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While sports which involve female participation are often collectively called, "women's sports", the overwhelming majority are not, and are in fact "female variants"a.k.a. "the female equivalent" of sports which were first played by and popularized by men and boys, making these two sporting groups distinct.
The team sports of soccer (also known as association football), basketball, fastpitch softball, ice hockey, ringette, women's gridiron football (full contact), flat track roller derby, and lacrosse are among the top leagues for women in North America. Women's competitions are also popular in individual sports such as tennis, bowling, and golf .
The Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) was a professional women's basketball league in the United States. The league played three seasons from the fall of 1978 to the spring of 1981. The league is generally considered to be the first American professional women's basketball league to be founded.
1934 – The 1934 Women's World Games were held in London, in the United Kingdom . 1935 - The first girl to play on a boys varsity high school baseball team was Nellie Twardzik, on April 24, 1935. 1936 – The first professional basketball team for women, the All American Red Heads Team, was formed.
Following their 2015 World Cup win, the team was honored with a ticker tape parade in New York City, the first for a women's sports team, and honored by President Barack Obama at the White House. On December 16, 2015, however, a 1–0 loss to China in Wambach's last game meant the team's first home loss since 2004, ending their 104-game home ...
SUNY Oswego Athletic Hall of Fame. Women's Sports Journalism Award from the Women’s Sports Foundation. Title. SportsCenter Anchor and Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Writer for NY Based Sports. Spouse. Stew Kaufman (1980–2008) Children. 2. Linda Cohn (born November 10, 1959) [1] is an American sportscaster.
This is a list of female athletes by sport. Each section is ordered alphabetical by the last name (originally or most commonly known). For specific groupings, see Category:Sportswomen. Sasha Cohen Ellen van Dijk Hagar Finer Sarah Hughes Giselle Kañevsky Morgan Pressel Irina Slutskaya Dara Torres, 4x Olympic champion swimmer
2. Nicole Briscoe ( née Manske; born July 2, 1980) is an American sportscaster who is employed by ESPN. Originally focused on covering auto racing for the network, [1] which included stints as the host of NASCAR Countdown and NASCAR Now, [2] Briscoe became a SportsCenter anchor in 2015. She is married to IndyCar Series driver Ryan Briscoe.