Women's Sports Articles - Page 2

The KC Current’s season may have been cut short, but not every aspect was disappointing for the players. At the inaugural NWSL Awards on Wednesday, Current star Temwa Chawinga was announced as the league’s Most Valuable Player for the second straight year. Chawinga now stands alone in the history books as the first-ever player to […]

Six months after suffering a scary collapse on the field mid-game, Angel City FC defender Savy King has made it her mission to ensure all 16 NWSL teams have proper CPR training. King is partnering with her nonprofit foundation, Savy King of Hearts, the American Heart Association, and the league to provide CPR training. Before […]

No. 6 Michigan women’s basketball posted one of the most dominant offensive performances in program history Tuesday night, defeating Binghamton 120–50 and setting a new school record for points scored against an NCAA Division I opponent. The 120-point total also marked the most ever scored against the Bearcats, surpassing Notre Dame’s 103 in 2018, per […]

No. 5 LSU women’s basketball team matched an Southeastern Conference record for consecutive 100-point games Monday night, extending its season-opening winning streak to five with a 101-71 victory over Tulane. The road win marks the fifth consecutive contest this season in which the Tigers have eclipsed the century mark. The achievement equals the SEC record […]

After a disappointing end to their 2025 NWSL season, the KC Current are already revamping the franchise for the next campaign. The organization announced on Friday that it’ll be making changes to its front office, as head coach Vlatko Andonovski leaves behind the manager role to become the club’s full-time sporting director. Andonovski served as […]

The West Virginia women’s basketball team had multiple odds stacked against them when they played Duke on Friday. Not only were the then-unranked Mountaineers taking on the then-No. 15 Blue Devils, but they ended up having to play the entire second half with only five available players after a skirmish before halftime resulted in six […]

The South Carolina women’s basketball team looks very different this season than in past years after only returning one starting player from last year’s team. With multiple players entering the WNBA and one notable transfer departure, head coach Dawn Staley has had to return to the drawing board to reform her team’s identity from the […]

The Washington Spirit are locked in to play for the 2025 NWSL championship, but forward Trinity Rodman’s future in the league beyond the last game of the season is now up in the air. Rodman has been fielding offers from European clubs for months, and with her Spirit contract set to expire in a month, […]

For the second time in the 2025 NWSL Playoffs, Jaedyn Shaw helped send Gotham FC into the next round. Gotham upset the defending champion Orlando Pride 1-0 on Sunday with another last-minute score in the seventh minute of stoppage time to reach the championship game for the second time in three years. Shaw’s free-kick ended […]

No. 17 TCU women’s basketball earned its biggest win of the early season Sunday, defeating No. 10 N.C. State 69–59 behind a dominant all-around performance from Olivia Miles at the Wolfpack’s home arena. The Horned Frogs improved to 4–0, passing their first major test after opening the year with three lopsided home victories. Miles, who […]

UConn sophomore Sarah Strong had one of her best games to date in the Huskies’ 100–68 win over Ohio State on Sunday at PeoplesBank Arena, matching her freshman-year career high with 29 points while adding 13 rebounds, seven assists, five steals and three blocks. It also marked her first double-double of the season and the […]

Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey said defensive breakdowns from the opening minutes set the tone for No. 18 Notre Dame’s 93–54 loss to No. 14 Michigan on Saturday in the Shamrock Classic in Detroit,  the program’s largest margin of defeat in more than 20 years. The Fighting Irish fell behind 7–0 before scoring, and Michigan […]

South Carolina women’s basketball claimed the “Real SC” title Saturday night in Los Angeles, defeating eighth-ranked Southern California 69–52 at Crypto.com Arena and moving to 4–0 on the season. But the result carried a deeper significance for a Gamecocks team returning just one starter from last year’s national runner-up roster. Chants of “USC” echoed through […]

The National Soccer Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2026, and two US Women’s National Team (USWNT) and NWSL legends are among the six inductees. Tobin Heath and Heather O’Reilly are set to officially receive the honor during a May 1, 2026, ceremony at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, being selected in their first […]

NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said Wednesday that the league plans to add an 18th team, with a target launch in 2028, signaling continued expansion for the 14-year-old league. “It is our intention to admit Team 18, and we are targeting a 2028 launch,” Berman said during an appearance in Atlanta one day after announcing the […]

Top-ranked UConn continued its dominant start to the season Wednesday, forcing 36 turnovers in an 85-31 win over Loyola Chicago. The Huskies (3-0) finished three turnovers shy of tying the program’s single-game record, generating 25 steals and 45 points off those mistakes while holding the Ramblers (1-2) to 22% shooting. Despite the lopsided margin, coach […]

The women’s college basketball season is still young, but Hannah Hidalgo’s hot start is already turning heads and landing her in the history books. The Notre Dame women’s basketball star stepped up in the team’s game against Akron, logging a school-record 44 points to go along with her NCAA-record 16 steals in the Fighting Irish’s […]

Hannah Hidalgo delivered a performance for the ages Wednesday night, shattering both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and NCAA Division I records in an 85-58 demolition of Akron. The junior guard’s historic outing signals the Fighting Irish are serious contenders in a wide-open race for their first national title since 2001. Hidalgo finished with 44 […]

Back in July, the USC Trojans landed the commitment of the No. 1 player in the class of 2026 in Saniyah Hall. Wednesday marked National Signing Day when high school athletes can officially sign their letters of intent for college, and USC kicked the day off by officially signing Hall. The signing of Saniyah Hall […]

The roster for No. 2 South Carolina women’s basketball took another hit Tuesday night when the team suspended sophomore guard Maddy McDaniel ahead of its rivalry matchup against Clemson. The Gamecocks announced the suspension on social media shortly before tipoff, posting, “Maddy McDaniel will not be at tonight’s game. She has been suspended.” Head coach […]

Arthur Blank’s Atlanta sports empire is growing again with Tuesday’s announcement that the city has been awarded a NWSL expansion franchise. The team will be the league’s 17th and is set to begin play in 2028 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The NWSL club will be owned and operated by Blank’s AMB Sports and Entertainment, which also […]

No. 4 Texas women’s basketball cruised to a 100-38 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Monday night for its 27th straight home victory, but head coach Vic Schaefer was far from pleased with how his team met the program’s expectations. “While the statistics may say one thing, I know what I’m looking at,” Schaefer said, as reported […]

No. 3 UCLA leaned on transfer guard Gianna Kneepkens to spark its 73-59 win over No. 6 Oklahoma on Monday night at the Golden 1 Center, as head coach Cori Close praised the former Utah player for her consistency and impact early in the season. Kneepkens led the Bruins (3-0) with 20 points on 8-of-14 […]

The NWSL Playoffs have started off with a bang. The No. 1 Kansas City Current came into their matchup with No. 8 Gotham FC as arguably the best team in league history and favorites to win the championship. But the New York/New Jersey-based club had other plans as they walked away with an impressive 2-1 […]

The NWSL has been focused on its next two expansion teams coming to Boston and Denver in 2026, but the league seemingly already has its sights set on a location for its 17th franchise. Atlanta has allegedly been named as the next destination for the women’s soccer league, with the team expected to hit the […]

Elena Rybakina pulled off an improbable feat in dominating fashion at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The No. 6 seed capped off an 11-match win streak with a 6-3, 7-6 (0) victory in straight sets over the World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday, earning her spot in women’s tennis history. “It’s been […]

JuJu Watkins may be sitting out of this NCAA season, but that doesn’t mean she’s spending 2025-26 on the sidelines. The USC women’s basketball star is now making off-court history as the first student-athlete to become an investor in a professional women’s sports team, becoming the latest notable name to join Boston Legacy FC’s investor […]

The landscape of women’s college basketball has evolved dramatically over the past decade. Once an under-appreciated corner of collegiate athletics, the women’s game now commands prime television slots, record-breaking crowds, and a rapidly expanding fan base. Fueled by the rise of the transfer portal, increased media coverage, and name, image, likeness (NIL) opportunities, the NCAA […]

With just weeks to go before the puck drops on the PWHL’s 2025-26 season, the league is finally making its two expansion teams’ names and logos official. The PWHL unveiled the long-awaited identities, welcoming the Seattle Torrent and Vancouver Goldeneyes into action before they take the ice for a head-to-head showdown in their November 21 […]

The NWSL is taking yet another bold step forward in its journey to establishing itself as one of the world’s major women’s sports leagues. The league has announced it’s adding two of its investors and NFL stars, Eli Manning and Bryce Young, to its newly launched Advisory Board. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the “group […]

The 2025 NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League) season has been one of the most competitive, compelling, and transformative campaigns in the league’s history. From the early months of spring to the dramatic final weekend of October, the league’s clubs battled for eight coveted playoff berths. Now the field is set, the seeds are confirmed, and […]

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka proved why she earned the top spot with her world-class display against No. 8 Jasmine Paolini at the WTA Finals. The reigning US Open champion took down the Italian standout in just over an hour with a 6-3, 6-1 victory. Sabalenka was on a hot streak throughout the match, putting […]

The Tennessee women’s basketball team will officially be tipping off its 2025-26 season without a seasoned veteran on its roster. Senior Ruby Whitehorn was dismissed from the No. 8 Lady Vols following some legal troubles that led to a second recent arrest within two months. Tennessee’s move came shortly after Whitehorn was reinstated to the […]

Every autumn, the hardwood awakens with renewed promise, and this year, the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season feels particularly electric. The sport is in a golden age: Television ratings have surged, parity has deepened, and star power has never been brighter. But amid the chaos and the constant motion of conference realignment, one question rises […]

The Seattle Reign have done a complete 180 in the 2025 NWSL season from where they were a year ago. They currently sit in fourth place in the league with 38 points and counting — in 2024, they only managed to get 23 points total. So what changed between then and now? According to head […]

The 2025-26 NCAA season is set to tip off on November 3, and there couldn’t be more hype surrounding the outstanding level of talent that fans are expecting to witness. The spotlight is usually on a few familiar veteran names, but a breakout star for the UConn women’s basketball team is the new player to […]

The transfer portal has become the defining force for constructing rosters in college basketball, and in 2025, it has reshaped the women’s game more dramatically than any season in recent memory. This year’s crop of transfers has redrawn the competitive map across major conferences. Each of these players brings not only individual talent but also […]

Paige Bueckers has spent 2025 collecting multiple accolades and awards, from the NCAA championship to cap off her final stint at UConn to the WNBA Rookie of the Year trophy she earned by leading the Dallas Wings in her first year. Now she has a new piece of hardware to show off as she unveils […]

The United States government shutdown has had a profound effect on many areas of people’s lives, and now, it’s officially reaching the women’s college basketball sphere. Defending champions and top-seeded UConn women’s basketball were scheduled to face off against No. 20 Louisville at Ramstein Air Base in Miesenbach, Germany, but now the November 4 contest […]