Women's Sports
Holly Rowe on helping women’s sports with Allstate
ESPN’s Holly Rowe explains why she wanted to be a part of the Allstate Good Works team and how they will make a concerted effort to include women’s sports.
SBJ Women’s Sports: What drives fan behavior?
SBJ Women’s Sports: What drives fan behavior?
Female-first footwear: How tech, sports science are reducing injuries, increasing longevity
“Shrink it and pink it.”
Data drive: Midnight in Paris (or the lack thereof)
I tapped my colleague and SBJ’s racket sports reporter, Rob Schaefer, to give readers a rundown of the French Open’s history of not scheduling women’s matches in prime-time night sessions on Philippe-Chatrier Court.
Insights into what drives the behavior of women’s sports fans
Plenty of data has been emerging in recent years to show women’s sports fans are different than fans of men’s sports -- younger, more engaged on social media, more likely to purchase merchandise, etc.
Denver NWSL breaks ground on facility, temp venue
The expansion Denver NWSL team “broke ground in Centennial for the construction of its performance center and temporary stadium” on Monday. Denver NWSL is expected to begin the 2026 season “playing in a 12,000-seat venue located just north of Broncos headquarters near Dove Valley.” The team’s perfor...
VAN, SEA add to rosters in PWHL expansion draft
The new PWHL franchises in Vancouver and Seattle “each drafted seven players, plucked from the PWHL’s inaugural six teams,” in the league’s first-ever expansion draft Monday night, “helping the expansion clubs take shape before they join the league for its third season this fall.” Ottawa Charge D As...
All Women’s Sports Network launches FAST channel
All Women’s Sports Network unveiled a global content partnership with Paramount Global’s free, advertising-supported streaming TV (FAST) service Pluto TV. The goal is “‘to make women’s sports freely accessible to viewers globally’ via a FAST channel,” which has launched in the U.S., Canada, the U.K....
AUSL appears to have solid foundation for growth with MLB investment
The Athletes Unlimited Softball League, with the “legitimate financial backing" that other softball leagues lacked, “appears to have the foundation to push forward with potential staying power,” according to Scott Wright of the OKLAHOMAN. MLB providing financial support to the AUSL is “by far the mo...
That’s my ball: Wilson, Caitlin Clark release new multi-purpose basketball line
The colors, patterns and detailing on Wilson’s new basketball line with Fever G Caitlin Clark are the “result of months-long conversations between Clark and Wilson’s design team about who she is, what she likes and what messages she wants to send to young fans,” according to Nancy Armour of USA TODA...
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Herb’s never seen the Pacers as an investment. You have to have a return, and all that? He’s never thought of it that way. He owns the team because he loves it. He knows how important it is to the city.-- Pacers minority owner Stephen Simon, on how his father, Herb Simon, views his ownership of the Pacers.
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