Getty Images President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will prevent people assigned male at birth from competing in women’s sporting events. The order was signed at an afternoon ceremony on Wednesday. According to ABC Newsthe White House will likely expect sports bodies, such as the NCAA, to change their rules to coincide […]
Jan 31, 2025, 07:40 AM ET When the University of Washington retired Kelsey Plum’s No. 10 jersey earlier this month, making her the first Huskies women’s basketball player with her number in the rafters of Hec Edmundson Pavilion, it was an opportunity for Plum to reflect on the journey that has taken her from UW […]
Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry praised the lasting legacy of Kobe Bryant in the world of women’s basketball years after the death of the Los Angeles Lakers legend. “He was the first one I saw consistently and to the masses promoting it,” Curry said to The Athletic’s Marcus […]
Michael VoepelJan 22, 2025, 06:25 AM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Playing defending national champion South Carolina was already difficult enough. But how the Gamecocks have responded […]
Michael Voepel, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2025, 01:15 PM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. A lot of deserved attention has gone to Big Ten newcomers UCLA and […]
Afghan women play cricket at the grounds of the stadium in Herat (Photo by AREF KARIMI/AFP via Getty … [+] Images) AFP via Getty Images After a belated resolution between foes India and Pakistan, that caused major delays in the scheduling and resulted in logistical issues, next month’s Champions Trophy is being engulfed in more […]
Minnesota high school wrestler Abby Gindele of the Annandale/Maple Lake Lightning. Photo courtesy of Mary Christen. In 2020, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) approved women’s wrestling as an emerging sport. Since then, athletes, coaches and other leaders have recognized that its policies need to differ from those of men’s wrestling. Wrestling is a sport […]
WWE/Getty Images Lyra Valkyria defeated Dakota Kai to win the first-ever WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship during the Jan. 13 episode of Raw on Netflix. The two competitors went back and forth in the tournament finals for the championship, delivering a thrilling performance for the Raw crowd. As the match came to an end, Valkyria rolled […]
Two months down, two to go — and the road to the 2025 women’s Final Four in Tampa is fast approaching. The 2024-25 women’s college basketball season has had plenty of unexpected twists. Unlike last year when South Carolina was the favorite on its way to an undefeated season, there is no clear national title […]
With the New Year on the horizon, it was fitting this weekend was headlined by a clash of two freshmen heavyweights in Rutgers’ Kiyomi McMiller and Ohio State’s Jaloni Cambridge. However, after the contest, it was clear one first-year star shines brighter than the other. For the latest women’s college basketball freshman tracker, we take […]
