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Soccer

Lacasse rediscovers joy for soccer with Utah Royals

Cloé Lacasse has earned meaningful minutes to start her NWSL career, starting in six of her seven matches. Meaghen Johnson has more on Lacasse's decision to join the Utah Royals and how it's led to rediscovered joy for the 31-year-old.

Meaghen Johnson

Soccer

Soccer icon Sinclair joins Vancouver Rise ownership group

Christine Sinclair has been announced as the newest owner of Vancouver's women's professional soccer team. Vancouver Rise FC says the 41-year-old Canadian soccer legend will join majority owner Greg Kerfoot ahead of the National Super League's first season, starting in April.

Indiana Fever

Clark wins WNBA Rookie of the Year honours

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was selected as WNBA Rookie of the Year after she broke the league's single-season assist mark and scored the most points ever for a rookie.

Michael Voepel

Las Vegas Aces

A'ja Wilson unfiltered: The WNBA superstar opens up about her record-breaking season

"Yeah, a lot of good things are happening. Yeah, we're grateful in this space, in a game that's growing, but it's like, "Damn, at what cost? What are we doing?"

- Tyler R. Tynes

WNBA

How Ionescu, Liberty reached WNBA Finals, what went wrong for Aces

A WNBA three-peat won't happen this season. The New York Liberty eliminated the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, ending the Aces' quest to win a third consecutive championship. The Liberty will have home-court advantage in the WNBA Finals, which open Thursday, and will face the winner of Tuesday's decisive Game 5 between the Minnesota Lynx and Connecticut Sun.

- Michael Voepel and Charlie Creme

Las Vegas Aces

How Aces' Plum persevered through tough WNBA season

Kelsey Plum and the Aces overcame the Seattle Storm in the first round. But the semifinals have been a different story for the two-time defending WNBA champions. Watch the matchup LIVE Friday evening at 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT on TSN2, TSN.ca and the TSN App.

Michael Voepel

UFC

Pereira wins by TKO over Rountree Jr. to retain UFC light heavyweight crown

Alex Pereira retained the UFC light heavyweight crown by beating Khalil Rountree Jr. by TKO with 28 seconds left in the fourth round at UFC 307 on Saturday night.

UFC

Pena edges Pennington to win title at UFC 307

Julianna Peña became just the second two-time champion in UFC women's bantamweight history on Saturday, but did so by the narrowest of decisions.

- Brett Okamoto

UFC

Inside Raquel and Tecia Pennington's unique UFC 307 journey

On Saturday, Raquel and Tecia Pennington will start their day as normal by having breakfast with their 16-month-old daughter, Alayah, and focusing on their parental duties, ranging from playing games to nap time in their Salt Lake City hotel. However, the rest of their day will be far from normal.

- Andreas Hale

Soccer

Sinclair to retire at season's end

Canada’s greatest ever footballer is hanging up her cleats. Christine Sinclair, international football’s all-time record goal scorer, announced Friday that she is retiring from the sport at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League season.

Olympics

Olympic champ Mac Neil announces retirement from swimming

Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil has retired from swimming. The gold medallist in the women's 100-metre butterfly at Tokyo's Summer Games in 2021 made the announcement in a social media post.

Soccer

Popp to retire from Germany women's national soccer team

Alexandra Popp is retiring from the German women's national soccer team next month after a career which included the Olympic gold medal in 2016, the bronze at the Paris Olympics this year and finishing runner-up at the 2022 European Championship.

The Shift

Get to know the Women's 15s ahead of WXV

The second annual WXV 1 competition begins this week and our third-ranked Canadian women will open the competition Friday night against No. 4 France at B.C. Place Stadium. The Shift's Alex Cairns caught up with Alex Tessier, Pam Buisa, Paige Farries and Olivia Apps ahead of the competition and chatted how they first got their start on the pitch, possible misconceptions people may have of the sport and what fans should be looking forward to most with WXV.

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Connecticut Sun

Sun guard Carrington wins WNBA Most Improved Player award

Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington won the WNBA's Most Improved Player award, the league announced Wednesday.

Soccer

Beckie talks trade, drone controversy and CBA negotiations with Canada Soccer

After a 2023 cut short by injury, it's been a more than eventful 2024 for Janine Beckie. The Racing Louisville midfielder talks to Meaghen Johnson about the drone controversy at the Olympics, her midseason trade from the Portland Thorns and more.

Meaghen Johnson

NCAA

WNBA mock draft 2025: Who will land Bueckers?

Caitlin Clark was the wire-to-wire top pick in ESPN's 2024 WNBA mock draft. UConn's Paige Bueckers might be in the same position for 2025.

- Michael Voepel

Florida Panthers

Christine Bumstead serves as assistant coach for Panthers vs. Predators

Christine Bumstead’s path toward being an assistant coach in a preseason game for the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers started in a most unusual way.

Tennis

Andreescu: Push for gender equity in tennis 'a beautiful thing'

Bianca Andreescu knows a significant part of her job takes place away from the tennis court, in moments she may not even have a racket in her hand.

Las Vegas Aces

How the revival of Gray raises the Aces

Gray's reemergence is a necessity, not a luxury, for the two-time defending champion Aces, who lost more games in the first quarter of this season than they did in the entire 2023 season.

- Katie Barnes

Indiana Fever

How Clark and Fever returned to WNBA playoffs

With Caitlin Clark living up to the hype that followed her from her legendary career at Iowa, a rejuvenated Indiana Fever franchise is back in the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

Alexa Philippou

Curling

Team Homan picking up where it left off after dominant curling season

As one of the top women's rinks in the world over the last decade, expectations are usually quite high for the members of Team Rachel Homan. The season after one of the most dominant campaigns in curling history is no exception.

WNBA

WNBA expands to Portland, with team to begin play in 2026

Less than 11 months after WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert wrote that consideration of a possible Portland expansion team would be "deferred for now," the league announced Wednesday a return to the city as its 15th franchise, to begin play in the 2026 season.

- Kevin Pelton

The Shift

Diana Matheson on NSL ticket deposits!

The Northern Super League just dropped its biggest announcement yet with season tickets deposits now on sale for the inaugural season. Diana Matheson stopped by The Shift and chatted with Theo Collins about the latest on the league, how to get your season seat deposits and who she'd hand pick to sing the NSL theme song if there was one.

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Barcelona

Barcelona extends contract of women's Ballon d'Or winner Bonmatí to 2028

Barcelona extended the contract of women's Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmatí on Monday until 2028. The 26-year-old playmaker signed a new contract to June 30, 2028, the club said.

UFC

Shevchenko shuts out Grasso to reclaim UFC title

The first trilogy in UFC women's history came to its conclusion on Saturday, and it was Valentina Shevchenko who enjoyed the last laugh.

- Brett Okamoto

NCAA

Canadian hoop star Achonwa joins Michigan coaching staff

Canadian basketball star Natalie Achonwa is taking the next step in her hoop career.

The Shift

Natalie Achonwa on being authentically herself in the big moments and little moments

Four-time Olympian, Pan-Am gold medalist and WNBA vet Natalie Achonwa joins Alex Cairns of The Shift fresh off her fourth and final Olympics. She shares her feelings of pride having competed for Canada all these years, the intentionality that goes into showing up as herself every day, her non-negotiables when it comes to WNBA Toronto and it's impending success and is reminded of an almost 30 year-old Guelph mystery.

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Las Vegas Aces

Aces' Wilson breaks WNBA single-season scoring record

A'ja Wilson broke the WNBA single-season scoring record with her 940th and 941st points on a jumper just before halftime of the Las Vegas Aces' game against the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night.

Alexa Philippou

Soccer

Canada gives Spain a scare, but exits U-20 World Cup

Captain Silvia Lloris' 81st-minute goal lifted defending champion Spain to a 2-1 comeback victory over Canada on Wednesday in round-of-16 play at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Indiana Fever

Where do Clark, Reese rank among best rookie seasons in WNBA history

Watch Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever take on the Las Vegas Aces in the first game of a WNBA double-header LIVE tonight on TSN, TSN.ca and the TSN App.

- Michael Voepel

Soccer

‘Generational talent’ Chukwu filling the net for Canada at U20 World Cup

Christine Sinclair’s all-time mark of 190 international goals won’t fall any time soon, but another one of the Canadian legend’s records was just beaten by a teenager.

- Meaghen Johnson

PWHL

PWHL announces team names, logos for second season

The Professional Women’s Hockey League announced new team names and logos for each of its six franchises on Monday, including the Toronto Sceptres, Montreal Victoire and Ottawa Charge.

PWHL reveals new names and logos

New names, logos makes Fleet captain Knight even more eager for second PWHL season

Boston Fleet captain Hilary Knight is proud of the purpose and meaningfulness the PWHL put behind all the new team names and logos and is eager for puck drop on the league's second season.

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