SPONSORSHIP NEWS
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February 1, 2023
CAA to represent women’s hockey players, signing eight
CAA is now representing women's hockey players, hoping to minimize the gender gap and help grow the sport. The Creative Artists Agency has signed eight women's hockey players, including two-time Canadian Olympic medalist Blayre Turnbull and Boston College captain Hannah Bilka, to its initial roster, promising to provide the same...
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February 1, 2023
NWSL and Adobe launch female content creator programme with multi-year deal
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has struck a multi-year partnership with creative software specialist Adobe that will see the US-based property launch a new programme for female content creators. SP
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January 31, 2023
Skydiving Trail Runner Allie McLaughlin Takes Flight
Although McLaughlin has been skydiving more than 330 times in the past six years, this was no typical jump. On this occasion, with Droplyne Balloons an hour southeast of Phoenix, she went up in a hot air balloon that rose about 10,000 feet above the ground, then, while wearing Hoka...
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January 26, 2023
$3 Million Worth Alex Morgan Shockingly Surpassed Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka To End 2022 As the Most Endorsed Female Athlete
It’s official, soccer superstar Alex Morgan has surpassed tennis icons Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka to become the most endorsed female athlete of 2022. Alex is no doubt incredibly talented. Her influence has played a large role in helping women’s soccer gain the popularity it enjoys today. Essentially Sports
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January 25, 2023
Top WNBA Prospect Haley Jones Is Using NIL to Elevate Women’s Hoops
The 2021 Final Four Most Outstanding Player came into this season with a NIL valuation of $75,000 at minimum — and has inked deals with some of the biggest brands, like Nike and Beats by Dre. But she also has partnerships with companies like natural hair care brand Uncle Funky’s...
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January 18, 2023
TaylorMade bolsters LPGA Tour staff, signs 12-time winner Brooke Henderson
A 12-time winner on the LPGA Tour (including a pair of major championships), Henderson is among the LPGA’s elite, currently ranked No. 7 in the world. After switching to TaylorMade’s TP5x ball last year she racked up two victories and 10 top-10 finishes. One of the wins was her second...
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January 17, 2023
The Unexpected Trend With NIL Apparel Sponsors
The majority of athletes appear to be sticking with their school’s apparel brands: South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston inked a long-term deal with Under Armour; UCLA’s Reilyn Turner signed with Nike; and hundreds of athletes at Adidas schools have begun to work with the company. But a select few have deviated....
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January 14, 2023
World No. 2, LPGA star Nelly Korda signs apparel deal with Nike
The World No. 2 golfer is one of the biggest stars in the game of golf and on the LPGA. Last month at the QBE Shootout, Max Homa and Kevin Kisner called her the Tiger Woods of the LPGA. Korda is now going to dress like the 15-time major champion....
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January 10, 2023
H&M Move signs women’s football ‘legend’ Nadia Nadim
For some women athletes, eschewing contracts with household-name sports brands in favor of more niche names creates opportunities to use their voices and benefit from more individualized resources and protections. Surface
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January 10, 2023
NIL Collectives Are Slacking on Supporting Women’s Sports
In 2022, name, image, and likeness collectives — groups of donors, alumni, and local businesses who pooled resources to provide deals to local athletes — took the college sports landscape by storm. More than 250 collectives have popped up nationwide, from the richest Power 5 programs to some of the...
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January 4, 2023
H&M Move signs women’s football ‘legend’ Nadia Nadim
H&M is continuing to put support behind its still-new activewear brand, H&M Move, and has signed one of women’s football’s best players, Nadia Nadim. Fashion Network
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December 22, 2022
Simone Biles, online mental health care company Cerebral end partnership
Simone Biles and telehealth provider Cerebral Inc. have ended their partnership. Biles was announced as Cerebral’s chief impact officer in October 2021 and part of a partnership called “Simone Biles x Cerebral.” Biles’ contract ended earlier this year and was not extended. Cerebral, a company that offers online therapy, mental...
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December 22, 2022
The Biggest NIL Earners in Women’s Sports From 2022
In the era of college athletes cashing in, women seem to be quickly benefiting from the chance to monetize while in the college spotlight. It’s been almost 18 months since the NCAA adopted its name, image and likeness policy, with 2022 being the first full year student-athletes have been able...
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December 22, 2022
The top ten highest-paid women in sport in 2022
A new generation of marketable female sports stars is now maturing and making millions of dollars. In fact, eight of the top-earning female athletes in 2022 earned at least $10 million, which is more than double the number from a year ago and the most females to reach that milestone since...
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December 21, 2022
Why You Should Care About High School Athletes Earning NIL Money
Since the NCAA rolled out its Interim NIL policy in July 2021, male and female student athletes have benefited from individual and team-wide endorsement deals with major brands. This has caused a tilt in the competitive balance in favor of high schools, universities and NCAA conferences sitting in NIL-friendly states,...
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December 15, 2022
Sports sponsorships for women athletes grew 20% in 2022
It was a boom year for sports sponsorships, especially for women athletes. Sponsorship deals for female athletes grew 20% year-over-year in 2022, according to sports and entertainment intelligence platform SponsorUnited. Brands leveraged these partnerships through digital channels, including social media, where sponsorships of women athletes saw a 70% boost in...
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December 13, 2022
Eight things we learned about sports sponsorship and marketing in 2022
SportsPro features editor Sam Carp reflects on some of the stories and trends that have shaped 2022. ...It’s also a time for reflecting on the year gone by. So, in keeping with that festive spirit, I thought I’d turn my last newsletter of 2022 into a list of things we’ve...
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December 12, 2022
Women’s Super League chiefs to reopen talks about external funding
Top football executives are to kick off a fresh search for external funding for the Women's Super League (WSL) amid soaring domestic and international interest in the sport. Sky Sports
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December 8, 2022
Aflac Partners With Championship Coach Dawn Staley To Bolster Player and Fan Experience During NCAA(R) Division 1 Women’s Basketball Championship
Aflac Incorporated, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance in the U.S., announced plans to boost its support for the upcoming NCAA® Division 1 Women's Basketball Championship in an effort to draw attention to funding gaps that exist in women's athletics. As part of its 2023 March Madness® spend, Aflac...
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November 29, 2022
UConn women’s basketball stars Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd announce NIL deals with Nerf
UConn women's basketball stars Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd announced name, image and likeness deals with Nerf by posting a video on social media in which the two competed in a challenge using Nerf toys. Bueckers posted the video on her Instagram story and on Twitter Monday night. Instead of...
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November 24, 2022
Manchester City Women And The Fold Announce New Long-Term Partnership
Manchester City's have become the first Barclays Women's Super League side to partner with a British womenswear brand. The Fold will be the Official Formalwear Partner of Manchester City Women, providing access to a selection of quality tailoring, including the bestselling Clever Crepe performance suits for when the players need...
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November 15, 2022
Hockey Canada loses CAN$23.5m in sponsorships amid sexual assault fallout
Since the allegations emerged, a host of commercial partners have either paused or withdrawn sponsorship funds for Hockey Canada since the allegations emerged. The likes of Scotiabank, Tim Hortons and Telus, for example, have decided not to fund any men’s hockey programme run by the organisation for the 2022/23 season....
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November 9, 2022
New Endorsements for College Athletes Resurface an Old Concern: Sex Sells
Female college athletes are making millions thanks to their large social media followings. But some who have fought for equity in women’s sports worry that their brand building is regressive. NY Times
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November 3, 2022
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Governing Body Getting Into NIL
On Wednesday, the organization announced it had launched a name, image, and likeness collective called “Watch Us Thrive.” It’s the first U.S. Olympic and Paralympic governing body to dive into NIL. The collective is “another aspect of USA Triathlon’s collective dedication to ensuring women’s triathlon as a NCAA Championship Sport...
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November 2, 2022
U.S. Soccer scores seven-figure renewal with Allstate
U.S. Soccer today will announce a multiyear extension of its partnership with insurance company Allstate. SUM, the commercial arm of MLS, facilitated the extension, which is worth seven figures annually. SUM will continue to represent U.S. Soccer’s commercial interests through the end of 2022, when the governing body is scheduled to...
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