twice and was forced to turn around short of her...

June 12, 2023

‘Demands that don’t match their level’ – Tour des Pyrénées director blames riders over cancellation

The director of the CIC-Tour Feminin International des Pyrénées has criticised the participating riders after the event was cancelled by the UCI ahead of Sunday’s final stage due to safety concerns. After Friday’s opening stage was blighted by a series of dangerous incidents, including oncoming traffic on the race route...

June 9, 2023

Women’s World Cup set to be biggest standalone women’s sports event ever

Next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup is set to become the most attended standalone women’s sports event in history, with organisers confirming more than one million tickets have now been sold. FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, revealed that 1,032,884 tickets have now been sold for the ninth edition of the FIFA...

June 8, 2023

The Toughest 100 Mile Race

Three women face the course, the elements, and each other in The World's Toughest Mudder. Who will come out on top and can any of them reach the goal of 100 miles? Outside

June 5, 2023

Amazing Camille Herron Breaks Men’s Course Record at Texas Trail Festival Marathon

Ultrarunner Camille Herron added a new notch to her belt over the weekend, taking home the top prize in the Texas Trail Festival marathon in Spicewood, Texas, breaking the overall course record by nearly two minutes with her 3:49:47 victory. She also walked away with a pretty sweet longhorn-shaped birdhouse...

June 3, 2023

You Love The Women’s College World Series. You Just Might Not Know It Yet

Just 30 years after its national television debut, the Women’s College World Series has become arguably more popular than the Men’s College World Series. It’s a remarkable feat given that softball was once considered baseball’s ugly stepsister. To this day, there are few post-college playing opportunities. Nevertheless, one of the...

May 29, 2023

Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24 Second in Individual GC at UCI Joe Martin Stage Race

ROANOKE, Virginia — May 29, 2023 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24 pro cycling team traveled to Fayetteville, AR for the four-day Joe Martin Stage Race May 18-21. The team earned podiums in every stage including the top step on the final day, along with the overall Team General...

May 26, 2023

WNBA Opening Week Attendance Jumps 24% Year-Over-Year

Opening week attendance for the WNBA is up 24% compared to last year’s opening week, the league announced Friday. The jump in fan attendance comes alongside record-breaking WNBA TV ratings as the opening night game on May 19 between the Los Angeles Sparks and Phoenix Mercury generated 683,000 average viewers...

May 23, 2023

Brittney Griner’s Return is Cable’s Most-Viewed WNBA Game In 24 Years

ESPN’s broadcast of Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA last Friday was the most-viewed WNBA regular season game on cable television in 24 years and the most-viewed WNBA opening night game on ESPN platforms in 11 years. Friday’s broadcast peaked at 1 million viewers and had 683,000 average viewers as...

May 15, 2023

Women’s FA Cup Final Is Latest To Smash Attendance Records

Behind another clutch performance from Sam Kerr, Chelsea FC defeated Manchester United for its third consecutive Women’s FA Cup title — and part of a much bigger victory for women’s soccer. The Blues accomplished the feat in front of a record 77,390 spectators at Wembley Stadium — smashing the previous...

May 10, 2023

Take the Lead Opens Registration for 2023 Retreat

Seattle, Wash. (May 10, 2023)/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Take the Lead, a first-of-its-kind retreat for women and femme of color (WFOC) in the running industry, today opens registration for the 2023 retreat in Chicago, IL this August 14-16. The retreat launched in 2022 with the goal of providing WFOC who work...

May 10, 2023

WNBA Legend Sheryl Swoopes Joins DICK’S Sporting Goods and Nike for Third Annual It’s Her Shot Tour Designed To Empower Young Female Athletes To Take Their Place on the Court

PITTSBURGH, PA / ACCESSWIRE / May 10, 2023 / DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) and Nike (NYSE: NKE) announced their third annual It's Her Shot campaign with a six-city tour stopping in Los Angeles, Seattle, Las Vegas, Chicago, Atlanta, and New York City. The tour aims to create a space for girls to...

May 2, 2023

Sponsors Announced for espnW Summit NYC, presented by Ally

ESPN announced the roster of sponsors for The espnW Summit NYC. The one-day event will once again gather leaders across sports, business, and entertainment for a curated program of keynotes, panels, and presentations focused on the women and sports space. Programming from this year’s Summit will also be live streamed across...

April 28, 2023

Nebraska Women’s Volleyball Set To Pack Football Stadium

One of the most well-attended women’s sporting events in U.S. history will be a Nebraska women’s volleyball match. In just two days, the team sold about 89,000 tickets to a match at Memorial Coliseum, the school’s football stadium. The August event will crush the previous NCAA record for volleyball attendance,...

April 20, 2023

U.S., Mexico to Launch Joint Bid to Host 2027 Women’s World Cup

The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexico Football Federation plan to bid to co-host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. The bid was announced Wednesday night, the deadline set by FIFA to submit expressions of interest. Bid agreements are due by May 19 and official bids by Dec. 8. FIFA plans to...

April 20, 2023

UTMB World Series introduces new pregnancy policy to support women in trail running

Chamonix (France), April 20th 2023  /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – UTMB® World Series have committed to supporting mothers and their partners through the introduction of a new pregnancy policy which will apply to UTMB World Series events in the 2023 season. The policy - which includes deferral and priority entry guidelines for athletes...

April 17, 2023

New Women’s FA Cup final attendance record to be set of over 65,000

A new Women's FA Cup final attendance record will be set at Wembley next month when Manchester United take on Chelsea. The Women's FA Cup final attendance record is set to be smashed when Manchester United take on Chelsea at Wembley next month, with the Football Association announcing that more...

April 12, 2023

WNBA Draft Is ESPN’s Most-Viewed in 19 Years

Monday’s WNBA Draft on ESPN was the league’s most-viewed draft since 2004, and the second-most viewed WNBA Draft on record. ESPN said 572,000 viewers tuned into this week’s draft, which saw the Indiana Fever select South Carolina star Aliyah Boston with the first-overall pick. Viewership for this year’s draft was...

April 1, 2023

ESPN Reveals Record-Setting Ratings for Women’s Final Four

ESPN revealed that the 2023 Women's Final Four was its most viewed edition of the NCAA Division I women's college basketball semifinal across ESPN platforms in recorded history, according to viewership data from Nielsen's fast nationals. Per ESPN, across its platforms, the two NCAA tournament semifinal games averaged 4.5 million...

March 31, 2023

The 2023 Women’s Tour Has Officially Been Canceled

Less than a month after it was reported that the Women’s Tour was in danger of cancelation, it has been announced that the 2023 edition of the five-day British stage race (not to be confused with the Tour de France Femmes) has been officially been called off. The cancelation comes...

March 28, 2023

Women’s March Madness Viewership Is Up, While Men’s Declines

Women’s March Madness viewership continues to skyrocket with this year’s regional rounds — while the men’s tournament experiences a slight decrease. Women’s Sweet 16 viewership on ESPN went up a whopping 73% compared with last year for an average of 1.3 million per game, according to the network. Elite 8...

March 27, 2023

NCAA Women’s Final Four tickets in Dallas more expensive than men’s on resale market

Tickets to the NCAA women’s Final Four at American Airlines Center in Dallas this weekend won’t come cheap. As of Monday, a single ticket to the NCAA championship semifinals on Friday were priced at a minimum of $313 on Ticketmaster — and that was before additional service fees. Tickets for...