Women's Sports Articles - Page 59

The rivalry between the Wisconsin and Nebraska volleyball programs extends past the sets of a game. Both teams try to one-up each other through attendance records, cheers, and other facets surrounding the game. Cornhuskers fans have been known to be the best boosters in all of the Big Ten Conference and even the NCAA. This […]

The Nebraska volleyball program isn’t as well known as the school’s powerful Big Ten football program. but it has had more than its fair share of successes over the years. Nebraska women’s volleyball has won five national championships and turned a profit of over $1 million last season. Recently NBA legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson gave […]

At 43 years old, there isn’t a lot of time left for Venus Williams to keep playing tennis. And Tuesday night was likely her final chance to make a statement at the US Open but in her 24th career appearance in the Big Apple, the seven-time Grand Slam winner failed to impress. Venus was handed […]

Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), has found himself at the center of a growing storm after his actions at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, reported by goal.com. Rubiales has been labeled a “madman” by Javier Tebas, the president of La Liga, in a scathing statement that adds further fuel […]

A transfer battle is heating up between English football giants Manchester United and Liverpool for the highly sought-after Japanese Women’s World Cup star, Hinata Miyazawa, reported by goal.com. The race to secure her signature has been intense, with both clubs vying to strengthen their squads with this exceptional talent. Golden Boot winner Miyazawa, who had […]

Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Federation, has taken a new approach in the ongoing controversy surrounding his kiss with Jenni Hermoso during the Women’s World Cup final, reported by goal.com. Rubiales has sent a video to FIFA in an attempt to show Hermoso seemingly joking about the incident. The incident in question […]

Following Spain winning the Women’s World Cup, the biggest news out of the tournament has been related to scandal instead of Spain’s victory. The Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales is in a world of controversy following what he claims to have been a consensual kiss with Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso and his refusal […]

The Las Vegas Aces suffered a rare loss on Monday night against the New York Liberty, with the final score settling in at 94-85. Fresh off winning their first championship in franchise history last year, the Aces have been leading the pack in the Western Conference again this season, but according to head coach Becky […]

Coco Gauff didn’t get off to a great start in her first-round match at the 2023 US Open, losing her first set to Laura Siegemund, despite the fact she was heavily favored to win the match. Sure enough, Gauff managed to rattle off three straight wins over the next three sets to put Siegemund away, […]

The aftermath of the Women’s World Cup has taken a serious turn as Luis Rubiales, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), now faces the possibility of criminal prosecution for sexual assault, reported by goal.com. This comes after Rubiales kissed Jenni Hermoso during the trophy presentation following Spain’s victory over England in the […]

A new women’s professional hockey league is set to launch in 2024, becoming the singular professional women’s hockey league in North America. The new league will reveal the number of teams and cities for its inaugural season in a news conference at 11 a.m. ET Tuesday, August 29th, according to Just Women’s Sports. The Premier […]

The fallout from the Luis Rubiales scandal, involving the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president’s controversial actions at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, could potentially lead to severe consequences for Spanish football, reported by goal.com. As the scandal continues to escalate, Andreu Camps, the Secretary General of the RFEF, has reportedly requested that UEFA suspend Spanish […]

The fallout from Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales‘ actions at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final has taken an emotional and dramatic turn, with Angeles Bejar, Rubiales’ mother, launching a hunger strike in protest, reported by goal.com. Bejar’s hunger strike comes in response to the controversy that emerged after Rubiales grabbed and kissed Barcelona striker […]

Simone Biles is back, baby! A few weeks after her triumphant return almost three weeks ago, Biles made some more history during the US Gymnastics Championship. After an awe-inspiring performance, Biles comfortably took home the gold medal. After her record-breaking win, the US star talked about her form in recent weeks, per Mercury News. “I […]

Sophia Smith is the next person in line to inherit the keys to the USWNT. It did not go well during the FIFA Women’s World Cup but she hoped to turn the year around in the NWSL. One of her first games back with the Portland Thorns was against the Washington Spirit. But, that game […]

Spain’s trophy-winning performance in the 2023 Women’s World Cup continues to draw the wrong kind of attention. Coach Jorge Vilda is the latest figure to condemn Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation. Vilda criticized Rubiales for his “improper behaviour” following Spain’s victory over England in the World Cup final. “The events that […]

Former Canadian Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul has died at the age of 31, according to Skate Canada. Paul, who skated for Canada in the Olympics at the 2014 Sochi Games, died in a car crash on Tuesday. A police report said a transport truck collided with a line of vehicles that were stopped in […]

The New York Liberty are one of the best teams in the WNBA this season, and after Saturday night’s drubbing of the Minnesota Lynx, the Liberty improved to 27-7. The only team in the league with a better record is the Las Vegas Aces, who are currently 30-5. A big reason for the success this […]

The 2023 US Open officially begins on Monday, but we won’t see 2019 winner Bianca Andreescu on the courts of Flushing Meadows. Andreescu has withdrawn from the final major of the season and will be replaced by a qualifier, as reported by the tournament on Saturday. The Canadian suffered back-to-back first-round losses in Washington and […]

United States Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed the 2022 Las Vegas Aces championship winning team to the White House on Friday. Joe and Jill Biden were set to welcome the Aces, but extended their family trip in Lake Tahoe, so Harris brought in the Aces instead. Harris praised the Aces for their leadership during the […]

The Spanish Women’s World Cup team is standing behind their forward Jenni Hermoso. During the World Cup celebrations following Spain’s historic win, the President of the Spanish Football Foundation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales, kissed Hermoso without her consent. Since, the entire women’s world cup team has stood up with Hermoso and announced they will boycott playing […]

The US Women’s National Team had its worst ever finish in the Women’s World Cup this year, crashing out in the Round of 16 to Sweden after a 0-0 draw and a 5-4 penalty shootout. Now, to add insult to injury, the USWNT has fallen in the FIFA women’s ranking to unprecedented depths. Since FIFA […]

Connecticut Sun star DeWanna Bonner is getting candid about what had her in “freak out” mode this year. Though Bonner is a 2x WNBA Champion and 5x All-Star, she admits that she can get overwhelmed too. For Bonner, the team’s change in general manager, coaching, and several key players led her to freak out amidst […]

USWNT and NSWL star Megan Rapinoe is hanging up her boots after nearly a decade and a half at the highest levels of women’s soccer. The star had a tough final USWNT match, as the team crashed out of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in the Round of 16, the worst finish ever by an […]

Tatiana Suarez is hoping to get the next crack at Weili Zhang. Zhang earned the first defense of her second reign as women’s strawweight champion following a dominant unanimous decision victory over Amanda Lemos in the UFC 292 co-main event. Two weeks prior, Suarez made it seven wins in a row in the UFC as […]

Iga Swiatek has one threat in particular at the US Open according to former No. 1 Chris Evert. Swiatek is the defending champion in New York and will enter the final Grand Slam of the year as the top seed in the women’s singles draw. The Polish star will also be looking to do something […]

Claressa Shields is ready to fight Keith Thurman with no handicaps whatsoever. In recent weeks, the pair made headlines over an intergender boxing match after Shields called out the former two-title welterweight champion. Thurman remarkably accepted the callout and was even ready to offer the women’s unified middleweight champion advantages in more ways than one. […]

FIFA‘s disciplinary committee has initiated proceedings against Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish FA, following his controversial kiss on the lips of Women’s World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso, reported by ESPN. The incident occurred during the medal presentation after Spain’s victory over England in the final, and it has sparked outrage both within and […]

Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli believes women’s tennis players like Emma Raducanu are suffering from a lack of consistency in Grand Slams. Although Iga Swiatek — the current No. 1 — and Aryna Sabalenka are battling it out at the top, Bartoli feels more players could raise their profiles with regular appearances at the major […]

USWNT co-captain Lindsey Horan made a shocking admission following the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup when she shared that the team may not have been prepared for the World Cup. The USWNT was devastated after Sweden eliminated them during a penalty kicks shootout during the Round of 16, their earliest finish ever at a World […]

Amidst the recent controversy surrounding the USWNT and their national anthem stance, soccer star Megan Rapinoe has spoken out to clarify the team’s position and express their love for their country, reported by goal.com. The USWNT faced criticism for not singing the national anthem during their 2023 World Cup campaign, particularly after their elimination in […]

Megan Rapinoe, a prominent member of the USWNT, has dismissed the “fake” criticism made by former President Donald Trump following the team’s surprising exit from the World Cup, reported by goal.com. After the USWNT’s loss to Sweden in the round of 16 on penalties, Trump took to social media to comment on the defeat, using […]

USWNT star Megan Rapinoe has taken a strong stance against the behavior of Luis Rubiales, the head of the Spanish Football Federation, following the Women’s World Cup final over the weekend, reported by goal.com. Spain emerged victorious with a 1-0 win over England in the final match. The incident in question occurred during the medal […]

New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart has one of the best signature shoes in the game, and a lucky young fan had an awesome reaction when he was gifted her PUMA “Stewie 1’s” for his birthday. But the awesome birthday gifts didn’t stop there. Stewart responded to the social media post of the young fan’s […]

Caitlin Clark has been known as a fierce persona inside the courts. The Iowa basketball legend keeps her head straight. She is riling up to lead the Hawkeyes back into National Championship contention. But when she is not focused on her road to the WNBA, Clark spends time with his boyfriend. People could not believe […]

Sha’Carri Richardson did it. After testing positive for THC (marijuana) and being suspended before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the US track sprinter shocked the world at the World Track and Field Championships in Budapest, Hungary, winning the women’s 100-meter gold medal on Monday, upsetting Jamaicans Shericka Jackson and five-time champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce by. […]

Spain pulled off the unthinkable at the 2023 Women’s World Cup on Sunday, lifting their first-ever title as they beat England 1-0 in the showpiece in Sydney. The hero for La Roja was Olga Carmona, who sadly learned that her father passed away right after the game ended. Per the Royal Spanish Football Federation, he […]

The 2023 Women’s World Cup Final came down to the wire between Spain and England, but it was the Spainiards who would end up prevailing in a tightly contested 1-0 victory. Spain enjoyed quite a celebration on the field shortly after their victory, but it was a strange moment between Spain’s football federation president Luis […]

Dynamic Coco Gauff has been one of the rising stars in the WTA for the last few seasons. The 19-year-old defeated Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-4 to win the Cincinnati Open and gained the first WTA 1000 title of her career. COCO GAUFF WINS HER FIRST WTA 1000 TITLE 🏆 She is the youngest player ever […]