• WRIC

    Police: Man used counterfeit bills at Chesterfield Dick’s Sporting Goods stores

    The Chesterfield County Police Department is searching for a man who reportedly used counterfeit bills at two local Dick’s Sporting Goods locations in the county on the same day.

  • Women stand up for women’s sports because NCAA president won’t

    Female athletes are taking a stand against the NCAA. Sixteen female college athletes who compete in sports such as swimming, track, and soccer are suing the NCAA over its transgender athlete policy. The athletes claim that the NCAA allowing men to compete in women’s sports violates Title IX, which bars discrimination based on anatomical sex at schools […]

  • A passion for good grades, sports, and community

    WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — She loves learning, exploring, and creating, that's how many people describe Emma Stevens, a fifth grader at Wyoming Area Intermediate Center. She is also a straight-A student. 28/22 News Reporter Iyee Jagne had an opportunity to chat with the 11-year-old in this week's Here's to You Kid. Emma is []

  • NYU students continue the fight for women in sports

    As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it’s important to spotlight women in all industries — and sports is no exception. It’s been more than 50 years since the passing of Title IX, which determined gender equality in education as a civil right. Women’s sports have come a long way since the law was put in This story NYU students continue the fight for women in sports appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Fans are flocking to bars that show only women's sports on their TVs

    MINNEAPOLIS — Long lines are expected this week outside A Bar of Their Own, where the 12 televisions will be screening March Madness. Only women's March Madness. And when the NCAA women's basketball tournament isn't monopolizing the airwaves, the bar's TVs will blast women's NCAA softball, women's professional hockey and women's Olympic qualifiers, among many other sports. Capturing a boom in women's sports exemplified by the University of Iowa's Caitlin Clark, bars showcasing only women's...

  • GroupM to double media spend on women’s sports

    Citing a Deloitte report that estimates the women’s sports ad marketplace will exceed $1 billion in 2024, GroupM said it will seek out what it calls first-look and first-to-market investment opportunities for several clients.

  • Hidilyn, Alyssa, Rubilen feted in Women in Sports rites

    For their dedication, discipline, passion and commitment to excellence in their respective sports, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo leads four others who will be recognized during the 1st Women in Sports Awards tomorrow at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

    • Adweek

    GroupM Launches Dedicated Women’s Sports Marketplace at Upfront

    Women's sports are on the rise, and GroupM is looking to get marketers in the game. Today, GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, announced it's launching a dedicated women's sports marketplace ahead of the upfront, with the company also committing to double its annual media investment in women's sports. "Right now, culturally, there's so much excitement around women's sports that it just bred this moment in time for us to start saying let's formalize this a little bit," Denise Ocasio,...

  • Ecora Resources PLC Announces Initiation of Share Buyback Programme

    Initiation of share buyback programme LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / March 27, 2024 / Ecora Resources PLC (LSE:ECOR)(TSX:ECOR), the leading royalty company focused on supporting the supply of commodities essential to creating a sustainable future, today

  • New Clothing Line Supporting Actual Women in Sports Launched

    Former US gymnast, now businessperson Jennifer Sey has launched

  • UN announces sewing education programs for women across Afghanistan

    Written By: Tabasum Nasiry The World Food Program has launched sewing education programs across Afghanistan for women’s self-sufficiency. The organization stated the purpose of these programs as “women’s self-sufficiency in Afghanistan” in a message on its social media platform X on Monday. The World Food Program emphasized that this decision comes simultaneously with the reduction […]

  • after he mocked her mistake in a cup final in latest attack on women's sport

    Joey Barton has been slammed for his continued tirade on women's football. The latest incident saw Barton mock a 17-year-old goalkeeper for Partick Thistle. England's Euro 2004 team was incredible on paper but they didn't win. Can this crop do it this summer? Listen to the