Olivia Pichardo becomes first woman to play a NCAA Division 1 baseball game. Brown freshman Olivia Pichardo became the first woman to appear in a Division I baseball game when she pinch hit in a 10-1 loss to Bryant last Friday. The left-handed...
March Madness in full swing
Shout out to Sacred Heart University Pioneers. The women’s basketball team made history by winning their first NCAA Tournament game at the Division I level on March 15, 2023. They defeated Southern University 57-47 in the First Four round of the...
On the slopes
On Saturday morning, Mikaela Shiffrin became the greatest alpine skier of all time with her 87th World Cup win. The slalom race is Shiffrin’s specialty of which she has won 53. Shiffrin surpassed Ingemar Stenmark’s long-held record of 86...
67 Games of 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament all in one place
With March Madness about to kick off have you been wondering how to watch the women’s basketball tournament? Luckily, all we have to do is turn on ESPN. ESPN has been the home of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship since 1996...
To be young and talented
How young is too young to be a professional athlete? According to The Athletic, the Washington Spirit signed 15-year-old midfielder Chloe Ricketts to a three-year contract with an option for 2026. Ricketts, a midfielder, the becomes youngest...
Betting Primer-Prop Bets
Today we will look at a very popular and fun betting option. Prop bets are bets on parts of a game that may not affect the final score or outcome. For example, you can bet on how many points a player will score, or which team will score first. Prop...
NIL (Name, Image and Likeness)
According to reporting from The Gist, the name, image and likeness (NIL) era in college sports is keeping female athletes as busy as bees. From a recent Opendorse report, women’s sports are outpacing most men’s sports in terms of NIL activity as...
Spread Betting for the Beginner
This week we turn our attention to betting the spread. The general purpose of spread betting is to create a market for both sides of a wager. In a sporting event a strong team may be matched up against a weaker team; almost every match-up has a...
The Sports Bettors Journey
So let’s talk about sports betting. You see the odds posted during every game, either scrolling across the bottom of your screen or on the side in a box. Have you ever wondered what it all means? In the coming weeks we will explore sports...
Leveling the Playing Field
2022 has seen a steady rise in the popularity of women’s sports. Fans are breaking attendance records. Viewership numbers are steadily increasing. And it appears that young fans are the ones who are fueling the rise. All of this is according...