Underdogs to Unstoppable: Georgia Women’s Sports Deliver Four National Championships

Women's sports are booming. Why now?

The rise across all women's sports has been steadily gaining momentum in recent years. From soccer, to hockey, to volleyball, women's sports are experiencing a record-shattering surge like never before.

Underdogs to unstoppable: Georgia women’s sports deliver four national championships

Women’s sports dominated this year at Georgia. The Bulldogs' women's track and field team put an exclamation point by ending the university's athletic calendar with an NCAA championship win in Eugene, Oregon. This brought the university's total to four after…

USA Today makes Heather Burns its first women's sports editor

For the first time in its history, USA Today has a women’s sports editor. Heather Burns, who until April led ESPN’s digital NFL coverage, has been hired for the job. The news was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by the APSE (Associated Press Sports Editors) account. “Heather Burns (@hburns_usat), who led ESPN’s digital NFL team, has been hired by USA TODAY as its first women’s sports editor,” the post said. Heather Burns (@hburns_usat), who led E…

Women’s Sports Surge as Pandemic Spurs a Movement, Not Just a Moment

Amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, 144 WNBA players gathered in a strict isolation bubble at IMG Academy to play a shortened season in empty arenas. But what happened off the court would prove as impactful as the games themselves. Inside the so-called “Wubble,” athletes underwent daily testing and sacrificed family time for nearly three months of elite competition. ...