Women

Johnson, the hurdler from Houston with hypothyroidism, ran a personal-best time of 12.31 seconds to finish .06 behind the race's…
/ July 1, 2024
"This is definitely our redemption tour," Biles said after securing a third trip to the Olympics by winning the U.S.…
/ July 1, 2024
Shilese Jones — perhaps the best American gymnast not named Simone Biles — trained with her right shoulder taped for…
/ June 27, 2024
Less than an hour before her semifinal, U.S. runner Kendall Ellis was banging on a porta-potty door, yelling for help…
/ June 24, 2024
The Las Vegas squad is also the first team to ever sell out its allotment of season tickets, leaving only…
/ June 21, 2024
A federal law called the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act entitles women expecting children to the types of accommodations they'd requested.
/ June 20, 2024
Florence Griffith Joyner set the 100 mark of 10.49 at the U.S. Olympic Trials and the 200 mark of 21.34…
/ June 13, 2024
The first Black female swimmer to capture individual Olympic gold, Manuel's body broke down in the leadup to the 2021…
/ June 11, 2024
Sheila E. said on IG that she was hurt when she went to the Prince studio-museum on Friday, which would…
/ June 11, 2024
Gauff won her first major title at the U.S. Open in September, then made it to the final four at…
/ June 4, 2024
Biles is at a stage in her career where the joy she gets from the sport is no longer centered…
/ June 3, 2024
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As part of its 65th-anniversary celebration, Barbie adds Venus Williams and more elite female athletes to its Role Models series.
/ May 22, 2024