The Lowdown: Waiting for soccer’s next sunrise

This was supposed to be one of my favorite Lowdown columns of the year to write. It was supposed to be...

The NWSL season as we know it isn’t going to happen. So, what now?

With an ongoing postponement of all sports in the United States and beyond, we’ve seen continued communication from the National Women’s...

NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird, one-on-one: ‘There is no playbook for this’

National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Lisa Baird says that the current plan is to try to begin the league’s eighth season...

Among Lisa Baird’s crucial tasks is uniting diverse group of NWSL owners

Lisa Baird seems aware that she has a plethora of pressing tasks ahead as the new National Women’s Soccer League commissioner....

Lisa Baird named NWSL commissioner

Lisa Baird was announced as the new commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League on Thursday. Her first day on the...

Louisville is enjoying an unprecedented NWSL expansion perk: Ample time to plan

When Louisville was announced as a National Women’s Soccer League expansion side in October 2019, it signaled a new era in...

The Lowdown: XI wishes for the NWSL in the new year

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: This is a big year for the National Women’s Soccer League. Yes, that gets...

Major changes still loom for the NWSL

The National Women’s Soccer League, as it stands today, is almost unrecognizable from its humble beginnings seven years ago. And over...

Proof Louisville FC is… really about to be an NWSL team name

The identity of the Kentucky-based National Women’s Soccer League team set to begin play in 2021 has been revealed: Proof Louisville FC....

Lingering questions from the NWSL’s cash injection: What about USWNT players?

The National Women’s Soccer League on Friday announced a slew of new rules which will mostly allow it to compete financially...