Coaches and athletic administrators are trying to figure out, often on their own, what to do if – when – an athlete comes to them about an abortion.

The WNBA on Thursday plans to announce a new expansion team in the San Francisco Bay Area. The team will begin play in 2025.

Megan Rapinoe missing a penalty kick and USWNT losing was the dream ending for her critics. But her impact will carry on long after she's gone.

Dawn Staley has canceled South Carolina's series with BYU after a BYU fan directed racial slurs at a Black Duke volleyball player.

Dawn Staley, the women's basketball coach at South Carolina, believes change is coming to the sport. But it's up to all of us to fight for equality.

Dawn Staley is one of the best coaches in college basketball. But she's not just content with winning. She also wants to elevate Black women coaches.

ESPN's "The Bird & Taurasi Show" aired during women's Final Four. It was a hit for its fun, offbeat way of talking about and breaking down games.

Alaska is considered the deadliest state for women. A staggering 59% of women there have experienced violence.

Typically in journalism, when Reporter #1 gets laid off, he/she calls Reporter #2 to break the news. Reporter #2 makes shocked and sympathetic noises, assuring Reporter #1 that he/she will be fine,...

Sophia Smith will make her World Cup debut and show international audiences what a growing US fan base has known for awhile: She’s about to take over.

Tony Bennett is the USA TODAY Sports coach of the year after the Cavaliers went 17-1 in the ACC and finished the regular season No. 1 in both polls.

As Kamala Harris becomes the first woman to serve as vice president, we look back at other women who have made their mark in politics.

The NCAA put working moms in a pinch by making coaches’ kids count against the travel roster to the NCAA Tournament — including nursing infants.

With a former player facing a murder charge and another starring on the court after being at the scene, Alabama's coach is being tested in a historic season.

Trouble with the law 18 months ago forced Josh Perkins to find his place again. He has been borderline terrific for Gonzaga this postseason.

Fox Sports' and Amazon Prime's Charissa Thompson says she fabricated sideline reports. This is a part of a larger problem about trust in the media.

Seeking a new challenge after serving in the military, some are finding home in college football as walk-on players

Polynesian "culture is booming" in women's basketball behind players like Alissa Pili, Te-Hina Paopao, Talia von Oelhoffen and Talana Lepolo.

Anna Wilson has blossomed into one of the nation’s best defenders. Now, Russell Wilson's little sister could help Stanford to a national title.

Michigan had tremendous international success in recruiting Moritz Wagner from Germany. Iggy Brazdeikis could be the next foreign star for Wolverines.

On the court with Stanford women's basketball, Cameron Brink is thriving. Off of it, she lives with anxiety and is ready to tell her story.

Across the country, moms in coaching will spend the new few weeks juggling scouting reports and nursery rhymes, balancing practice and play dates.

Damar Hamlin's sudden cardiac arrest showed the value of athletic trainers. But roughly one in three U.S. high schools don't have them on sidelines.