Tag: Women’s sports
Jill Ellis to lead NWSL expansion team in San Diego
Former U.S. national team coach Jill Ellis will serve as president of a National Women's Soccer League expansion team in San Diego.
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Bright future: Gauff reaches French Open quarterfinals at 17
PARIS — A day after Serena Williams was eliminated from the French Open, 17-year-old Coco Gauff showed the future in tennis for American women...
AP Sportlight
June 8
1935 — Omaha, ridden by Willis Saunders, becomes the...
Prodigy no longer? Gauff makes breakthrough in Paris at 17
PARIS — If Coco Gauff keeps playing like this, she’s going to go from teenage prodigy to Grand Slam champion in a hurry.
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Water polo players get $14 million in sex abuse settlement
LOS ANGELES — A dozen female water polo players who accused their coach of sexual abuse will split nearly $14 million after settling a...
US picks women’s volleyball team for Olympics
COLORADO SPRING, Colo. — Two-time medalists Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson and Jordan Larson headline the 12-player U.S. women's volleyball team picked to compete at the...
Medvedev-Tsitsipas showdown highlights French Open schedule
PARIS — LOOKAHEAD TO TUESDAY
Daniil Medvedev arrived in Paris with...
Arizona’s Candrea retiring after 36 years, 8 national titles
TUCSON, Ariz. — Mike Candrea is retiring after winning eight national championships and amassing more wins than any coach in college softball history during...
NBCUniversal will have 7,000 hours of Tokyo Games coverage
NBCUniversal will present 7,000 hours of coverage of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics across eight networks and multiple digital platforms from July 20 to Aug....
AP Interview: Scott says final score on Pac-12 tenure TBD
Larry Scott's volatile 11-year tenure as Pac-12 commissioner is in its final month. The conference announced in January he would be stepping...