Tag Archives: Women's sports

US women’s captain Lindsey Horan apologizes after saying American soccer fans ‘aren’t smart’

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — U.S. women’s national team captain Lindsey Horan apologized Thursday for recent comments in which she said American soccer fans “aren’t smart” and they “don’t know the game.” Speaking on a conference call with reporters ahead of the first CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup, Horan said her remarks were “poorly expressed.” The United States opens the Gold Cup …

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Caitlin Clark of Iowa breaks the NCAA women’s career scoring record with a signature ‘logo 3’

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark wasted no time becoming the NCAA women’s career scoring leader Thursday night, taking less than three minutes to score the eight points she needed to break Kelsey Plum’s record. The Iowa star who has brought unprecedented attention to women’s basketball surpassed the record with her signature shot — a 35-foot 3-pointer that hit …

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Thursday’s Time Schedule

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. All Times EST Thursday, Feb. 15 NBA Milwaukee at Memphis, 8:30 p.m. Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m. Minnesota at Portland, 10 p.m. NHL Anaheim at Ottawa, 7 …

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WNBA posts A grades in racial and gender hiring in diversity report card

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — The WNBA continues to post top-tier grades in an annual report studying diversity hiring throughout the league, though there was a dip when it came to the racial score for head-coach hiring. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida issued an A for the league’s overall, racial and …

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