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NBA, WNBA players and teams look to get out the vote in a bitterly divided country

Four years ago, the 2020 U.S. elections, coming amidst the COVID-19 epidemic, and on the heels of multiple acts of police violence against Black...

Manchester City confirm Therese Sjogran as new women’s director of football

Manchester City have confirmed the appointment of Therese Sjogran as their new women’s director of football.The Athletic reported earlier this month that Sjogran was...

Women’s college basketball preseason All-Americans: Paige Bueckers, JuJu Watkins, Hannah Hidalgo

There’s so much talent in women’s basketball this season that our votes for The Athletic’s preseason All-America team had to include 11 players thanks...

Why Aitana Bonmati is the world’s most interesting footballer

For the fourth year in a row, the women’s Ballon d’Or has been won by a Barcelona and Spain midfielder.In 2021 and 2022 it...

What it’s like to vote for Ballon d’Or Feminin: The Athletic’s Steph Yang shares some insight

I was selected as the United States journalist to vote on the women’s Ballon d’Or this year. Though the general process is fairly well...

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Natasha Howard bringing title experience to Fever, sources say

Alexa PhilippouJan 31, 2025, 10:04 AM ETCloseCovers women's college...

Mikayla Blakes scores SEC-record 53 points in Vanderbilt’s win

Jan 30, 2025, 11:42 PM ETGAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Mikayla...