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A 16-year-old pro soccer star says she's ready to tackle the 'next step' of women's fight for equality in sports
Teenage prodigy Olivia Moultrie told Insider about her new sports tech partnership and how it align…
Meredith Cash
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A US soccer star teared up on camera upon achieving 'what I dreamed of' with first Champions League victory
"This is what I've dreamed of ever since I was a little girl watching the men's Champions League," …
Meredith Cash
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Hilarious photos show the Portland Thorns' 17-year-old prodigy watching her teammates' boozy NWSL championship celebration
The 17-year-old Portland Thorns midfielder had just won her first-ever National Women's Soccer Leag…
Meredith Cash
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The NBA underestimated Becky Hammon. Now she's taking her talents where everyone knows her worth.
"I'm ready to have my own team," Hammon said Monday. "And this is the organization that made it ver…
Meredith Cash
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The NWSL's reputation as an LGBTQ+ friendly league is in question after 2 controversial player signings
Sydny Nasello and Jaelene Daniels — players with public histories of homophobic and anti-trans sent…
Meredith Cash
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The Portland Thorns wore tape on their jerseys to cover up the logo of a former sponsor embroiled in controversy
Various logistical challenges have prevented the team from getting new jerseys omitting the logo of…
Meredith Cash
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Players protested the NWSL and honored survivors during their first games back since bombshell sex abuse allegations rocked the league
Players from all three games paused play at the six-minute mark to protest the NWSL's handling of t…
Meredith Cash
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NWSL controversy explained: Top coach accused of luring players into sex and bribing them to kiss each other for his pleasure
The formerly prominent head coach of the NWSL's NC Courage faces allegations of homophobia and fat-…
Meredith Cash
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A women's soccer superstar posted a harrowing video of her team's bus engulfed in flames en route to a game
"We might be late to our game," Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Christine Sinclair posted alongside a T…
Meredith Cash
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A teenage soccer prodigy became the youngest goalscorer in the history of her league
Olivia Moultrie - a 15-year-old on the NWSL's Portland Thorns - nailed a free kick to force penalty…
Meredith Cash
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A 15-year-old soccer prodigy is set to sign with a US pro team after suing the league for the right to play
The National Women's Soccer League does not allow players under the age of 18, but Olivia Moultrie …
Meredith Cash
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An NWSL superstar pulled a Steph Curry after scoring a stunning first goal with her new club
"I think that the best description is my reaction," Rocky Rodriguez said of her golazo for the Port…
Meredith Cash
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A remarkable save from a third-string keeper helped the bottom-seeded Portland Thorns pull off the upset of the Challenge Cup
Britt Eckerstrom notched eight saves between the pipes, including a late-game robbery of Debinha's …
Meredith Cash
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Every single NWSL player kneeled during the national anthem at the first professional contact sports game to return in the US since the coronavirus pandemic began
Players on the Portland Thorns and NC Courage wore "Black Lives Matter" shirts and issued a joint s…
Meredith Cash
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Pro soccer players' viral reactions make it seem like the anti-cramp supplement HotShot is unbearable. That's exactly why it works, says trainer.
HotShot was specially designed by a Nobel prize-winning neuroscientist to stop muscle cramps, but t…
Meredith Cash
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Women's soccer star scored a wild last-second goal and then credited teammate's fitness class for the game-winner
Portland Thorns star Morgan Weaver brought her foot up to her hip to flick the ball into the net in…
Meredith Cash
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Olivia Moultrie didn't mean to start the NWSL's teenage revolution, but she's proud of the role she played
At 15 years old, Olivia Moultrie sued the NWSL for the right to play before 18. Two years later, se…
Meredith Cash
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Olivia Moultrie says the beauty of winning an NWSL championship at age 17 is that she has time 'to try to get 6 more'
Olivia Moultrie — the 17-year-old pro soccer prodigy — told Insider she hopes to compete for Nation…
Meredith Cash
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An NWSL athletic trainer gave players drugs he wasn't eligible to prescribe, including giving one opiates without her 'informed consent'
An investigation found that former Portland Thorns trainer Pierre Soubrier, husband of NWSL superst…
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The NWSL issued $2.9 million in fines and served several lifelong bans after league's abuse scandal investigation
Four former coaches — including Paul Riley — have been permanently banned from the league, while si…