sports

A grateful look at how far women’s sports have come

Perhaps one thing that hasn’t changed, exactly, only grown, is the sense of camaraderie and sisterhood that sports can provide.

1 month ago

Homes of their own critical for continued growth of women’s sports. Stadiums equal revenue

Since buying Kansas City Current, Angie and Chris Long have built dedicated practice facility and stadium that belongs solely to…

1 month ago

Survey: Consumers want brands to invest in women’s sports

The data points on women’s sports — from attendance records, ticket and merchandise sales and viewership numbers — have all…

6 months ago

Women’s professional sports grapple with eroding rights

USA TODAY Sports spoke to more than 30 current and retired professional female athletes to gauge how they’re weighing changes…

2 years ago

Opinion: Women athletes’ lives are now going to be vastly more complicated

Women athletes, more so than almost anyone else, are defined by bodily autonomy and choice, writes Amy Bass. So it's…

2 years ago

Title IX’s greatest achievement wasn’t equality. It was possibility.

It’s the tremendous sense of movement created by Title IX over the past 50 years that matters.

2 years ago

50 Years of Title IX: How One Law Changed Women’s Sports Forever

In 1972, no one dreamed a dry, 37-word clause tucked inside a new education legislation would reshape women’s sports forever.…

2 years ago

How Women’s Sports Media, Athletes Try to Engage More Fans

When athletes don’t receive serious coverage, potential fans don’t get a chance to respect, and religiously follow, their game.

2 years ago