The possibility of young girls growing up to play professional tackle football is the vision Odessa Jenkins had in mind when she founded the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC). Odessa Jenkins CBS News Texas “The perfect picture for me is that investors, fans, and brands all see women playing tackle football as so valuable that … Read more
JuJu Watkins sustained a season-ending right knee injury in the first quarter of top-seeded USC’s win against Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament on Monday night. The stellar sophomore will undergo surgery and then begin rehabilitation, a team spokesperson said. Watkins, one of the biggest stars in women’s basketball, was streaking to the basket chased by … Read more
Eye on America: NIL’s impact on college sports, and a movement inspires Black med students – CBS News Watch CBS News In Michigan, we report on how student-athletes’ newfound ability to profit off their name, image and likeness has profoundly changed the economics of college sports. And in Louisiana, we introduce you to a doctor … Read more
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports. “It is a signal that we are truly global,” the Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist said. Hers was a stunning first-round win … Read more
UCLA is the top overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Bruins were joined by South Carolina, Southern California and Texas as the No. 1 seeds that the NCAA revealed Sunday night. It’s the first time in school history that the Bruins are the top team in the tournament. They had two losses on … Read more
A sleepy Selection Sunday this was not. North Carolina barely slid into this year’s version of March Madness, a development that led its athletic director to remind everyone that he had nothing to do with that choice even though he’s the head of the group that sets the bracket. Texas also made it in — … Read more