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|  | U.S. women's hockey coach abruptly steps down
2021-04-17
- Bob Corkum abruptly stepped down as coach of the U.S. women's hockey team with fewer than three weeks before the world championships open in Canada, ESPN.com reported. USA Hockey's director of women's national team programs, Katie ...
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| | Equality Florida, HRC condemn Florida House passage of trans sports ban
2021-04-15
--From a press release - Tallahassee, FL - The Florida House has voted 77-40 to ban transgender girls from playing sports alongside their peers. The vote comes just hours after transgender students and advocates held a press conference in the Florida ...
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| | FC Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain join the Women's Cup 2021-04-14
--From a press release - (CHICAGO, Ill. April 14, 2021) — Global soccer powerhouses FC Bayern Munich and Paris-Saint Germain have signed on as international participants in The Women's Cup, an inaugural event to be played at Lynn Family Stadium in ...
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| | SPORTS Rapinoe, Morgan lift U.S. to victory over France 2021-04-14
- The U.S. Women's Soccer National Team beat France 2-0 on April 13 in a friendly match against France behind goals by veterans Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan, The Olympic Channel noted. The duo won Olympic gold ...
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| | Chicago Sky announce 2021 regular season schedule 2021-04-13
--From a press release - CHICAGO (April 13, 2021) — In conjunction with the Women's National Basketball Association, the Chicago Sky today unveiled its 32-game schedule today for the upcoming 2021 regular season. Following an ...
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| | NCAA issues statement hitting back at anti-trans discrimination
2021-04-13
- The NCAA, which regulates college athletics in the United States, supported transgender athletes April 12, saying it won't hold championship events in locations that aren't "free of discrimination," NBC News reported. As Republicans in more than ...
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| | SPORTS Red Stars, Dash open Challenge Cup with scoreless draw
2021-04-10
- Two Chicago Red Stars made their professional debuts and held the Houston Dash to three total shots as the opening game of the NWSL (National Women's Soccer League) Challenge Cup ended in a scoreless draw in ...
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| | Chicago Sky, WNBA unveil new uniforms ahead of 2021 season
2021-04-08
- As the WNBA prepares for its 25th season, Nike and the WNBA collaborated to unveil a uniform collection. The new WNBA uniform system from Nike feature three game uniform editions for each of the 12 teams ...
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| | Athlete Ally releases Athletic Equality Index of LGBTQ-Inclusion at NCAA D1 Schools 2021-04-05
--From a press release - LGBTQI+ student athletes are under attack. Here's how schools can step in. LGBTQI+ student athletes already have a lot on their mind between navigating COVID-19, coursework and their sport. They shouldn't have to also worry about ...
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| | Chicago Red Stars announce 2021 National Women's Soccer League roster 2021-04-05
--From a press release - Chicago (April 5, 2021) - The Chicago Red Stars announced today their 2021 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) roster ahead of the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup, presented by Secret Deodorant. Chicago's roster consists of 22 players, ...
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| | NATIONAL Non-binary athlete, HRC and Lyft, Tegan and Sara, panic defense 2021-04-04
- On March 27, NBC Sports California presented the NBA team Sacramento Kings TV's first women and non-binary broadcast announcing and coverage team across all platforms, including pregame and postgame shows, the live-game telecast and social content, ...
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| | New Equality Map: Bans on transgender youth participation in sports 2021-03-29
- (March 29, 2021) — Across the country, state legislatures have introduced bills that would ban transgender youth from participating in K-12 school sports, and in some cases in college as well. This year alone, at least ...
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| | Another anti-trans sports bill signed, this time in Tennessee
2021-03-27
- Transgender students in Tennessee will be required to compete in school sports according to their sex at birth after Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed a controversial bill into law March 26, according to The Tennessean. Tennessee ...
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| | Arkansas governor signs anti-trans sports bill
2021-03-26
- On March 25, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) signed a bill into law that will ban transgender girls and women from participating in K-12 and collegiate level sports that align with their gender identity, The Hill ...
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| | Three Red Stars chosen for U.S. WNT camp roster
2021-03-23
- The United States Women's National Team (U.S. WNT) announced its travel roster for the upcoming friendlies against Sweden and France on April 10 and 13, respectively. Red Stars defender Tierna Davidson, midfielder Julie Ertz and goalkeeper ...
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