LSU favored to win women’s college basketball title; Caitlin Clark POY favorite

The women’s college basketball season is underway, and the South Carolina Gamecocks are the favorites to win it all at the end of the season. Second on the board are the reigning national champion LSU Lady Tigers at +650. The Tigers, who received a significant boost during the offseason via the transfer portal with the … Read more

Women’s soccer in England to be run by independent organization in bid to set new standards

Women’s soccer in England will be run by an independent organization rather than the Football Association from next year in a move aimed at setting new standards in the game. Clubs in the Women’s Super League and the second-tier Women’s Championship will operate under NewCo, whose first chief executive will be Nikki Doucet — a … Read more

Sport Weekly: Emma Hayes to set new landmark in women’s football with USNWT | Football News

This week Al Jazeera looks at the new USWNT boss, the ‘beauty’ of mixed martial arts, and India’s Cricket World Cup final disaster. Welcome to Al Jazeera’s Sport Weekly newsletter, which explores the intersection of sport with politics, culture and money. You can sign up here. The United States women’s national team (USWNT) went into this … Read more

Serena Williams And Ruby Bridges Set To Be Inducted Into The National Women’s Hall Of Fame

Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges are set to be honored with induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. On Thursday, the hall announced that the athlete and civil rights icon were added to the list of women who will be honored during Women’s History Month in March 2024. Eight additional honorees were revealed during … Read more

Maryland falls out of women’s AP Top 25 for 1st time in 13 years, South Carolina now unanimous No. 1

Maryland‘s 13-year run in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll has come to an end after a week that saw more chaos in the Top 25. The Terrapins had been ranked for 251 consecutive weeks — the second-longest active streak behind No. 6 UConn — before falling out on Monday. Maryland had been in … Read more

LSU favored to win women’s college basketball title; Caitlin Clark POY favorite

The women’s college basketball season is underway, and the reigning national champion LSU Lady Tigers are the favorites to repeat as champions at +400. The Tigers, who received a significant boost during the offseason via the transfer portal with the addition of Hailey Van Lith and Aneesah Morrow, opened the season at +230 but suffered … Read more

Netflix to release docuseries on USWNT’s run at 2023 Women’s World Cup in December

The United States women’s national team is getting the docuseries treatment. Netflix announced Wednesday that it will release a four-episode docuseries on the USWNT’s run at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand titled “Under Pressure.” “From enduring injury to upholding legacy, the series follows the athletes behind the most decorated … Read more

Opening day in women’s hoops has historic loss by defending champs, freshmen play

It was a wild and historic opening day in women’s college basketball with a monumental upset and stellar debuts. If Monday was any indication of the season ahead, there’s going to be a lot of excitement leading up to the crowning of a national champion in Cleveland in April. Seven months after LSU won the … Read more