women in sports

Toni Breidinger, the first Arab American woman to compete in NASCAR, recently raced at Daytona for the first time. She talked with LX News about coming up in the sport, racing Go-karts with her twin sister, and why her friends don’t want her to drive them around.

These athletes have eight Olympic gold medals, four WNBA Championship titles and two World Cup wins between them, but Alex Morgan, Chloe Kim, Simone Manuel and Sue Bird noticed something they’re lacking. It’s actually something the entire world lacks — adequate coverage of women in sports. But rather than simply complain about it, this quartet of athletic icons from...

In a now-deleted tweet ESPN posted a graphic created by an artist on Instagram meant to highlight the Greatest of All Time in the world of sports. The image included Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Tiger Woods and more standing in a stadium mingling with a few actual goats. But where were the women?

In one of Kobe Bryant’s final public photos, the basketball legend is wearing an orange WNBA hoodie that speaks volumes about his support for women athletes. Eb Jones, a content and influencer consultant, joined LX News to share the inside story about how that moment happened.

Kim Ng is shattering barriers but she’s hardly alone. While not a comprehensive list, these are among the most powerful women working within the sports industry today.

Surfing became the first major U.S.-based pro sport to require equal pay for women in 2019 – setting a standard that other sports have yet to follow. Sophie Goldschmidt, the former CEO of the World Surf League, helps explain how the sport got to this point and how they plan to make it sustainable for generations to come.

49ers Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel Hannah Gordon discusses her new book and the need for more diversity and inclusion in sports.