women in sports

Jenny Nguyen got frustrated back in 2018 when she was trying to watch the NCAA women’s basketball final, and none of the TVs at a local sports bar were showing the big game. Out of that frustration, Nguyen conceived the idea for The Sports Bra, her Portland hangout where women’s sports are always on and the best athletes in women’s...

Approaching its 50th anniversary, here’s everything you need to know about Title IX and its lasting impact on women’s sports.

On a recent Thursday evening in Fort Worth two high school teams met for the very first girls varsity flag football game in North Texas. As the 50th anniversary of Title IX approaches, the students and coaches reflected on what progress in girls’ sports looks like and why it matters.

“Motivation” singer Normani paired up with Frito-Lay to update the unofficial anthem of North American baseball (“Take Me Out to the Ball Game”) while artist Monica Ahanonu conceptualized the five new faces of the Cracker Jack team.

As a U.S. House committee prepares to talk about a harassment investigation into the Washington Football Team (now the Commanders), a former NFL cheerleader is speaking up about the league’s treatment of women. Heidi West, who cheered for the Titans and 49ers, tells LX News host Eric Alvarez the league “doesn’t value its women athletes” and needs to hire more...

Shaina Clorfeine could play soccer, but one day, her dad asked her to try kicking a football through the uprights…and she made a field goal from 30 yards. Now Clorfeine is the kicker on the varsity football team at her school in La Cañada Flintridge, California. She spoke with LX News host Ashley Holt about making the team, and finding...

Hear some of the members of Team USA discuss the legacy of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team in the Olympics.

The members of Team USA’s Women’s Basketball Team discuss their journey to a possible seventh straight gold medal in Tokyo.

Simone Biles, known as the greatest gymnast in history, discusses her motivation as well as the importance of pushing herself to her limits in preparation for Tokyo 2020.

Take a look at hurdler Sydney McLaughlin as she talks about her journey to stardom and her goals for Tokyo 2020.

The women of Team USA dominated the games in Rio and are expected to do the same in Tokyo. Here’s how, according to Corey Robinson.

It’s 2021 and there are thankfully fewer and fewer glass ceilings of note to break in professional sports every day. But… there’s still one significant one that could be smashed to pieces in the coming days… the hiring of the first female head coach in NBA history.

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.