NWSL players kneel during anthem in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement

The opening moments of the 2020 National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup were dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement, most...

Courage 2-1 Thorns: Analyzing NWSL’s big, first game back

The National Women’s Soccer League returned to the pitch on Saturday for the start of the 2020 Challenge Cup, and while...

Late goal lifts Courage past Thorns in NWSL Challenge Cup opener

Lynn Williams scored the game-winning goal in stoppage time as the North Carolina Courage defeated the Portland Thorns, 2-1 in the...

How the NWSL adapted to add sponsorship despite shortened season, pandemic

Google was announced as the National Women’s Soccer League’s ninth national sponsor on Friday, a remarkable turn of business in the...

With U.S. sports spotlight to themselves, NWSL players plan acts of solidarity

In a show of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, National Women’s Soccer League players told The Equalizer they plan...

NWSL Challenge Cup Team Preview: Portland Thorns FC

This is not your usual Portland Thorns team. Heading into the 2020 National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup, that could mean...

Challenge Cup allows Lindsey Horan full focus on new-look Thorns

At only 26 years old, Lindsey Horan is already a seasoned veteran in the game of women’s soccer. Many know the...

A 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup preview — using astrology

From the two-and-a-half-month-long preseason training moratorium to state-imposed quarantines in response to COVID-19, it was pretty clear that the 2020 National...

Heath, Press, Rapinoe out of NWSL Challenge Cup; most of USWNT to participate

Megan Rapinoe and Christen Press confirmed on Tuesday that they would be sitting out the National Women’s Soccer League’s 2020 Challenge...

NWSL player tests positive for COVID-19

The National Women’s Soccer League announced on Thursday that a player from one of the nine clubs tested positive for COVID-19....