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🏆 Breaking records and taking names🏆 Breaking records and taking names
Several athletes and teams broke records in their respective NCAA sports this weekend.
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With the NCAA postseasons for winter sports approaching, top athletes are pulling out all the stops to gain an edge, leading to shattered records on the court, track, pool deck, and mat this weekend.
February 26, 2024
🇦🇺 She’ll be right🇦🇺 She’ll be right
Australia reports economic impact of $867.5M from 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
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The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) had a profound economic and social impact for host country Australia, according to a recent Football Australia report. Here are some key numbers from the Land Down Under.
February 26, 2024
🎓🏀 Watch the throne🎓🏀 Watch the throne
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and USC’s JuJu Watkins dominate NCAA women’s basketball
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With just over three weeks until March Madness, two of the biggest names in women’s college hoops are crushing records and commanding our attention day in and day out.
February 26, 2024
📈 Growing, growing, gone📈 Growing, growing, gone
Ticket sales for the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament reflect Caitlin Clark Effect
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After a record-breaking women’s March Madness in 2023, the popularity of women’s college basketball — and namely aforementioned Iowa star Caitlin Clark — keeps on growing, but the NCAA is still playing catch up. The Big Ten women’s basketball tournament officially sold out this weekend, two whole weeks before the event tips off.
February 26, 2024
🏀 Guard the throne🏀 Guard the throne
The final sprint toward an NCAA women’s basketball regular-season conference title begins this week
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Welcome to the final week of regular-season women’s basketball! Conference titles are about to be clinched — and a few are coming down to the wire.
February 26, 2024
🏀 The hardwood trailblazers🏀 The hardwood trailblazers
Black women athletes everyone should know
With Black History Month coming to an end and Women’s History Month beginning later this week, today we’re celebrating a few Black women trailblazers and their historic contributions to sports.
February 25, 2024
⚽ What’s going on?⚽ What’s going on?
CanWNT’s players’ association sues Canada Soccer for $40M
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On the eve of No. 10 CanWNT’s 6–0 CONCACAF W Gold Cup win over No. 104 El Salvador, the Canadian Soccer Players’ Association (which represents CanWNT) filed a lawsuit against its employer, Canada Soccer, for $40M, alleging financial negligence.
February 23, 2024
📺 The limit does not exist📺 The limit does not exist
Athletes Unlimited expands ESPN broadcasting deal to include coverage of all four leagues
On Wednesday, Athletes Unlimited (AU) announced that all four of its month-long pro women’s sports leagues — basketball, softball, volleyball, and lacrosse — will broadcast games on ESPN platforms. The deal is a multiyear renewal of the entertainment network’s previous agreement with AU, which saw impressive viewership growth YoY.
February 23, 2024
🏀 At the buzzer🏀 At the buzzer
Top NCAA basketball teams fall in buzzer-beaters
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The parity shifts in women’s basketball (WBB) and men’s basketball (MBB) have created anarchy this season, and the past two days brought enough photo finishes to send your blood pressure through the roof.
February 23, 2024
🏆 Next stop: natty🏆 Next stop: natty
NCAA winter sports’ postseasons kick off
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Winter sports’ postseasons have officially begun! Conference championships are happening in three sports this weekend, and while winning doesn’t guarantee teams a spot in their respective national tournaments, this hardware is still a BFD.
February 23, 2024
💰 She’s all that💰 She’s all that
New data reveals that women’s sports’ sponsorship deals increased by 22% YoY
SponsorUnited data recently revealed that the number of sponsorship deals in pro women’s sports increased by over 22% YoY thanks to more than 5.5K deals last year. These numbers further prove the marketability of women athletes, who also see consistently higher rates of engagement.
February 23, 2024
😡 Ex-Nebraska women’s basketball player groomed by coach😡 Ex-Nebraska women’s basketball player groomed by coach
Former Nebraska women’s basketball player sues school and staff after a coach-initiated inappropriate relationship
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News broke Monday that former Nebraska women’s basketball player and current UNLV guard Ashley Scoggin is suing Nebraska’s board of regents as well as current and former athletic department staff for inappropriate actions taken after ex-assistant coach Chuck Love allegedly groomed and sexually abused her from 2021 to 2022.
February 21, 2024
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