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Team USA women’s hockey has won the Gold Medal at the Olympics for the third time! They beat Canada 2-1 in overtime Thursday thanks to the game-winner from Megan Keller. Goalie Aerin Frankel and captain Hilary Knight, who scored the game-tying goal, were the keys in regulation. But in overtime, it was the defenseman Keller […]

Women’s sports will have a new home on Sundays this summer. ESPN announced that it is launching a new programming block later in 2026 that will put the WNBA and NWSL front and center, called “Women’s Sports Sundays,” according to Variety. The primetime slot will feature marquee matchups in both leagues as the women’s sports […]

Team USA is having a historic run in women’s curling at the Olympics. Earlier in the round robin, Team USA defeated Canada for the first time at the Olympics, previously going 0-8 against them. Now, the group led by Tabitha Peterson could make some more history. The women’s team is back in the semifinals in […]

The LSU women’s basketball team suffered a heartbreaking 79-72 loss to South Carolina on Saturday, but to Tigers star Flau’jae Johnson’s mother, the story isn’t that simple. Kia Brooks took to Instagram Live to set the record straight on what she took away from the Valentine’s Day matchup. “We have never beat South Carolina, cool,” […]

It was a nail-biting bronze medal game in the women’s Olympic hockey tournament. Sweden came in off a loss to the United States, while Switzerland had fallen to Canada in the semi-finals. It took overtime, but Switzerland is taking home the bronze medal. OLYMPIC BRONZE FOR SWITZERLAND! 🥉🇨🇭 #Olympics #IIHF @SwissIceHockey pic.twitter.com/jU9qMe7lXX — IIHF (@IIHFHockey) […]

People are still gushing about Mikaela Shiffrin’s historic win in the women’s slalom in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Among them is a familiar face: Simone Biles. Biles lauded Shiffrin for capturing the gold medal, ending a long drought and cementing her status as one of the greatest alpine skiers in history. The 30-year-old […]

Mikaela Shiffrin was able to capture gold in the slalom, ending her Olympic drought. It was her first medal since winning silver in the combined at the 2018 Olympics after having a 0-for-8 streak at the Winter Games, which also included DNFs in three events. Shiffrin knows how big the moment is, and she let […]

The UConn women’s basketball team has ruled out redshirt junior Ice Brady for the remainder of the 2025-26 season after she underwent knee surgery earlier this week. UConn announced Tuesday that Brady had successful surgery at UConn Health on Monday to repair a knee injury that sidelined her for most of the season. She will […]

Mikaela Shiffrin had her eyes on the prize, and she was able to capture gold ending her Olympic drought. On Feb. 18, Shiffrin won gold in the slalom, which was her first medal since winning silver in the combined at the 2018 Olympics. She had a 0-for-8 streak at the Winter Games, which also included […]

Lindsey Vonn’s hopes of a comeback at the 2026 Olympics in Milan-Cortina came to an end after a vicious downhill crash. Afterward, Vonn had to undergo four surgeries to repair a tibia fracture. Vonn, 41, is back on American soil after spending a week in an Italian hospital, per Matthew Futtermann. She took to her […]

At the Olympics, the United States Women’s Hockey Team defeated Sweden 5-0 to advance to the gold medal game. Their dominance was so obvious that it got the attention of Sweden’s Ulf Lundberg, per Matt Porter of The Boston Globe. Overall, he compared the women’s team to that of NHL players. Lundberg has been the […]

Canadian hockey legend Marie-Philip Poulin is back in full swing after returning from her recent two-game absence, making it clear that a right knee injury isn’t enough to slow her down. Poulin set a new career mark on Monday and now stands alone as the player with the most goals in women’s Olympic hockey history. […]

The US women’s hockey team has been breezing through the group stage of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics, and it has earned its place in history as a result. After the squad’s latest win over Sweden, the US set the record for the longest shutout streak in women’s Olympic history. Team USA has collectively outscored its […]

No. 3 South Carolina women’s basketball extended its winning streak over No. 6 LSU women’s basketball to 18 games Saturday night, and Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley had pointed praise for guard Raven Johnson after the 79-72 win. “Raven Johnson is a winner. Like look it up in the dictionary, look it up on your iPhone, […]

No. 3 South Carolina women’s basketball extended its winning streak over No. 6 LSU women’s basketball to 18 games Saturday night, and Tessa Johnson reached a program milestone in the process. Johnson scored 21 points in South Carolina’s 79-72 win, becoming the first Gamecocks player with consecutive 20-point games against AP Top-10 opponents since Aliyah […]

The two highest-ranked WTA players have withdrawn from the upcoming Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 2 Iga Swiatek confirmed on Friday that they will not participate in the WTA Masters 1000 event, scheduled from February 15–21, 2026, with a total prize purse of $4,088,211. The 26th edition of […]

With the UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma continually leading the program into further success, especially this season at 26-0, there’s no denying the amount of professional talent he’s coached in his tenure. As the UConn women’s basketball team continues to be dominant, Auriemma would be asked about naming an all-time Huskies lineup. Auriemma […]

Texas women’s basketball took a tough loss against Vanderbilt, and head coach Vic Schaefer was not happy with how the team played. During the game, he made the decision to sit Rori Harmon for the final 15 minutes and played Bryanna Preston instead. After the game, a reporter simply asked why he benched Harmon. Schaefer […]

Out of all the sports at the Olympics, some American fans have surprisingly gotten into Curling. On Friday, the U.S. Women’s Curling team made history by defeating Canada for the first time at an Olympics, per Jacob Pacheco of The Slice Tennis. Ultimately, the Americans defeated the Canadians 9-8. American Tabitha Peterson was the defining […]

The No. 4 Texas women’s basketball team had its five-game winning streak snapped on Thursday in an 86-70 loss to the No. 5 Vanderbilt Commodores. Longhorns head coach Vic Schaefer was not happy not just with the loss but with the effort his team showed in the blowout defeat at the hands of Mikayla Blakes […]

Olivia Miles achieved impressive history at the DI level following her dominant performance in the No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs‘ 83-67 win over the No. 12 Baylor Bears on Thursday night. Miles is halfway through the fifth and final year of her collegiate career with the Horned Frogs. He spent four years with the Notre […]

The No. 5 Vanderbilt women’s basketball squad scored a huge win Thursday night, as the Commodores dominated the No. 4 Texas Longhorns at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville. Behind the electric performance of NCAA scoring leader Mikayla Blakes, the Commodores took down the Longhorns to the tune of an 86-70 score. Blakes torched the Longhorns all […]

Fans watching the halfpipe snowboarding final in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics were waiting to see if star Chloe Kim would be the first-ever woman or man to win three straight gold medals at the Games. When the scoring came in and saw Kim finish with the silver medal on Thursday, many online claimed she was […]

Snowboarder Chloe Kim became a three-time Olympic medalist on Thursday, but fans of the American phenom were unhappy with where she finished on the podium. Kim took home silver in the women’s halfpipe event final, which she celebrated with her boyfriend, NFL star Myles Garrett. However, multiple people cheering for Team USA in the 2026 […]

Boban Marjanovic never played college basketball, but that has not stopped him from becoming a fan. The former NBA center was the most notable and visible member of the crowd as he spent his Wednesday night watching the top-ranked UConn women’s basketball team host Creighton in Storrs. Marjanovic no longer has any ties to the […]

In May of 2025, Robert Prevost was elected Pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo is a Villanova alumnus, graduating from the university in 1977. Now, the Pope could get a chance to watch the Wildcats live without having to make a major trip. It has been announced that Villanova and Notre Dame […]

The U.S. Women’s Hockey team is steamrolling over opponents at the 2026 Olympics. On Tuesday, they secured a lopsided 5-0 win over Canada in the preliminary rounds, per ESPN/Associated Press. In the process, it marked the first time that Canada had lost in a shutout in hockey in 41 years. However, U.S. head coach John […]

Kelsey Plum delivered another late-game dagger as Phantom BC edged Vinyl BC 76-73 on Monday night in Unrivaled play, sealing a playoff berth with a clutch finish. Plum attacked the basket in the final moments, spinning and pivoting under the rim for the go-ahead score as time expired. The decisive drive punctuated a dominant outing […]

The two favorites in the Women’s Ice Hockey tournament at the Olympics are set to square off on Tuesday. Both Canada and the United States played different opponents in the preliminary round on Monday, and Canada’s captain, Marie-Philip Poulin, was injured during the contest against Czechia. Now, an update on the status of Poulin has […]

It was another big win for Texas Women’s Basketball, as they took down the Kentucky Wildcats on Monday night, 53-64. They have now won five straight since Texas fell to South Carolina by three on Jan. 15. That was a road game, but with the win over Kentucky, Texas set a new active record at […]

Lindsey Vonn defied Father Time and logic, displaying tremendous perseverance in her final quest for Olympics glory. Unfortunately, it ended in a flash, and with a significant amount of pain. The legendary alpine ski racer crashed 13 seconds into her run at the downhill final on Sunday and was airlifted from the mountain. It was […]

Skiing legend Lindsey Vonn returned for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics looking to add more medals to her storied collection. However, a scary crash during the women’s downhill skiing event on Sunday brought her comeback attempt and Olympic hopes to an end — and her father hopes Vonn’s latest serious injury will do the same for […]

Star Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim made her thoughts clear about the discussions surrounding her friend and fellow Olympian Hunter Hess while talking to reporters on Monday. Kim was asked about US President Donald Trump’s social media backlash directed at the freeskier, who voiced that he didn’t support ICE’s crackdowns on residents in Minnesota and around […]

Aari McDonald’s Unrivaled season has been cut short. After working her way back from a broken bone in her right foot, which she suffered in August while playing for the Indiana Fever, McDonald was officially shut down for the rest of the campaign due to a “right lower extremity injury.” McDonald played limited minutes during […]

Eyes have been one of the best tennis players to play the game, as Serena Williams has the chance at a possible comeback to the professional sport. Williams has recently been listed by the sport’s drug testing organization as eligible to return to competition on Feb. 22, according to Ben Rothenberg of BOUNCES. “Serena Williams […]

Ahead of the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl LX clash with the New England Patriots, the team received a boost from an unlikely source. South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley decided to rock the jersey of Seahawks rookie safety Nick Emmanwori during her team’s 93-50 rout of SEC rival Tennessee. The SEC Network shared Staley’s […]

American skier Breezy Johnson captured Olympic gold in the women’s downhill Sunday, but the moment was overshadowed by a severe crash involving teammate Lindsey Vonn, who was injured during her run. Johnson became only the second American woman to win Olympic downhill gold, following Vonn’s victory 16 years earlier. The 30-year-old held off Germany’s Emma […]

The Olympic women’s downhill ski final was on Sunday, and Lindsey Vonn was looking to add another gold medal to her haul. She was a three-time Olympic medalist who retired in 2019, missing the 2024 Winter Games. The American made a comeback starting in 2024, but her comeback hope in this Olmypic games was initially […]

Skiing legend Lindsey Vonn isn’t taking any criticism over her decision to compete in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics lightly. In an exchange with what appears to be a doctor on X, formerly Twitter, Vonn set the record straight on the state of her ACL after she suffered a tear last Friday. “Lol thanks doc,” Vonn’s […]