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PWHL Seattle

PWHL Expanding to Seattle

Seattle is the newest team to join the Professional Women’s Hockey League as the league announced expansion to the Washington destination with the new team set to begin play in the 2025—2026 season. Seattle joins Vancouver, which was announced last week, as the PWHL’s first two expansion teams alongside the inaugural six markets (Boston, Minnesota, […]

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Women’s Sport Trust
From left: WST Chair Suzy Levy, new WST Trustee Ali Donnelly and WST CEO Tammy Parlour. WST Photo

Women’s Sport Trust Announces Several Staff Moves

The Women’s Sport Trust has announced the appointment of a new trustee and three board apprentices. Alice Dearing, Shruti Saujani and Gemma Woor have joined the organization as board apprentices. Dearing is a former British Olympic swimmer and founder of Black Girls Swim; Saujani works at the Football Association in an equality, diversity and inclusion […]

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Vancouver PWHL

Professional Women’s Hockey League Expands to Vancouver

Vancouver will be the newest team in the Professional Women’s Hockey League and will begin play next season at Pacific Coliseum, marking the league’s first entry into the West Coast. Vancouver will join Boston, Minnesota, Montréal, New York, Ottawa and Toronto. Pacific Coliseum is nearby the PNE Agrodome, which will be the team’s practice facility. […]

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SI Women’s Games

Sports Illustrated to Launch SI Women’s Games

Sports Illustrated has announced a biennial all-star competition featuring elite female athletes across six sports. The inaugural SI Women’s Games is scheduled for October 28 through November 2 in Oceanside, California. It will give participating athletes the opportunity to earn prize money while competing for the title of champion. Teams of domestic and international athletes […]

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Serbia UEFA Congress
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks to delegates at the 49th ordinary UEFA congress in Belgrade. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

U.S. to Host FIFA 2031 Women’s World Cup, UK to Host in 2035

The United States was all but officially awarded the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup on Thursday when FIFA President Gianni Infantino told European soccer officials there was one valid bid for the event. Infantino also said there was one valid bid for the 2035 Women’s World Cup, which is from the United Kingdom, while speaking […]

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2026 ACC Women’s Tournament

ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament Headed to Atlanta Area in 2026

The 2026 Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament is headed to the Greater Atlanta area, bringing the longest-running Division I collegiate conference women’s basketball tournament to Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia. The 2026 edition, set for March 4–8, will be the 49th in league history and will mark the sixth different neutral site to host […]

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USA Hockey 2025

Two Virginia Venues to Host 2025 USA Hockey Girls Tier II 16U National Championships

Loudoun and Fairfax counties in Virginia will co-host the 2025 USA Hockey Girls Tier II 16U National Championships from April 2­–6 as 28 teams from 16 states in the under-16 girls’ division will compete for a national title. This is the first USA Hockey National Championship for girls to be held in the Washington D.C. […]

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The Real SC

South Carolina and Southern Cal Women’s Basketball to Play in Los Angeles, Greenville

The University of South Carolina and the University of Southern California women’s basketball programs have announced a bicoastal, two-season series called “The Real SC” that will take place in the next two seasons. The events will see the first game played on November 15, 2025, at Crypto Arena in Los Angeles followed by a contest […]

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NWSl Preview Soccer
The United States team celebrates after winning the Women's World Cup final soccer match against The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

US-Mexico Bid for 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup Gets Clearer Path

A planned joint bid for the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup from the United States and Mexico will be the front-runner as it would only face a rival bid from Africa, with FIFA on Wednesday excluding Europe from the contest. The U.S. and Mexico bid has been favored to win 2031 Women’s World Cup hosting […]

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Spokane Sports

Spokane Sports Launches Spokane Champions Women in Sports Campaign

Spokane Sports has launched the Spokane Champions Women in Sports campaign as the destination builds momentum toward several months filled with women’s sporting events including the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Spokane Sports has released a free community toolkit, giving businesses and residents access to downloadable resources such as social graphics, posters, table tents, coasters and […]

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