NWSL
Sports
Rise in women’s pro sports leagues offers fans more ways to spread love of the game
In honor of National Girls & Women in Sports Day, here are supporters of Unrivaled, the Professional Women’s Hockey League, NWSL and others
Sports
Gotham FC player Midge Purce’s second NWSL title adds to her extensive résumé
Though she loves soccer, ‘I have other things that really fulfill me, and one of those things is creating and building,’ she says
Culture
Washington Spirit stars Trinity Rodman and Croix Bethune enter their fashion era
The Olympic women’s soccer gold medalists are turning heads on and off the field
Sports
Orlando Pride’s historic NWSL Championship shows capability of coach Seb Hines, Black coaches
After reviving franchise, Hines said he wants to continue as an advocate for Black coaches
Sports
Meet Zoe Matthews, the youngest Black American in NWSL
Midfielder plays for Houston Dash, making her pro debut at age 17
Sports
Angel City FC’s Madison Hammond is Black, Native and using her spotlight in the NWSL
The soccer league’s only Native American player has grown into herself ‘as an athlete and an activist’
Sports
Orlando Pride uniforms pay homage to Black artist Mary Ann Carroll
A late member of the Florida Highwaymen artist collective, her style is captured in the NWSL team’s home 2023 kit
Sports
FIFA referee Alyssa Nichols is aiming for the World Cup
Jackson State alumna is one of only two Black American women to earn her FIFA badge
Sports
NWSL championship weekend in Washington was an exercise in radical joy
After a season full of turmoil, the vibes at the nation’s capital for the NWSL final were oriented around the promise of the future