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Who will win the NWSL Championship? Predicting Gotham vs. Washington
The NWSL Championship on Saturday pits the Washington Spirit vs. Gotham FC. Who is the underdog? Who is the player to watch? Who will win?
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NWSL X Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
NWSL GM survey: Is the salary cap a problem? Are teams still breaking rules?
ESPN's NWSL GM survey returns as execs dish on the worst front offices, tensions with USWNT, breaking the rules, their player wish list and more.
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2025 espnW: Women + Sports Summit presented by Toyota - Recap
Take a look at the best of the espnW Summit with The Summit in 60 presented by Toyota!
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WNBA
Video and live updates from the 2025 espnW Women Sports Summit
The espnW Summit brings together industry leaders, including actor Elizabeth Banks, Olympian Ilona Maher, WNBA All-Star Courtney Vandersloot, and more.
Seminoles
NCAA Softball
'My face, my rules': How FSU's Michaela Edenfield made makeup her competitive advantage
Why "Area 51" uses makeup to empower her game and combat childhood bullying.
Video and live updates from the 2025 espnW Summit NYC
The 2025 espnW NYC Summit brings together athletes from Olympian Jordan Chiles, UCLA's Cori Close and more.
WPBL co-founder Justine Siegal praises Kim Ng as "superstar" and Michele Kang as "game changer"
As Justine Siegal prepares all the details for the 2026 launch of the Women's Pro Baseball League, she reflects on the contributions of her counterparts in other women's sports.
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ESPNW Summit Day 3 in 60 seconds
Check out the best moments from Day 3 of the ESPNW Summit.
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Video and live updates from the 2024 espnW: Women + Sports Summit
The 2024 espnW Summit brings together athletes from WNBA's Kahleah Copper, Olympian Allyson Felix and more.
NWSL X Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
New USL Super League: Threat to the NWSL, or helping hand to boost women's soccer?
The USL Super League is launching as a top-flight women's soccer league even though the NWSL is already thriving in the United States.
NWSL
NWSL GM survey: League execs on rule-breaking, abolishing draft, USWNT players, and more
NWSL executives dish on the worst front offices, reliance on the USWNT, breaking the rules, players they want to sign and more.
Video and live updates from the espnW Summit NYC 2024
The espnW Summit brings together athletes from UConn star Azzi Fudd, NWSL Champion Ali Krieger and more.
Olympics
'I was blessed': Allyson Felix gives birth to second child, a son
Decorated track and field star Allyson Felix shared her gratitude for her experience after giving birth to her healthy son.
Hawkeyes
NCAA Women's Basketball
Caitlin Clark gives Michael Che '3 pointers' in SNL cameo
Clark, in New York for Monday's WNBA draft, stopped by Studio 8H for a surprise appearance on "Saturday Night Live."
NCAA Women's Basketball
'1 of 1!! ': South Carolina's title win over Iowa excites social media
From A'ja Wilson to LeBron James and beyond, plenty of praise poured in for South Carolina and Dawn Staley.
Hawkeyes
NCAA Women's Basketball
Caitlin Clark pays homage to Kobe Bryant
Caitlin Clark recreated an iconic Kobe Bryant photo after winning her third consecutive Big Ten conference title.
A Chance To Play
Women and girls playing basketball in poor and patriarchal villages of rural Rwanda used to be a rare sight. But as Mark Fainaru-Wada reports, thousands now enjoy the sport and other health benefits introduced by the US non-profit "Shooting Touch."
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Gymnastics
How Delta Sigma Theta influenced Nya Reed's viral Bruins debut
An inside look at Reed's viral floor routine, where she paid homage to her sorority and Black culture.
Video and live updates from the 2023 espnW: Women + Sports Summit
The espnW Summit brings together industry influencers and athletes from WNBA Champ Candace Parker, WNBA Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston, Olympian Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and more. Missed any of the action? We've got you covered.
NFL
Renaissance, Eras tours attendance outperforms 14 NFL teams
It was an unusually active offseason for NFL stadiums as Beyoncé and Taylor Swift embarked on tours, bringing attendances that rival the venues' NFL occupants.
Celtics
NBA
ESPN celebrates five decades of hip-hop music
In honor of hip-hop turning 50 on Aug. 11, ESPN tapped the culture's top voices to write about their favorite athlete name-drops in hip-hop history.
Olympics - Tennis
Common's Serena Williams name-drop demanded respect for the GOAT
Serena Williams is an icon, the GOAT, a tennis legend and probably the most name-dropped woman athlete in hip-hop, yet her acknowledgment in pop culture was often varied.
Replica guns, athleticism and cosplay: Who are the women of airsoft?
As the sport of airsoft grows in popularity across the United States, the population of women participants in competitions remains small. And the women who choose to play want to make their presence known on and off the battlefields.
Nelly Korda
LPGA star Nelly Korda added to PGA Tour 2K23 game roster
Korda, a one-time major winner at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, joins Lexi Thompson, Lydia Ko and Brooke Henderson as the latest LPGA star to appear in the game.
Tigers
NCAA Women's Basketball
LSU star Angel Reese has cameo in Latto-Cardi B music video
The reigning national champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player appeared in Latto and Cardi B's new music video for their song "Put It on Da Floor Again."
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- Former Marine to receive Tillman Award at ESPYS
- J. Cole, Meek Mill to headline All-Star Game
- Ex-UCLA player can't win car due to hoops career
- Dominant 20: There was no stopping Ariya Jutanugarn in 2018
- Athletes critical of Texas legislature over SB6
- NCAA asked to mull equal rights in host sites
- Transgender wrestler: Negativity won't faze me
