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The USWNT begins their tournament Friday at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and several athletes and celebrities are sending good luck messages ahead of their first match. One of the most notable athletes who voiced his support ahead of Team USA’s opening match is retired NFL quarterback, Tom Brady. Brady put out a video […]

The Women’s World Cup is officially underway, and the USWNT gets group play started off Friday night against Vietnam. With that, head coach Vlatko Andonovski announced some role updates for Megan Rapinoe, Rose Lavelle and Julie Ertz. Andonovski spoke on Friday and said that Rapinoe and Lavelle will have their minutes managed, while Ertz is […]

Ayana Emmanuel is adding another accolade to her trophy case as the Alabama State women’s basketball star was named SWAC Woman of the Year. She gets the honor following a spectacular final season at Alabama State where she won SWAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year. She reflected on her time at Alabama State in […]

The USWNT has held perhaps the top soccer teams in women’s soccer over the past decade as they’ve won the past two World Cups. But there’s one player who instills fear into opponents unlike anyone else — striker Alex Morgan. As the US women seek the first ever three-peat in World Cup history, opponents will […]

England goalkeeper Mary Earps is speaking out at Nike for refusing to sell her jersey as the Women’s World Cup begins. Nike does not sell the jerseys of women’s soccer goalkeepers, even though they sell jerseys for the other soccer positions and sell goalkeeper jerseys for men’s soccer. Mary Earps spoke out on the exclusion […]

A scare happened hours before the actual start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup after a shooting incident happened near a designated fan zone in downtown Auckland. The New Zealand police reported via Twitter that three people including the gunman died after they responded to the shooting incident “that unfolded at a construction site in […]

Perhaps the news of the tournament broke before the opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Thursday as Australian star Sam Kerr will miss the first two games of the tournament due to a calf injury. The tournament’s co-hosts navigated through their first match with a win, but the loss of Kerr is […]

The Red and White take on the Steel Roses! Catch the Denmark-China game with the odds, prediction, pick, and how-to-watch guide that we prepared for the Women’s World Cup series. Denmark easily qualified for the World Championship as they finished the qualification group convincingly in first place with 13 points more than Bosnia and 15 […]

The Lionesses duke out with Les Bicolores at Lang Park in Brisbane, Australia! Check out our Women’s World Cup series with this England-Haiti odds, prediction, and pick along with a guide on how and where to watch. England is looking sharp and steady into this tournament, and it comes as no surprise that they are […]

The Copper Queens take on the Nadeshiko at the Waikato Stadium! Catch up with the Women’s World Cup series with our Zambia-Japan odds, prediction, pick, and how-to-watch guide. Zambia will showcase to the world the football prowess of Africa. In their inaugural World Cup debut game, the Zambians will try to take over the Japanese […]

The Spaniards face off against the Costa Ricans in the WWC! Check out our 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup odds series with this Spain-Costa Rica prediction, odds, pick, and how-to-watch guide. La Roja is coming in with a lot of steam in their group game opener. With a six-game winning streak still active, the Red […]

The USA Women’s Soccer team begins their quest for a three-peat in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup starting with their matchup with Vietnam. It is time to continue our Women’s World Cup odds series with a USA-Vietnam prediction, pick, and how to watch. For the United States, they enter the World Cup as the […]

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and Portland Thorns FC forward Sophia Smith revealed the team’s mindset before they open against the Vietnam Women’s National Team on Friday. “At the end of the day, the biggest focus is on ourselves, the game that we want to play, the style that we want to play and the style […]

The Philippines and Switzerland clash heads in the Women’s World Cup! Check out our odds series for the World Cup hosted by Australia and New Zealand, which includes our odds, prediction, pick, and how-to-watch guide for the Philippines-Switzerland game. The Philippine women’s national football team has shown progress and determination in recent years. With continued […]

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup continues with the second game in Group B between Nigeria and Canada. It is time to continue our Women’s World Cup odds series with a Nigeria-Canada prediction, pick, and how-to-watch guide. Nigeria could be a very realistic outside contender to qualify from Group B, but their chances will likely […]

The 2023 FIFA World Cup heads to the host nation of Australia, as Australia faces the Republic of Ireland. It is time to continue our Women’s World Cup odds series with an Australia-Republic of Ireland prediction, pick, and how to watch. Ireland enters the World Cup ranked 22nd in the world. The start of World […]

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off on Thursday, with the first match between host nation New Zealand and Norway. It is time to continue our Women’s World Cup odds series with a New Zealand-Norway prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. New Zealand enters the Women’s World Cup with an automatic bid for being a host […]

The USWNT heads into the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup looking to win their third title in a row, but they’re missing several players due to injuries. Among them is Angel City FC star Christen Press, who has been dealt another devastating blow in her recovery from ACL surgery. Last June, Press tore up her […]

Alex Morgan and the USWNT are preparing to defend their title at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The USWNT has lost some key players so earning another championship in Megan Rapinoe’s final World Cup will be difficult. Morgan is prepared to lead the team this year, and she recently discussed her mindset heading into […]

March Madness has always been an exciting way for NCAA Division I teams to duke it out for a national championship. The common route would be to get a good seeding in their respective conferences. Afterward, they can punch a post-season ticket. Teams in the men’s basketball ranks that did not make it have an […]

The Megan Rapinoe retirement tour has begun. The US Women’s national team star has announced she will hang up her boots following the 2023 Women’s World Cup and the completion of the current NWSL season. However, Rapinoe’s USWNT teammate, Kristie Mewis wants her to go just a little (or a lot) longer. Mewis, who plays […]

The Washington Mystics will be without one of their starters for at least two weeks as the second half of the WNBA season kicks off this week. Guard Ariel Atkins, who was carried off the court in the Mystics’ last game on July 11, has a left ankle sprain that will be re-evaluated at the […]

The NWSL has issued a fine to San Diego Wave coach Casey Stoney for making comments on social media about the league’s officiating. Stoney’s social media remarks after a 2-2 draw with the Washington Spirit were deemed to be “detrimental to the league” and in violation of the league’s “Prejudicial Statements and Public Criticism” code, […]

Marketa Vondrousova won her first grand slam title by defeating Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 in the 2023 Wimbledon final. After becoming the new Wimbledon champion, Marketa Vondrousova explained her celebration plans. Vondrousova is on top of the tennis world, but her Wimbledon championship includes a simple and relatable celebration. “I think I’m going to have […]

Saturday marked the third Major final that Ons Jabeur has been in but unfortunately, it ended in defeat once again. The Tunisian lost in straight sets to unseeded Marketa Vondrousova, 6-4, 6-4. Remember, she also fell to Elena Rybakina in the 2022 Wimbledon final as well. Following the match, Jabeur couldn’t help but shed some […]

A year ago, Marketa Vondrousova was watching Wimbledon as a spectator as she recovered from an injury. Fast forward to Saturday and the Czech Republic native is a champion at the All-England Club. Talk about a full-circle moment. Vondrousova, who made a Cinderella run all the way to the final, rode the momentum against Ons […]

New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu made history Friday with her record breaking performance at the 3-Point contest. Ionescu put up a whopping 37 points, most in WNBA and NBA 3-Point contest history. She scored more points in her performance than arguably the greatest 3-Point shooter in NBA history, Steph Curry, whose record in the […]

Aryna Sabalenka had been cruising past her opponents at Wimbledon, winning four of her first five matches in straight sets on her way to the semifinals. That set Sabalenka up for a match with Ons Jabeur, which she ended up losing, eliminating her from the tournament right before the Finals in crushing fashion. As the […]

It’s official. Dwyane Wade, the Chicago native, is officially an owner of the city’s WNBA team, the Chicago Sky, per Alexa Philippou. Wade’s decision to invest in the Sky was rumored for quite some time, with D-Wade himself teasing the move. Now, Wade takes a huge step in supporting Chicago’s women’s team as it goes […]

Tragedy struck Thursday morning when former LSU basketball player Danielle Ballard was unfortunately killed by being struck by a vehicle in Memphis, Tennessee. She was just 29 years old. The Memphis Police Department said that the incident occurred at about 1:30 a.m. The driver remained on the scene as Ballard was rushed to the hospital, […]

Angel Reese and the LSU basketball team shocked the college basketball world last season with their title game victory over Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes. For Reese, the title was the culmination of years of hard work. It didn’t come without controversy, of course. Reese became a lightning rod for both positive and negative […]

The rivalry between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark continued off the court during the 2023 ESPYs. Iowa basketball fans were quick to shade on the LSU basketball national champion. This is after she won the Best Breakthrough Athlete Award at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Angel Reese had long been entrenched in the […]

Angel Reese has been known as the feisty go-getter for LSU women’s basketball. Her on-the-court production with crashing the boards, setting good screens, and scoring are a welcome addition to a great personality. She gained a lot of fame during this year’s fight for the NCAA National Championship. Notably, her dramatics against Iowa basketball’s Caitlin […]

WNBA ratings are significantly increasing this season on ESPN platforms midway through the 2023 season. WNBA games on ESPN are averaging 548,000 viewers, up 46% from the 2022 season. On ABC aired games, WNBA games are averaging 647,00o viewers, an 18% increase from 2022, per a graphic posted by ESPN PR’s Twitter account. #WNBA midseason […]

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur is through to the semifinals of Wimbledon after getting revenge on last year’s winner, Elena Rybakina 6(5)-7, 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday, who she lost to in last year’s final. After the huge victory, Jabeur revealed the key to her storming back and winning two straight sets after dropping the first […]

When someone suffers a traumatic experience, many people will express sympathy and lend emotional support. That’s just what one does. Though, no one outside of the individual in question really knows how truly agonizing it is to assimilate back into society. Going through all of that as a professional athlete presents its own unique obstacles […]

The US Women’s National Team is now just days away from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup taking place from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New Zealand. Before the world’s biggest soccer tournament kicks off, though, the USWNT beat Wales in their final tune-up, and star striker Alex Morgan had a strong […]

The emotions of winning a Wimbledon quarterfinal match are something few tennis players get to feel in their careers. Defeating the No. 1 player in the world at The Championships apparently makes you want to drink a beer, at least if you’re Elina Svitolina. Svitolina won a close match against top-seeded Iga Swiatek in three […]

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) issued a statement in light of the Wimbledon handshake controversy surrounding Victoria Azarenka and Elina Svitolina. Svitolina came out on top in a tight 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (11-9) contest against Azarenka in their fourth-round matchup on Sunday. But it was after the match that really made headlines. Given that Svitolina, […]