Women Who Lead
Meet women leading in football, sports media, business and community, and explore their contributions to the game.
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The Taylor Swift effect and the sudden surge in female NFL fans
In what seems like an overnight phenomenon, the impact that Taylor Swift has had on the NFL is undeniable. And…
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NFL FLAG Championships Presented by Toyota Unfurl This Weekend Across ESPN, Disney Platforms
Between her myriad assignments as ESPN’s national reporter based in Chicago, Michele Steele has been at the forefront of covering…
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Black Female Football Commentators Breaking the Game Down in Style
Black people make up a significant amount of players in the NFL. In 2023, the greatest share of players by…
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A long journey prepared Kraken coach Jessica Campbell to make NHL history: ‘It’s monumental’
In the spring of 2020, with the NHL season suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Damon Severson was looking for…
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How Kate Scott built a résumé of many firsts, from broadcaster to Madden play-by-play
Kate Scott didn’t set out to create a career of firsts in sports media. But her latest first is mind-blowing.…
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Catching up with Kathryn Humphreys, the Citytv reporter who had fun with Toronto sports
While watching the Maple Leafs practise on a sleepy, slow-news day between games, Citytv reporter Kathryn Humphreys was overcome by…
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Alex Cooper says sexual harassment at BU ‘still happening on that campus today’
The popular podcast host Alex Cooper, who alleged in a documentary series released this week that she was sexually harassed…
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Samoa’s Olympic boxing coach dies in athletes’ village at Paris Games
Follow live coverage of day five of the 2024 Paris Olympics, including dedicated basketball, swimming, and soccer coverage Lionel Fatu…
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Emails reveal nixed hiring of Connor Stalions, ex-Michigan staffer accused of sign-stealing
William McMichael, the coach at Detroit’s Mumford High School, insisted he wasn’t looking for publicity when he offered a position…
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South Carolina makes Dawn Staley highest-paid coach in women’s college basketball
The University of South Carolina’s board of trustees approved a contract extension for women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley on Friday…