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The WNBA is gaining steam in terms of popularity and attention. Television ratings for the league have steadily increased over the past year, and this year’s All-Star weekend continued that trend. The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game was the second-highest watched All-Star game ever for the league, per ESPN. ESPN, ABC & @DisneyPlus scored historic viewership […]

Venus Williams is returning to the WTA Tour after more than a year away, but the seven-time Grand Slam champion says the comeback would be even more meaningful if her sister Serena were alongside her. “I keep saying to my team: The only thing that would make this better is if she was here. Like, […]

Fourteen standout NCAA women’s basketball players, including JuJu Watkins, Azzi Fudd and Flau’Jae Johnson, have signed NIL deals with Unrivaled, the women’s 3-on-3 basketball league announced Saturday. Unrivaled, co-founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, is entering its second season and continuing its college outreach initiative after inking similar NIL deals last year […]

Unrivaled only has one completed season under its belt, but it’s already shaking things up in the women’s basketball world. The offseason league for WNBA players was very visible during the 2025 All-Star Weekend, setting up its own schedule of events alongside the W’s in Indianapolis, Indiana. Two of the biggest draws of the weekend […]

Flau’jae Johnson has some words for fellow college athletes who are bringing in the big NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) bucks. The LSU women’s basketball star turned her appearance on Club Shay Shay, hosted by former NFL star Shannon Sharpe, into a portfolio-building session in an attempt to help other young players find financial longevity […]

In 2026, the Women’s Professional Baseball League will begin its first season. Among those looking to participate will be former Little League sensation Mo’ne Davis.  On Friday, Davis officially confirmed that she intends to try out for the new league, per Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. She last played baseball with the Anderson Monarchs […]

Jordan Chiles is undecided about her Olympic future in 2028 in Los Angeles following a high-profile scoring controversy that led to her being stripped of a bronze medal from the Paris 2024 Games. Speaking at the 2025 ESPY Awards, Chiles said she’s still processing the events of Paris and focusing on finishing her senior year […]

UCLA’s Jordan Chiles is used to grabbing the public’s attention, but this time, she’s done so off the mat. The two-time Olympian strutted down the 2025 ESPY Awards red carpet in a look from Cong Tri’s spring 2025 collection and completed her monochromatic theme with Christian Louboutin “So Kate” pointed-toe stiletto pumps. Chiles’ bright golden […]

The ESPY Awards bring out the biggest names in sports every year, and the 2025 version of the event was no exception. Among the stars were former WNBA and USWNT  stars Diana Taurasi and Alex Morgan, respectively, who were there accepting the appropriately named ESPYs Icon Award in “recognition of their incredible careers and significant […]

Genie Bouchard announced that she is officially retiring after the National Bank Open in her hometown of Montreal. The former world No. 5 is one of the most decorated Canadian tennis players ever. Bouchard turned pro in 2009 at just 15 years old and steadily progressed up the ranks of the pro circuit over the […]

The tennis schedule has died down for a few weeks after a hectic summer in Europe, culminating with the Wimbledon finals over the weekend. While Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner take their victory tours after conquering the grass in London, the focus of the ATP and WTA tours turns to the hard courts in North […]

Paul Skenes showed up and showed out at the MLB All-Star Game, both as a dominant pitcher and as Olivia “Livvy” Dunne’s MVP boyfriend, per USAToday. Before lighting up the mound, the Pittsburgh Pirates ace made headlines with a red carpet moment that had cameras flashing for reasons beyond baseball. Gentleman Paul Skenes on the […]

You probably don’t land social media star Olivia “Livvy” Dunne without being a gentleman, and Pittsburgh Pirates standout Paul Skenes showed how it’s done on the MLB All-Star Game red carpet. A moment went viral on the All-Star Game red carpet when Skenes dropped to a knee to tie Dunne’s heels. Dunne reposted a video […]

It appears that undrafted San Francisco 49ers rookie guard Drew Moss is dating the daughter of WWE legend Brock Lesnar, Mya, after hard launching their relationship on Instagram. He took to Instagram to share pictures of them at a wedding. Moss captioned the post, “Forever wedding date,” which all but confirmed they are dating. Lesnar […]

The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., have added some heavy hitters to their 2025 honorary member class. The induction took place during the sorority’s 2025 Leadership Seminar in California. The newest inductees are Olympian Gabby Thomas, former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, CNN anchor and analyst Laura Coates, and model Beverly Johnson. “Welcoming […]

Paul Skenes and Livvy Dunne are arriving at the All-Star Game in style. The couple, who met at LSU, was seen getting off his plane at the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport on Sunday night (July 13), according to photos obtained by TMZ. In addition to Skenes and Dunne, Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz was also on the plane […]

Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston is joining the ownership group of the NWSL’s newest franchise, Boston Legacy FC, the team announced Monday. Boston, named a WNBA All-Star, is investing in the expansion club ahead of its 2026 debut season. Financial details were not disclosed. The NWSL franchise will play its inaugural year at Gillette Stadium […]

The TCU women’s basketball team’s newest star Olivia Miles made her first public appearance since winning her second FIBA championship, sitting courtside to witness the Chicago Sky’s impressive 87-81 upset victory over the Minnesota Lynx. Less than a week after winning the 2025 Women’s AmeriCup championship with USA Basketball, Miles was spotted in Chicago supporting […]

Once again, a US Women’s National Team (USWNT) star has broken barriers. In another win for the nation’s developmental program, Chelsea forward Mia Fishel broke a major record while transferring to the NWSL’s Seattle Reign FC. Head coach Laura Harvey and the rising NWSL club signed Fishel to what could be the most valuable cumulative […]

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers turned heads when she rocked Devin Booker’s signature sneaker against the Phoenix Mercury, and it’s no secret that the confessed sneakerhead has a rotation that changes from game to game. But what might come as a slight surprise to fans is how exactly her decision is made. As it turns […]

The 2025 Women’s Wimbledon Final took place on a beautiful Saturday morning in London, England. The oldest tennis tournament in the world is regarded as the top event each season, as the third of four Grand Slams each year. The first event was in 1887, and in 2025, we saw something that had not been […]

Venus Williams has not competed in a WTA tennis event in more than a year, but that streak is about to end. She has accepted a Wild Card invitation to participate in the DC Open later this month, and she is looking forward to putting her skills to the test. Venus Williams is headed to […]

Questions about Livvy Dunne and what her next steps will be have surrounded her since her days with LSU women’s gymnastics came to an end. After being named a TIME100 creator, Dunne shared that her plan involves putting her social media strengths to use. “It was always a goal of mine to get that blue […]

Three years after her final professional appearance and a serious left knee injury, former U.S. women’s national team midfielder Tobin Heath recently announced that she has retired from professional soccer. Heath had a great career and will finish as a two-time World Cup winner and two-time Olympics gold medalist with the U.S. women, a two-time […]

The 2025 Women’s Semifinal of Wimbledon took place at Centre Court on Thursday. World No. 8, Iga Swiatek, dominated Belinda Bencic and left her with a bagel in the second set. In the other match, World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who also reached Serena Williams’ heights, faced No. 12 Amanda Anisimova in an intense battle. […]

Naomi Osaka, WTA ranking No. 53, is shifting her mindset after a difficult Wimbledon loss, sharing a personal Instagram post that offered rare insight into her emotional state and long-term outlook on her tennis career. The four-time Grand Slam champion posted a reflective note titled “Expectations” on Monday, just days after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova […]

Aryna Sabalenka is on track to earn her first Wimbledon championship. She has gotten through the first week of competition and while she was pushed hard by British hopeful Emma Radacanu in the third round of the tournament, she emerged with a 7-6, 6-4 (8-6) triumph. 11 – Aryna Sabalenka is the first player to […]

The string of upsets continue to pile up at Wimbledon. Naomi Osaka lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets to go out in the third round. After winning the first set 6-3, Osaka lost the remaining two 6-4, 6-4. She double-faulted 6 times, had a first serve percentage of 57%, and was 4/10 on break […]

Wimbledon is being beset by notable upsets in the women’s tournament. First, there was No.2 Coco Gauff’s first-round exit following her French Open title win. Then came No.3 Jessica Pegula, meeting the same fate. But it didn’t stop there. The No. 4 and No. 5 players in the world, Jasmine Paolini and Qinwen Zheng, also […]

Boston Legacy FC are inching closer and closer to having all their pieces in place for their NWSL debut, and now they’ve officially added the club’s first player ever. The expansion franchise signed midfielder Annie Karich on a free transfer from Germany’s SC Freiburg, giving shape to the franchise’s roster for the first time. General […]

Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula both set a new Grand Slam record with their 1st-round losses at Wimbledon. It was a brutal day for the top two-ranked Americans at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. The No. 3-ranked player in the world was coming in with high expectations after winning the Bad Homburg Open. Unfortunately, […]

Coco Gauff’s 2024 Wimbledon campaign came to an abrupt end Tuesday night after a straight-sets loss to unseeded Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, 7-6 (3), 6-1, on No. 1 Court. The second-seeded American became just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon immediately following a French Open title. Gauff […]

Tennis star Coco Gauff had all of the sports world’s eyes on her when she won her second Grand Slam title at the French Open a few weeks ago. Now, attention is on her play for a different reason, as the No. 2 was shockingly upset by No. 42 Dayana Yastremska in the first round […]

World No. 3 Jessica Pegula made a striking admission after a stunning 1st-round loss to an unranked Italian player at Wimbledon. The three-time Masters 1000 winner was coming into the All England Lawn Tennis Club looking to build off a productive grass-court season. Pegula was coming off a win at the Bad Homburg Open, with […]

The New York Knicks are still searching for their next head coach after firing Tom Thibodeau following an Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Indiana Pacers, and they are checking all the boxes. New York has undergone an extensive search to figure out who their next head coach will be, interviewing multiple quality candidates. One […]

The 2025 PWHL Draft, which took place on June 24 in Ottawa, delivered jaw-dropping moments and bold strategies that will reverberate across the league this season and beyond. Surprises, bold trades, and defining moments will shape the PWHL for years as established squads and expansion teams alike set the course for their franchise’s future. To […]

South Carolina women’s basketball player Chloe Kitts is no stranger to being front and center, but at the 2025 NBA Draft, she made sure the spotlight was on her boyfriend and new Toronto Raptors rookie Collin Murray-Boyles as he took his first steps into the pros. When the No. 9 pick rolled around and Toronto […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Being an advocate for the people, both vocally and in action, is nothing new for Natasha Cloud of the New York Liberty. Even amidst the political uncertainty in this country, nothing will ever stop Cloud from speaking up for those who do not have a platform like hers. Ahead of the Liberty’s game […]

Filipa Patão, the newly appointed head coach of Boston Legacy FC, has an inspiring message: her team will play with passion, purpose, and heart. As the first head coach of this NWSL expansion team gearing up for its debut in 2026, Patão is eager to infuse her distinctive style into American soccer, following a remarkable […]