Women's baseball players could soon have a league of their own again
4 months, 1 week ago

Women's baseball players could soon have a league of their own again

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Women's Professional Baseball League announced plans last month to launch in 2026 as a six-team circuit for female players. If and when it debuts, it will be the first pro league for women since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League — the one immortalized in “A League of Their Own” — dissolved in 1954. Heightened interest in women's sports in recent years made this an ideal time to launch a women's baseball league, said co-founder Justine Siegal, the first woman to coach for an MLB team with the Oakland Athletics in 2015. “They’ve had to stare down an athletic director or approach a baseball coach, and they’ve had to make it happen.” More than 471,000 high school boys played baseball, while 473,000 girls played baseball.

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Women's Premier League: Breaking barriers one season at a time
1 month ago

Women's Premier League: Breaking barriers one season at a time

Live Mint  

The stadium is packed every day, the matches are edge-of-the-seat affairs featuring muscular six hitting, wily spin bowling, pacers knocking down stumps, great catches and eye-catching athleticism on the field. Those who watch the IPL will be familiar with these details, but this is the Women’s Premier League, or WPL, we are talking about—breaking barriers and transforming women’s cricket one …

Women’s baseball players could soon have a league of their own again
4 months, 1 week ago

Women’s baseball players could soon have a league of their own again

Associated Press  

For nearly every highlight of Julie Croteau’s trailblazing baseball career — all except her time as a double in “A League of Their Own,” really — she shared the field with men. The Women’s Professional Baseball League announced plans last month to launch in 2026 as a six-team circuit for female players. If and when it debuts, it will be …

`See Her Be Her' documentary shines light on the progress, challenges of women's baseball worldwide
5 months ago

`See Her Be Her' documentary shines light on the progress, challenges of women's baseball worldwide

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We’re representing women in sport, …

Seven Women Shine in
5 months ago

Seven Women Shine in

Associated Press  

The documentary 'See Her Be Her' shines a light on the progress, challenges of women's baseball worldwide. It features seven standout women from different countries, including the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Japan, South Korea, Cuba and Uganda, who are representing women in sport and inspiring young women to pursue their dreams.

W Champions Cup and Women’s Club World Cup: ‘Incredible’ innovation or too many games?
1 year ago

W Champions Cup and Women’s Club World Cup: ‘Incredible’ innovation or too many games?

New York Times  

This August, the best women’s club teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean will start CONCACAF’s inaugural W Champions Cup, the federation’s newest regional competition that will culminate with the crowning of a champion the following summer. CONCACAF president and FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani said his federation was “focused on creating an enhanced calendar of national team …

New Professional Women’s Hockey League is getting support from the NHL, just not the financial kind
1 year, 6 months ago

New Professional Women’s Hockey League is getting support from the NHL, just not the financial kind

Associated Press  

The new Professional Women’s Hockey League has a framework for its inaugural season and the six cities teams will play in when the pucks drop in January. “They have been fantastically supportive of us from the first minute that I spoke with Gary Bettman,” PWHL board member Stan Kasten said Tuesday, referring to the NHL commissioner. For the first time, …

What we’re hearing about the new women’s pro hockey league: Teams, free agency and more
1 year, 7 months ago

What we’re hearing about the new women’s pro hockey league: Teams, free agency and more

New York Times  

It’s been quiet since the June 30 announcement that a new women’s professional hockey league would launch in January 2024. Boston had teams in the now-defunct Canadian Women’s Hockey League and was a founding member of the National Women’s Hockey League in 2015. The team was established in 2004 and played in the Western Women’s Hockey League, was independent following …

Premier Hockey Federation to cease operations; new women’s hockey league to launch January 2024
1 year, 8 months ago

Premier Hockey Federation to cease operations; new women’s hockey league to launch January 2024

New York Times  

The Premier Hockey Federation has been purchased by The Mark Walter Group and Billie Jean King Enterprises, multiple sources briefed on the situation told The Athletic. The news comes after a long-running divide between the league and the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association, and fundamentally alters the landscape of professional women’s hockey. In May 2022, The Athletic was first to …

PWHPA to launch new women’s pro hockey league for 2023-24 season: Source
2 years ago

PWHPA to launch new women’s pro hockey league for 2023-24 season: Source

New York Times  

The players who make up the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association have been told that a new pro league will be ready for the 2023-24 season, a PWHPA source told The Athletic. Walter got involved with the PWHPA back in May when the group entered into a formal relationship with Billie Jean King Enterprises and The Mark Walter Group to …

Is women's pro hockey nearing a breakthrough moment?
2 years ago

Is women's pro hockey nearing a breakthrough moment?

LA Times  

Laura Stacey of Team Knight takes part in the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Assn. The PWHPA, which last year enlisted Billie Jean King’s investment and consulting firm and the group headed by Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter to explore launching a new league, is poised to announce a six-team venture, according to a report recently aired by “Hockey Night in …

PWHPA eyes launching women’s pro hockey league by end of ’23
2 years ago

PWHPA eyes launching women’s pro hockey league by end of ’23

Associated Press  

The Professional Women’s Hockey Player’s Association is finalizing plans with corporate sponsors to launch what would be North America’s second women’s pro league by the end of this year, a key stakeholder said Thursday. Jayna Hefford, who holds the title of PWHPA lead operations consultant, said it was premature to provide an exact date, but added: “We’re very much eyeing …

First Season of Women's Pro Basketball League Set for March Debut
2 years, 1 month ago

First Season of Women's Pro Basketball League Set for March Debut

News 18  

To give budding hoopsters in the country a chance to figure in some top action, Elite Pro Basketball has announced a women’s league which will see 72 athletes making the cut in 6 teams. The League will see budding hoopsters of the country getting an opportunity to rub shoulders with some big names in a 5X5 Pro Basketball League featuring …

Women’s sports saw pivotal growth in deals, interest in 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Women’s sports saw pivotal growth in deals, interest in 2022

Associated Press  

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has been around women’s basketball long enough to see the growing pains of a young WNBA league gradually shifting to increased interest in the sport at all levels. Popularity across women’s sports has grown steadily over the past few years, but 2022 marked a pivotal moment as several sports saw increases in viewership and ratings, …

Women's sports saw pivotal growth in deals, interest in 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Women's sports saw pivotal growth in deals, interest in 2022

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Popularity across women’s sports has grown steadily over the …

USWNT and NWSL players associations, achieving generational change: Our U.S. Women’s Soccer Persons of the Year
2 years, 3 months ago

USWNT and NWSL players associations, achieving generational change: Our U.S. Women’s Soccer Persons of the Year

New York Times  

In December, The Athletic will be highlighting the coaches, athletes and other figures who made the biggest impact in the U.S. sports we cover, as well as in the fields of sports business, media and culture. Next up in the series is our honoree in U.S. women’s soccer: the U.S. women’s national team and National Women’s Soccer League players associations, …

Facing men in Maui was highlight for women baseball pioneers
2 years, 10 months ago

Facing men in Maui was highlight for women baseball pioneers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As an 8-year-old girl, Beanie Ketcham dreamed of pitching for the New York Yankees. It’s an entirely different landscape than nearly 30 years ago, when Ketcham and teammate Julie Croteau are believed to have become the first women to play in a league affiliated with MLB when they were invited to join the Maui Stingrays of the …

Kelsie Whitmore & ‘The Thing’ take on the Atlantic League
2 years, 10 months ago

Kelsie Whitmore & ‘The Thing’ take on the Atlantic League

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The first thing Atlantic League hitters notice about Kelsie Whitmore is the obvious: the Staten Island FerryHawks pitcher is the only woman in a league full of former major leaguers. Her speed is an asset off the bench, but the item in her scouting report most likely to help her compete with the men is a pitch …

The A-Leagues' Silver Lake funding could shape the future of Australian football and put the equity in equality
3 years, 3 months ago

The A-Leagues' Silver Lake funding could shape the future of Australian football and put the equity in equality

ABC  

There’s a cartoon that sometimes does the rounds on social media whenever the topic of equal funding in women’s sport comes up. Growing the women’s game is supposedly a key part of the APL’s partnership with Silver Lake, as hinted at in the media release: “Funds will also be allocated to support the on-field enhancement of the A-Leagues including increased …

Women’s sports likely to bear brunt of coronavirus fallout
4 years, 11 months ago

Women’s sports likely to bear brunt of coronavirus fallout

The Hindu  

Linked to the rising call for gender equity worldwide, women’s sports were enjoying unprecedented attention and support before the coronavirus pandemic. The professional National Women’s Soccer League, home to many of the U.S. national team’s players, was expecting to open its eighth season with a new television contract. Men’s sports are the ones with the yacht,” said Cheri Kempf, commissioner …

U.S. women’s hockey players look for stability in starting their own league
5 years ago

U.S. women’s hockey players look for stability in starting their own league

LA Times  

The guy at the front desk hands Kendall Coyne Schofield a key on a string. More stories As U.S. hockey player Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson puts it: “The time for being grateful has passed.” When the women’s soccer team made headlines last spring with that gender discrimination lawsuit, filed just before the World Cup, it resonated with hockey players who had mounted …

Baseball Australia to launch world's second dedicated national women's league
5 years, 5 months ago

Baseball Australia to launch world's second dedicated national women's league

ABC  

Australia will become only the second country in the world to have a dedicated national women's baseball competition. Key points: Scheduled to start in 2021, the new league will be only the second of its kind in the world Organisers are hopeful the competition will attract star players internationally and capitalise on market gaps in the US and Asia But …

Women’s World Cup: Americans made sweeping changes to begin journey to finals
5 years, 8 months ago

Women’s World Cup: Americans made sweeping changes to begin journey to finals

LA Times  

The players on the U.S. national team have talked a lot about the journey that has taken them to Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final. Eleven of the players who made this World Cup roster weren’t on the team four years ago in Canada. The U.S. is the first country to reach three consecutive Women’s World Cup finals and with a …

International Women's Day: Even as India's female athletes shine on world stage, standalone leagues for them are sadly few
6 years ago

International Women's Day: Even as India's female athletes shine on world stage, standalone leagues for them are sadly few

Firstpost  

Since 2016 Rio Olympics, women athletes are among the biggest flagbearers in their respective sports. Experiments with women’s events But when it comes to other team-based sports, the Hockey India League and the Indian Super League have no rivals of the same stature in the women’s event. While PKL held the Women’s Kabaddi Challenge for one season in 2016, the …

The first professional women's baseball league WWII inspired 1992 movie A League of Their Own
6 years ago

The first professional women's baseball league WWII inspired 1992 movie A League of Their Own

Daily Mail  

It was December 8, 1941 - one day after the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor when owners from every Major League Baseball team in America met in Chicago for their annually scheduled summit. In effort to drum up business while many Major League Baseball players were drafted to fight WWII, Philip K. Wrigley, chewing gum magnate and …

"There's no crying in baseball!": "A League of Their Own," a film about the sport's women pioneers, resonates at 25
7 years, 8 months ago

"There's no crying in baseball!": "A League of Their Own," a film about the sport's women pioneers, resonates at 25

Salon  

It's easy to get sentimental about baseball. It's no wonder the baseball films genre thrives: When the sport's dramatic tension is paired with Hollywood razzle-dazzle and story-shaping, the results are weepers such as "Field of Dreams," rom-coms akin to "Fever Pitch," or screwball comedies like "Major League." On July 1, 1992, another indelible baseball movie, "A League of Their Own," …

New U.S. women’s soccer league planned
12 years, 4 months ago

New U.S. women’s soccer league planned

Al Jazeera  

After the WPS crashed at beginning of the year, U.S. Soccer Federation reveals plans for a new league to start in 2013. A new women’s professional soccer league in the United States will kick-off in March next year, U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati said on Wednesday. The most recent women’s league, Women’s Professional Soccer, folded in May after three …

Softball and Sexism
35 years, 10 months ago

Softball and Sexism

LA Times  

Re “Show Biz Softball--Accent the Biz” by Jeff Meyers, April 18: So, according to the league administrators and unnamed “unofficial historians” women just haven’t “shown an interest” in the entertainment softball league. Then he changed course and eyeing my 5-foot 5-inch, estrogen-influenced frame, he smirked at me and suggested that I might try for the team if I “really thought …

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