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The session "Breaking New Ground — The First Women’s Professional Sports Venue" included KC Current General Manager Stefanie Tomlin (center) and Derek Byrne, director of Content Strategy at Visit KC (right). Jared Wickerham photo

TEAMS ’24 Highlights Women’s Sports Movement in Kansas City

In a year when women’s sports have had a breakthrough, one project stands out above the rest. Earlier this year, the KC Current of the National Women’s Soccer League opened the first stadium in the world devoted to a professional women’s sports team. In this session, hear from team and destination leaders on how the […]

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WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks to the media before the WNBA basketball draft on April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

Portland Awarded WNBA Franchise to Begin Play in 2026

The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon’s biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026 led by the brother-sister duo of Alex Bhathal and Lisa Bhathal Merage, who paid $125 million for the franchise, which will play its home games at the Moda Center in downtown Portland. Portland […]

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Athletes Unlimited Basketball Heads to Nashville

Athletes Unlimited Basketball’s 2025 season will take place in Nashville, bringing professional women’s basketball to the Nashville Municipal Auditorium for the league’s fourth championship season. The 24-game campaign will run from February 5 to March 2, 2025. The competition will feature some of the best women’s players in the world, as the 2024 season included […]

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Team Travel Source Partners With Girls Academy League

Team Travel Source has been selected as the exclusive housing partner for the Girls Academy League, a youth soccer league dedicated to empowering young female athletes. Team Travel Source will manage all housing needs with the upcoming season for GA tournaments, as the partnership aims to enhance travel logistics and the overall experience for players, […]

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Women’s Elite Rugby

Women’s Elite Rugby Adds Teams in New York, San Francisco and Twin Cities

Women’s Elite Rugby has announced New York, the San Francisco Bay Area and the Twin Cities will be joining Boston, Chicago and Denver as the first six markets in the United States to host a professional women’s rugby team when the inaugural season gets underway in March 2025. Team names and stadium details for all […]

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Delta Becomes Official Airline Partner of WNBA

The WNBA and Delta Airlines have announced a multiyear partnership, making Delta the league’s official airline partner. Delta will utilize travel-related storytelling through WNBA media including broadcast, digital, print and social media. Earlier this season, Delta expanded its WNBA charter program relationship as the league introduced a full charter program as it now carries all […]

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Liberty Fever Basketball
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark drives past New York Liberty forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton in the first half of a WNBA game in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Fever to Host WNBA All-Star 2025

Indianapolis will host the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game and assorted festivities around Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the first time the city will have hosted the midseason showcase. The WNBA season resumes tonight after its Olympic break with the Indiana Fever playing Friday against the Phoenix Mercury. The Fever, with young stars Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston, are […]

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Alex Sedrick
American Alex Sedrick reacts after scoring the winning try during the women's bronze medal Rugby Sevens match against Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The US won the match 14-12 after Sedrick's winning try with no time left. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

USA Rugby Gets $4 Million Donation From Michele Kang After Bronze Medal Win

PARIS — Immediately after a dramatic win in the bronze-medal match against Australia at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, one of the superstars for the U.S. women’s Eagles, Ilona Maher, said she hoped “we get more money and funding for the women’s game. We deserve it. We need more girls in the US trying rugby and […]

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United States midfielder Rose Lavelle, right, dribbles past Colombia midfielder Marcela Restrepo during a CONCACAF Gold Cup game in March in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

2024 Paris Olympics Will be Historic for Women’s Sports

One of the main talking points ahead of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games has been numerical gender parity on the field of play with equal representation of male and female athletes. Within the U.S. Olympic movement, that milestone has been the norm for multiple Games. The infrastructure around women’s sports has grown dramatically since the […]

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2024 Billie Jean King Cup Moves to Malaga From Sevilla

The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals will move to Malaga, Spain, from Sevilla and be paired with the Davis Cup Final 8 men’s competition in November. The BJK Cup Finals dates and match schedule will remain November 13–20. The Davis Cup Final 8 match schedule and dates will take place November 19–24 with both […]

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