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USA Hockey 2025

Two Virginia Venues to Host 2025 USA Hockey Girls Tier II 16U National Championships

Loudoun and Fairfax counties in Virginia will co-host the 2025 USA Hockey Girls Tier II 16U National Championships from April 2­–6 as 28 teams from 16 states in the under-16 girls’ division will compete for a national title. This is the first USA Hockey National Championship for girls to be held in the Washington D.C. […]

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The Real SC

South Carolina and Southern Cal Women’s Basketball to Play in Los Angeles, Greenville

The University of South Carolina and the University of Southern California women’s basketball programs have announced a bicoastal, two-season series called “The Real SC” that will take place in the next two seasons. The events will see the first game played on November 15, 2025, at Crypto Arena in Los Angeles followed by a contest […]

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NWSl Preview Soccer
The United States team celebrates after winning the Women's World Cup final soccer match against The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

US-Mexico Bid for 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup Gets Clearer Path

A planned joint bid for the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup from the United States and Mexico will be the front-runner as it would only face a rival bid from Africa, with FIFA on Wednesday excluding Europe from the contest. The U.S. and Mexico bid has been favored to win 2031 Women’s World Cup hosting […]

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Spokane Sports

Spokane Sports Launches Spokane Champions Women in Sports Campaign

Spokane Sports has launched the Spokane Champions Women in Sports campaign as the destination builds momentum toward several months filled with women’s sporting events including the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Spokane Sports has released a free community toolkit, giving businesses and residents access to downloadable resources such as social graphics, posters, table tents, coasters and […]

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Athletes Unlimited

Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball Extends Stay in Nashville

Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball and Nashville have announced a multi-year deal for AU Pro Basketball to return to Music City in 2026 and beyond. The competition, which includes Olympians, WNBA champions and emerging players, wraps its fourth season and first in Nashville this weekend at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. Attendance for the four-week event has […]

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High School Girls Flag Football Showcase
Team AFC and Team NFC play during the NFL High School Girls Flag Football Showcase on February 2, 2025 in Orlando, Fla. The NFL is leaning heavily into promoting girls and women's flag football, including the idea of a pro league. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Content Services for the NFL)

Flag Football’s Rise Among Girls and Women Boosts NFL, USA Football

NEW ORLEANS — The NFL’s increased emphasis on flag football was on full display with multiple events over the week to showcase the league’s years-long push into the sport, especially on the girls and women’s front. Flag football debuts on the Olympic program in 2028 in Los Angeles and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday […]

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Denver NWSL

National Women’s Soccer League Awards 16th Franchise to Denver

The National Women’s Soccer League has awarded Denver the league’s 16th franchise to begin play in the 2026 season. The Denver franchise is finalizing plans for a purpose-built stadium and a dedicated performance facility for female athletes. It becomes the first women’s professional sports team in a major national league to call the Mile High […]

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USA Wrestling

USA Wrestling Adds Katie Kriebel to Staff

USA Wrestling has named Katie Kriebel to the new position of manager of athlete career transition and women’s inclusion. She will work in USA Wrestling’s national teams department. Kriebel has served as USA Wrestling’s assistant national women’s coach since April 2022 as part of USA Wrestling’s professional coaching staff. In her new role, Kriebel will […]

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World Lacrosse Tokyo

Tokyo to Host 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship

Tokyo will host the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship from July 24 through August 2, the first world championship in Japan since 1997. The Oi Hockey Stadium will be used for the majority of the games in the 16-team championship, with Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground hosting medal matches and the semifinal round. “We are […]

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NCAA Womens Wrestling

NCAA Adds Women’s Wrestling as Championship Sport

Women’s wrestling will be an official NCAA championship sport after the governing body approved its addition on the Division I, II and III levels at its annual convention this week in Nashville. The NCAA’s first women’s wrestling championship will be in 2026. More than 1,200 women wrestlers are competing at NCAA schools today with 76 […]

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