Megan Rapinoe

Abby Wambach (l.) and Megan RapinoePhoto: Getty ImagesSo much inclusion in sports can be attributed to Title IX. The passing of that law gave women inroads into sports, and they have used those routes to bring added representation of not…

It looks like The Rock’s been cookin’ up copyright infringement.Image: Getty ImagesDwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s XFL revival, scheduled to begin in 2023 after the former wrestler bought the league from a bankrupt Vince McMahon for $15 million…

Photo: Getty ImagesThe U.S. Women’s National Team has spent its entire existence not just battling opponents from abroad, but its own soccer federation. After a nearly three-year-long legal battle, U.S. Soccer settled in court with the U.S.…

Megan Rapinoe was left unprotected in the expansion draft by OL Reign.Image: Getty ImagesIt makes for a neat and interesting storyline that Megan Rapinoe is unprotected for Thursday’s NWSL expansion draft, right up until you think about…

Trinity Rodman and co. took home an NWSL title.Photo: Getty ImagesRarely do finals turn out to be great games. When it all comes down to one game, teams tend to prioritize no mistakes over getting truly brave, and wait for their chance.…

Fans supporting players protesting injustice is a beautiful thing. Let’s see it for other injustices, too.Image: Getty ImagesProtesting is American as capitalism. However, the support your protest will — or won’t — receive in this country…

More female footballers have come out in recent days talking about their experiences with sexual abuse, harassment and bullying from within the game. In Australia, former international Lisa De Vanne said she had suffered from sexual…

Sue Bird carried the WNBA to a place where it can go on without her.Image: Getty ImagesThe Phoenix Mercury had just beaten Seattle 85-80 OT in the WNBA playoffs late Sunday afternoon when ESPN’s Holly Rowe brought Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi…

Abortion opponents have asked the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized a woman's right to end a pregnancy and made abortion legal nationwide after it was outlawed in…

This is NOT her wheelhouse.Image: APTwenty-eight years later, and Charles Barkley is still right – for once.“I am not a role model. I’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court. Parents should be role…