Sep 02 Defending U.S. Open champ Naomi Osaka loses to Belinda Bencic in 4th round By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Osaka’s achy left knee didn’t let her serve without pain. Bencic's clean, crisp strokes, struck with the ball still on the rise, contributed plenty to the outcome, too. Continue reading
Aug 27 People find women's sports 'more inspiring' than men's. Here's how you can watch now By Gretchen Frazee Women's sports aren't always given prime-time slots, but there are still plenty of games and tournaments to watch. Continue reading
Aug 01 Like her players, outgoing U.S. women's soccer coach has faced unequal pay By Gretchen Frazee Jill Ellis has been paid substantially less than her male counterparts, shining a light on the inequality coaches of women's sports routinely experience. Continue reading
Jul 30 Jill Ellis stepping down as U.S. women's soccer coach By Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press Ellis has been coach of the team since 2014, guiding it to victories at the World Cup in 2015 and earlier this month in France. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 7:38 How U.S. women's soccer is paving the way for pay equity in sports Fans and players gathered in New York Wednesday to celebrate the World Cup title of the U.S. women's soccer team. The repeat champions received honorary keys to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio and expressed gratitude to their supporters… Continue watching
Jul 09 Serena Williams advances to Wimbledon semifinal By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press "She's something our sport has never seen," Alison Riske said after Williams defeated her in the quarterfinals. Continue reading
Jul 08 Coco Gauff ends run at Wimbledon after loss in 4th round By Chris Lehourites, Associated Press The 15-year-old American, who became the youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon's main draw in the professional era, lost to former No. 1 Simona Halep. Continue reading
Jul 01 15-year-old Gauff beats Venus Williams at Wimbledon By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Coco Gauff pulled off a 6-4, 6-4 victory in the first round over Venus Williams, who at 39 was the oldest woman in the field. Continue reading
Jun 28 U.S. knocks out France in Women's World Cup quarterfinals By Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press France had been vying to become the first nation to simultaneously hold the men's and women's World Cup trophies but fell well short as their aggressive play, home-field advantage and flag-waving crowd that belted out La Marseillaise failed to faze… Continue reading
Jun 25 Breakdancing takes step closer to Olympic debut in Paris By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press Paris wants to add four sports to its program, though the other three — skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing — will make Summer Games debuts in Tokyo next year. Continue reading