Naomi Osaka and Amanda Anisimova will face off in the U.S. Open semifinals on Thursday. Both players have been climbing up the rankings after taking mental health breaks from the sport.
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NCAA bars transgender athletes from women’s sports after Trump order
The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports.
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WNBA star Dearica Hamby sues the league and her former team for discrimination
The suit accuses the Las Vegas Aces of trading Hamby because she was pregnant and retaliating against her for speaking out. Her lawyers say the WNBA’s response amounted to a “light tap on the wrist.”
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Team USA has women to thank for more than half of its Olympic medals
If American women were their own country, they would rank third in the 2024 Olympic medal count. Women brought home 67 of Team USA’s 126 medals, though one remains in contention.
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As an Olympic boxing controversy deepens, the women at its center are poised to medal
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting are guaranteed to leave Paris with medals. But fallout continues, as does drama between Olympic officials and the Russian-led association that disqualified them last year.
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What to know about the gender controversy sweeping Olympic boxing
Olympic organizers are defending the participation of two boxers who failed a gender eligibility test last year. Here’s what to know about the key players, conservative outcry and official response.
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I’ve been obsessed with rugby for 30 years, and I’m so here for this Olympic moment
The U.S. women’s rugby team just won a historic Olympic medal for the country. To this longtime player and fan, it’s a pivotal moment for the sport and a reminder of how it changed her life.
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With her signature stiff arm and red lip, Ilona Maher rules Olympic rugby and TikTok
U.S. women’s rugby sevens center Ilona Maher has dominated the Olympics, both on the pitch and on social media. Here’s what to know about the rising star — and the rising sport.
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Title IX’s powerful impact at 50
These family statistics illustrate the impact of Title IX.
