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October 31, 2022

Women’s Soccer Continues to Grow, Drawing More Investors

Setting the Pace — FIFA’s benchmarking report covering women’s soccer — found that the number of women’s leagues with title sponsors has risen 11% from 2021 to 77%, while the roster of leagues securing broadcasting revenue grew from nine to 10. FIFA’s second edition of the report, which analyzes 30 leagues and 294 clubs, also revealed...

October 31, 2022

Jordan Brand’s First NIL Athlete is Kiki Rice

Jordan Brand has tapped basketball player Kiki Rice as its first-ever NIL signing. The 18-year-old, incoming University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) freshman’s partnership with Jordan marks her ability to monetize her name, image and likeness (NIL), first established for college athletes as of July 2021. FN

October 25, 2022

Sponsors Announced for the Annual espnW: Women + Sports Summit

Today ESPN announced the roster of sponsors for the 2021 espnW: Women + Sports Summit, taking place November 1-3 at the Ojai Valley Inn in Ojai, Calif. Toyota returns for the tenth year as presenting sponsor. Google, New Balance, Gatorade, and Ally are also vital returning sponsors, with Meta joining...

October 25, 2022

Zoot Sports supports athlete Zeinab Rezaie who will be first-ever Afghan woman to toe the line at The IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Zeinab Rezaie will become the first-ever Afghan woman to start an Ironman World Championship on October 28, 2022, in St. George, UT. Zoot is proud to help support Zeinab by creating custom race apparel to meet Zeinab’s specific needs. With the help of the organization She Can...

October 21, 2022

Fieldwork Brewing Crafts Partnership with Olympic Swimming Medalist Ab

Berkeley, Calif. /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Fieldwork Brewing Company announces its partnership with two-time Olympian and four-time Olympic medalist Abbey Weitzeil as she trains to quality for her third U.S. Olympic Team. Fieldwork Brewing supports the acclaimed swimmer on her road to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, recognizing her relentless training...

October 21, 2022

LPGA Tour experiences massive brand partnership growth in 2022, according to report

According to a study from marketing and advertising company SponsorUnited, the LPGA Tour led all women’s sports leagues with 940 brand deals in 2022. That number represents a 30% increase in overall brand deals year-over-year for the league, with an 18% rise in new brand partnerships. Golf.com

October 20, 2022

Honey Stinger Teams up with Angel McCoughtry to Inspire Atlanta Community with Revitalized Basketball Courts

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (October 20, 2022)/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Honey Stinger and Angel McCoughtry, WNBA superstar and two-time Olympic gold medalist, are set to unveil two refurbished basketball courts in Atlanta, Georgia. Located at Maddox Park, the courts are restored in partnership with Project Backboard, an organization that renovates public basketball courts with...

October 19, 2022

EA Sports to invest $11m in women’s soccer

EA Sports announced that it will be investing $11 million in women's soccer via its Starting XI Fund. The initiative intends to grow the sport as it will fund in-game, league, club and athlete investments. Next year, the gaming firm said that it will also invest in a women's football...

October 19, 2022

LPGA’s LA Championship purse will double to $3 million in 2023 with addition of new sponsors

The purse at the LPGA stop at Wilshire Country Club will double in 2023 to $3 million thanks to new title and presenting sponsors. The LPGA and Outlyr have announced that the newly renamed JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro will take place April 27-30 with a field of...

October 14, 2022

Vizzy Becomes Official Hard Seltzer of the PWHPA

Vizzy Hard Seltzer and the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) announce a new partnership to help support the upcoming season for top women’s hockey players. The first event in the Secret® Dream Gap Tour began in Montreal. The partnership includes seltzer exclusivity and rights to marks, visibility assets such...

October 14, 2022

Women’s sport sponsorships increase 20% in 2022

The 2022 Women In Sports Report, which analysed partnerships for collegiate and professional sports across teams and individual athletes, found that finance brands – already the most active sponsorship category among women’s sport – increased their sponsorship activity by 30 per cent YoY. Completing the top three were apparel and accessories, and...

October 14, 2022

How Team UCAN Athlete Emily Sisson Fueled Her American Marathon Record

/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - When Emily Sisson crossed the finish line at the 2022 Chicago Marathon, she had no idea she had just covered 26.2 miles faster than any American woman in history. “The first thing I asked my husband was what my time and pace was,” said Sisson. “I was...

October 13, 2022

Gatorade® Canada Partners with The PWHPA For Upcoming Season

Gatorade® Canada, the leader in sports fuel, announces a new partnership deal with The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) on their upcoming 2022-23 season kicking off with the Secret® Dream Gap Tour on October 14th in Montreal. This partnership further supports Gatorade’s mission to invest in areas that fuel sports...

October 12, 2022

WNBA and BreakAway announce partnership

The WNBPA and BreakAway Data have announced a partnership that will allow gamers to use the BreakAway app to commercialize, collect, control and store their data, the two sides announced on Monday. BreakAway app features include data related to GPS/tracking, biomechanics, sensors, wearables, and sleep/rest. USA Sports

October 11, 2022

Nike signs five young basketball players to NIL deals

Nike signed its first NIL deal with a college athlete, UCLA soccer player Reilyn Turner, in 2021. The first high school players to make a deal with the sportswear giant were soccer-playing sisters Alyssa and Gisele Thompson, who signed an agreement in May of this year. Biz Journals

October 10, 2022

Alaska Airlines to redirect sponsorship funds for Timbers, Thorns

Alaska Airlines has announced they are redirecting Timbers and Thorns FC sponsorship funds. In a statement, the company said the money will be allocated to the National Women's Soccer League Players Association. The move comes after an investigation revealed emotional and sexual abuse in women's soccer, including at providence park. KATU

October 10, 2022

W Series cancels three remaining races due to financial difficulties

The all-woman W Series cancelled its remaining three races in the United States and Mexico for financial reasons on Monday and declared Britain's Jamie Chadwick champion for the third season in a row. ESPN

October 10, 2022

Colorado State University receives largest gift devoted to women’s sports in Mountain West history

Construction is the great sign of progress, and it can be seen all over the Colorado State University campus. That's thanks to a $5 million gift from the Bohemian Foundation to be used for women's athletics. 9 News

October 7, 2022

Women’s soccer is booming in England. But the big money hasn’t caught up yet

The top-tier England women’s league is selling out major stadiums after the national team won the European Championship over the summer. Grassroots funding and a big broadcasting deal have boosted the game, but a review has flagged increased sponsorship revenue as an important component in growing it further. Though the women’s game...

September 27, 2022

Why brands should bet big on the future of women’s sport

Brands are queuing up to sponsor England’s Euro 2022 stars in the aftermath of the Lionesses’ success. But long-term partnerships with a wider purpose to support women’s sport, will be key to winning over a new value-conscious audience of consumers. Raconteur

September 26, 2022

Angel City name Chevrolet as latest founding partner

The deal places Chevrolet into the same third-level sponsorship tier as eight other brands, including Therabody, Heineken and Diageo’s Jane Walker whiskey line. Angel City have confirmed, as per all of the franchise’s commercial deals, the tie-up with Chevrolet will see ten per cent of partnership revenue redistributed back to...

September 23, 2022

LPGA, Michelle Wie West Lure New Sponsor, Push Total Purse to $93.5M

The Mizuho Americas Open will take place May 29 to June 4, 2023, in the shadow of New York City at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J., which has hosted the Presidents Cup and the PGA Tour playoffs. The event represents Mizuho Americas’ first foray into sports sponsorship,...

September 19, 2022

UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers has NIL endorsement deal with Bose

Paige Bueckers won't be on the court of the UConn women's basketball team this season as she recovers from ACL surgery. But Bueckers, among the most marketable college athletes in the country, will continue to be visible in the name, image and likeness space. On Monday, she announced to her...

September 14, 2022

WNBA names FanDuel as sportsbook partner in expanded deal

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has signed a multi-year extension of its betting partnership with FanDuel. The renewal designates the Flutter Entertainment-owned gambling brand as the WNBA’s official sportsbook partner and daily fantasy partner. SP

September 13, 2022

Sprouts Farmers Market Aligns with Arizona State University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, and University of Texas to Empower Women’s Sports and Health

PHOENIX, Sept. 13, 2022  -- Sprouts Farmers Market today announced a complement to its long-term commitment and investment to women’s athletics through individual sponsorship agreements with the athletics departments for Arizona State University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California and University of Texas. Sprouts will sponsor season-long activity and...