Women Who Lead
Meet women leading in football, sports media, business and community, and explore their contributions to the game.
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Laura Rutledge elevated to ESPN’s lead ‘Monday Night Football’ broadcast team
ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” will have a new look on its sidelines this season — longtime NFL host and reporter…
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Olympic hopefuls and celebrities team up to showcase flag football: ‘The sky’s the limit’
A first international seven-on-seven celebrity flag football event was held at the Copper Box Arena in East London on Saturday.…
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NCAA’s Atlantic East presents a future for women’s flag football. With NFL support and Olympics looming, what’s next?
ARLINGTON, Va. — The wind is picking up, the sun is beginning to set and time is running out for…
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‘You are looking live’: On Sunday, CBS throwing back to origins of ‘The NFL Today’
The nostalgia economy is big business these days — wait, Oasis is touring again? — and Sunday’s episode of CBS’s…
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Acrobatics & tumbling is the next big thing in women’s college sports
Editor’s note: This is part of a series in which The Athletic highlights offbeat sports you may not have known are contested…
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Perry Mattfeld on Chad Powers Character’s Relationship With Glen Powell
Although sports have always been a significant part of Perry Mattfeld‘s life, she was unable to combine her two passions:…
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How Michele Kang became one of the biggest investors in women’s soccer
In a Parisian café, amid the excitement of the Summer Olympics, businesswoman Michele Kang sat down for breakfast with U.S.…
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Suzy Kolber, laid off by ESPN, was a hardcore football journalist
Colin Kaepernick talks new video game and future in NFL Colin Kaepernick and Amon-Ra St. Brown teamed up to unveil…
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Sacramento’s Jaime Coffee becomes NFL’s first female PA announcer at 49ers final preseason matchup
SACRAMENTO — Jaime Coffee made history at the San Francisco 49ers preseason matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday. …
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2025 Girls High School Flag Football Season Under Way in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Wednesday, Sept. 3, the Kansas High School Girls FLAG Football season officially kicked off with…