To quote Ari Chambers, “the WNBA is so important.” Following the celebration of its 25th year, the league announced on Thursday that it has raised $75M in its first-ever fundraising campaign that will support its plans for continued growth. The fundraising effort attracted support from over two dozen investors, including Nike, Condoleeza Rice, and Pau Gasol, theNew York Times reports. The funds will be used to enhance the league’s marketing efforts and to work with the players’ union to support improved conditions for its athletes. Read More
Not since the swimmer Lia Thomas has a college athlete or team put the fiercely…
UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma passed Tara VanDerveer as college basketball’s all-time winningest coach…
Five years ago, Lindsey Vonn retired from ski racing, largely because her aching right knee,…
As confetti fell and Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” blared through the arena, the…
Susie Maxwell Berning, a three-time champion of the United States Women’s Open golf tournament who…
Once a dominant figure in girls’ and women’s soccer, Rory Dames in recent years has…