Aug 04 For women athletes of color, outsized scrutiny over gender is nothing new, historians say By Noreen Nasir Female athletes of color who don’t conform to typically Western ideals of femininity have historically faced disproportionate scrutiny when it comes to sex testing and false accusations that they are male or transgender, historians and anthropologists say. Continue reading
Jul 30 How Simone Biles rewrote the language of gymnastics By Will Graves, Associated Press The 27-year-old American star has been intent almost from the start on pushing the sport in new directions by doing things that have never been done before. Continue reading
Jul 26 Are the 2024 Paris Olympics gender equal? That depends how you measure it By Hannah Grabenstein Experts say that while the IOC has made substantial progress in leveling the playing field for women in its decadeslong push for gender parity, there is still a lot of work to do, for women, transgender and nonbinary athletes. Continue reading
Apr 08 New NAIA policy prevents transgender women from competing in women’s college sports By Eric Olson, Associated Press The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, which oversees some 83,000 athletes at schools across the country, is believed to be the first college sports organization to take such a step. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 5:54 Why women’s sports are reaching new heights in popularity and revenue By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Interest in women’s sports has never been higher than during this past week’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament. At least two of the games were the most-watched women’s basketball games ever, with more viewers than the 2023 World Series or NBA… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 2:42 Iowa phenom Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA women’s basketball record for career points By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings Caitlin Clark is now the all-time leading scorer for NCAA women’s basketball. The Iowa superstar made history Thursday night when she broke the record on her home court, leading fans to erupt in cheers. Amna Nawaz reports. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 6:52 Tara VanDerveer’s journey to become college basketball’s winningest coach By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Stanford women’s head coach Tara VanDerveer made history as the winningest coach in college basketball history, surpassing former Duke men's head coach Mike Krzyzewski. VanDerveer has won 1,203 games, won three national championships, led the U.S. team to Olympic gold… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 7:28 How women’s sports are breaking through and scoring big wins with mainstream audiences By Stephanie Sy, Mary Fecteau The NCAA announced a new eight-year broadcast deal with ESPN for over $900 million with women’s college sports making up the bulk of the deal. While women’s athletics have traditionally been on the sidelines of sports media, in recent years,… Continue watching
Jul 11 Human rights court rules in favor of Olympic champion Semenya, testosterone rules may persist By Gerald Imray, Associated Press At least three other Olympic medalists have also been impacted by the rules that set limits on the level of natural testosterone female athletes may have if they want to compete. Continue reading
Apr 03 8 things to know about this year’s record-breaking Women’s NCAA Tournament By Schuyler Dixon, Associated Press It led to the highest attendance ever in the women's basketball tournament’s history to go along with stellar TV ratings in every round. Continue reading