Mar 18 Watch 6:20 The opportunities and challenges of endorsement deals for student athletes By John Yang, Harry Zahn This year's NCAA basketball tournaments have gotten the highest TV ratings in years. Since 2021, athletes have been able to capitalize on the popularity of college sports through endorsements and sponsorships. But for female athletes, it's also exposing the dark… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 2:19 News Wrap: Residents urged to evacuate at floodwaters rise in Mississippi In our news wrap Sunday, a major flood threat faces Mississippi as the Pearl river is expected to crest 8 feet above flood stage on Sunday. Residents in Jackson have been advised to evacuate. Plus, Two U.S. warships sailed through… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 7:16 Abbi Jacobson on re-telling ‘A League of Their Own’ for a new generation By Geoff Bennett, Kaisha Young, Claire Mufson "A League of Their Own" quickly became a cult classic after its initial release in 1992. Now, 30 years after the film based on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League premiered in theaters, the Rockford Peaches are coming back to… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 5:34 Wimbledon women’s final makes tennis history Wimbledon women's final was destined to be historic. Elena Rybakina on Saturday became the first ever player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam. She beat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, the first woman from Africa to reach a Grand Slam final. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 6:12 How some schools sidestep Title IX’s protections for women By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Emine Yücel Title IX, the federal law that bars educational institutions from discriminating on the basis of sex turned 50 this week. But some top college sports programs are skirting the spirit, if not the letter, of the law. Ali Rogin speaks… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 3:59 Examining the successes and remaining challenges 50 years after Title IX By Amna Nawaz, Ryan Connelly Holmes It was 50 years ago on Thursday that Title IX became law and forever changed the landscape of education and athletics. Its impact has been enormous but parts of it are subjects of debate, including sexual assault claims on campus… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 4:52 Biden administration proposes new protections for LGBTQ students, sexual assault survivors The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new rules for how schools must treat sex discrimination under Title IX. If approved, the regulations would reverse Trump-era rules that limited the scope of sexual assault investigations on campuses. The Washington Post's Moriah… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 6:24 U.S. women soccer players reach $24 million settlement in fight for equal pay By Stephanie Sy, Claire Mufson The U.S. women's national soccer team has reached a $24 million equal-pay settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation. The federation also committed to equalizing future pay for women. Julie Foudy, an ESPN analyst, retired two-time World Cup champion and Olympic… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 6:19 Female basketball players get unreliable COVID testing, less online promotion from NCAA By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes The NCAA women's basketball tournament got underway Sunday. But even before the opening tip, new anger and frustration erupted last week over the NCAA's different approaches to the women's and mens' teams — including less reliable COVID testing. The problems… Continue watching
Apr 15 Federal lawsuit challenges Idaho’s transgender sports ban By Keith Ridler, Associated Press Two civil rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Idaho's new law banning transgender women from competing in women's sports, the first such law in the nation. Continue reading