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Gotham FC to play in first women's sporting event at Citi Field

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WNBA CBA negotiation drags past 3:30 a.m. with no deal done

Texas a No. 1 seed in March Madness with friendly road map to the Final Four

LI's Barbot twins lift Charleston women past Hofstra in conference final

No. 10 seed Hofstra knocks out Drexel in OT to reach CAA title game

WNBA's Engelbert: Progress in negotiations and a deal needed by Monday to avoid season disruption

Rousey vs. Carano is biggest fight in MMA right now, says Ronda

WNBA players' union feels movement is being made in CBA talks

No. 2 UCLA ends UConn run as unanimous No. 1 in women's AP Top 25, Texas moves up to No. 3

No. 4 Texas beats No. 3 South Carolina 78-61 for its first women's SEC Tournament title

No. 2 UCLA wins 2nd straight women's Big Ten Tournament title

Only in NewsdayRoslyn woman cycling to raise awareness for rare cancer

Experts see a wide data gap in women's sports science. This WNBA team owner wants to fix it

UConn caps its 11th unbeaten regular season, but Geno warns tougher March ahead

Fudd helps No. 1 UConn rout St. John's for 47th straight win

Stony Brook women's lacrosse hosts hundreds of youth girls players

US women's hockey team has date in July with Flavor Flav in Vegas to celebrate gold medal victory

NWSL Atlanta expansion team announces 7-year front-of-kit sponsorship deal with Georgia-based Aflac

US women's gold medal-winning team declines invitation from Trump to attend State of Union address

Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash

Auriemma's 655th AP Top 25 appearance the most ever

Gu in tears after defending Olympic title, learning of grandmother's death

Only in NewsdayU.S. women's hockey team inspires LI's female players: 'Maybe I could do it one day'

Mikaela Shiffrin remembers her late father after winning Olympic slalom gold

Alysa Liu sits within 2 points of the lead heading into Olympic free skate Thursday night

Hilary Knight gets her dream matchup as US faces Canada for Olympic gold in women's hockey

Mikaela Shiffrin came to the Olympics looking for peace in her skiing. She found gold along the way

Suffolk girls wrestling champions

LIers' eyes on the goal as Team USA women's hockey goes for gold

Breanna Stewart to join Fenerbahçe in April ahead of EuroLeague Women Final Six

Geno Auriemma ties Tara VanDerveer for most AP Top 25 appearances as UConn stays No. 1

Mikaela Shiffrin's giant slalom at Milan Cortina ended without a medal but plenty of optimism

Femke Kok beats Jutta Leerdam in speedskating's 500 and adds an Olympic title to her world record

Swedish coach suggests the US might not want to face his team in women's hockey semifinals

Unrivaled to play semifinals at Barclays Center in Brooklyn

Chloe Kim shows no rust in a no-drama run through Olympic halfpipe qualifying

Stefanski stays tight-lipped as Falcons face fallout from James Pearce Jr.'s arrest

Angel Reese re-signs for remainder of Unrivaled season

Mikaela Shiffrin's fourth Olympics begin with a sluggish slalom and a fourth-place finish

Texas Tech's Canady tops the list of top 10 college softball players

U.S. and Canadian women eager to renew their fierce hockey rivalry at Milan Cortina Games

Lindsey Vonn says she has complex tibia fracture requiring multiple surgeries after Olympic crash

Serena Williams is eligible to return to tennis later this month. It's not clear if she will

NYU women's basketball team sets Division III record with its 82nd consecutive win

Falcons rookie Pearce arrested after what police said was a domestic dispute with WNBA player

Lindsey Vonn tests injured left knee in Olympic downhill training, pumps fist after successful run

Olympic figure skater thrives for the US with a new outlook on life

An American skier is fighting to open up the last Winter Olympic sport off limits to women

Source: Giants to hire Dawn Aponte as VP of football ops

Favored or not, U.S. women seek to prove their potential on the ice as Olympic hockey play begins

Lindsey Vonn doing 'jumps' in rehab, coach tells AP 'no doubt' she'll race in Olympics with torn ACL

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