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NWSL
NWSL Power Rankings: Washington, San Diego battle for top spot
San Diego and Washington did battle at the top of the NWSL table, but the winner of that game isn't necessarily No. 1 in ESPN's Power Rankings.


English Women's Super League
WSL season grades: Man City get an A, Chelsea a C+
Manchester City won the Women's Super League title with ease, but how did all 12 teams fare this season?


LPGA
Choi stumbles late, falls into 3-way tie in Cincy
Chella Choi was cruising atop the leaderboard before bogeying her final two holes Thursday to fall into three-way tie for the lead at the Kroger Queen City Championship.


Wildcats
NCAA Women's Lacrosse
Northwestern survives Colorado in 2OT to advance to women's lacrosse semis
Northwestern survives Colorado in 2OT to advance to women's lacrosse semis


WNBA
Carter's explosiveness again on display in Aces win
In her third game with Las Vegas, Chennedy Carter led all scorers with 27 points off the bench as the Aces routed the Sun. "The speed is eye-popping ... especially if you haven't really seen it or you haven't seen it in a while," coach Becky Hammon said.


Fever
WNBA
Clark still facing 'mental hurdle' of injury return
As she makes her way back from the injuries that ended her 2025 season prematurely, Fever star Caitlin Clark acknowledged, "it's going to take me a little bit to really get over the mental hurdle of trusting my body."


NWSL
NWSL Power Rankings: San Diego takes top spot, Washington's streak continues
Our new No. 1 in the ESPN's NWSL Power Rankings is the San Diego Wave, though the Washington Spirit's hot streak continues.


WNBA
Aces 'flip the page' after season-opening drubbing
In a span of 24 hours, the Aces received their championship rings, suffered a historically bad season-opening loss and then picked up their first win over the Sparks on Sunday.

Eala's gallant stand falls short against Rybakina in Italian Open third round
Alex Eala has been eliminated in the third round of the Italian Open by world No. 2 Elena Rybakina.

Alexandra Eala
Tennis
Eala gets back at Wang with Italian Open R64 win
Awaiting Eala in the next round will be either world number two Elena Rybakina or Greece's Maria Sakkari.


NWSL
Ranking the 25 best NWSL players of 2026 (so far)
We're well into the NWSL season, so let's rank the best 25 players so far!


WNBA
Van Lith claimed by Sun after being waived by Sky
After being waived by the Chicago Sky earlier this week, point guard Hailey Van Lith has been claimed on waivers by the Connecticut Sun.

Lash Legend: My biggest fear is not living up to the potential I know I have
Andscape chronicles Lash Legend's journey from basketball player to WWE superstar.

Alexandra Eala
Tennis
Eala rallies past Fręch in gritty Italian Open opener
Alex Eala fought back in the deciding set to claim a first round win over Magdalena Fręch at the Italian Open.

Soccer
Banda back with a bang for Orlando, Chawinga key to Lyon's UWCL run
Orlando Pride striker Barbra Banda missed much of last season in the NWSL with injury, but her March return to action has been followed up by an even better April, and she shows no signs of slowing down.

WNBA
WNBA teams smashed Nigeria's D'Tigress... but it wasn't as bad as it seemed
Nigeria's D'Tigress rounded up their historic three-game WNBA Tour suffering what, on the face of it, was a devastating set of three defeats. But it was less about winning and more about measuring themselves team against top competition.


NWSL
NWSL Power Rankings: Portland Thorns take top spot, Washington Spirit surging up
After 6 matchdays, we have a new No. 1 as the Portland Thorns took two wins in a week to lead ESPN's NWSL Power Rankings, though the Washington Spirit are hot on their heels.


UEFA Women's Champions League
After dispatching Bayern, a familiar face awaits Barcelona in UWCL final
Barcelona survived vs. Bayern Munich in the semifinals. Next up? Former coach Jonatan Giráldez and OL Lyonnes for the UWCL trophy.

Top Headlines
- Flag football takes step toward NCAA title status
- Eala crashes out with early loss at Strasbourg
- Grant ups record with 40th HR as UCLA advances
- Woad wins at gusty Cincinnati for 2nd LPGA title
- Rousey turns back clock, taps Carano in 17 secs
- Clark proud of 3-point breakthrough in OT loss
- Dream add Nigeria captain Okonkwo to WNBA roster