The Sports Power Awards

The Sports Power Awards is annual event that celebrates the leaders, athletes and trailblazing women in sports.
Founder @LaTonyaStory

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

WNBA attendance continues to trend upward despite team-by-team fluctuations 📈

Through 149 games, the league has drawn 1.87 million fans for an average of 12,532 per game, up 13% from the 2025 All-Star break.

MORE: https://t.co/fmb0zPQKKj

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

The next step in Serena Williams' iconic journey is back at Wimbledon 🎾🏆

[Front Office Sports @FOS]

Linda Cohn spent 34 years at ESPN, anchoring more SportsCenter editions than anyone show history.

She was the first woman to anchor a national sports radio network, and will retire with over 5,000 episodes of SportsCenter hosted.

She will make her final appearance on Friday.

[Troy Vincent, Sr. @TroyVincentSr]

On Tuesday, @MEACSports announced that they’re adding women’s flag football as a championship sport, starting with the 2026-2027 academic year.

Congratulations to MEAC for creating meaningful opportunities for student athletes and joining the momentum in this @NCAA Emerging Sport.
https://t.co/2vjf7dNWJj

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

This is not a drill.

@serenawilliams will compete in the 2026 ladies' singles at #Wimbledon as a wild card.

[Tennis Channel @TennisChannel]

NEVER DOUBT THE GOAT 🐐

Serena Williams and Victoria Mboko advance to the HSBC Championships quarterfinals in Serena's first event since 2022 🤯

#HSBCChampionships

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

The NWSL has 28 active mothers rostered this season - a record number. The figure represents a shift in support and understanding around pregnancy, postpartum and parenting.

Read for free:
https://t.co/P3NykuAj3X

[Vanderbilt University @VanderbiltU]

It's official: She’s the best AD in the land.

Amid unprecedented change in college athletics, Candice Storey Lee oversaw a historic year of competitive success and game-changing philanthropic and community support at Vanderbilt.

Read more: https://t.co/ZDxc4WYcfg

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

From Day 1 to Day 10,549, the WNBA has always fought for its voice and is now pitch perfect entering its 30th season 🏀

The league now has franchise valuations at roughly half-a-billion-dollars, an 11-year, $3.1B media rights deal and expansion to 18 teams by the end of the decade.

MORE: https://t.co/x2ZUOIgoNG

[WNBA @WNBA]

1 of 1.

Thank you for an incredible journey, Tina Charles 🧡

[Natalie Esquire @natfluential]

Just for fun, earlier this year at the @SportsPWRBrunch, I asked Becky Hammon who would win in a dance battle between her and A’ja Wilson or Jackie Young! 💃

Me thinks this dance off actually needs to happen 👀😂

Full interview 👉🏾 https://t.co/hArLNQ0pKV

[ESPN @espn]

GOLDEN TEMPO WINS THE 152ND KENTUCKY DERBY 🐴

CHERIE DEVAUX BECOMES THE FIRST FEMALE TRAINER TO WIN THE HISTORIC RACE 👏

[Troy Vincent, Sr. @TroyVincentSr]

The number of high school girls' flag football teams playing in San Diego has nearly doubled since 2023.

To every young woman playing flag: the sport needs your passion, your talent, and your leadership. Keep blazing the trail! 👏🏿
https://t.co/nujH1NWsdV

[Terrika @SheKnowsSports]

Guess the cats out the bag! 🏀

Hey @usasports 👋🏾 #WNBA

[Troy Vincent, Sr. @TroyVincentSr]

Flag Football was added to the @NCAA’s Emerging Sports for Women program in January.
@BigSouthSports is the first Division I multi-sport conference to sponsor women’s flag, opening the door for them to lead one of the fastest-growing sports in the country.

Details: https://t.co/0GInv6lrWc

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

A'ja Wilson, the WNBA's first ever four-time MVP, is signing a three-year, $5 million supermax contract to return to the Las Vegas Aces, sources tell me and @Andraya_Carter. The deal, which is the largest in WNBA history to date and fully guaranteed, was negotiated by Jade-Li English of Klutch Sports Group.

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

A month after signing Azzi Fudd to its first female athlete endorsement deal, GEICO is now partnering with the Dallas Wings on a multiyear deal 🏀

The sponsorship includes gameday activations, youth camps and expanded community programs across North Texas.

MORE: https://t.co/tK0Pz4ncPH

[ESPN @espn]

UCLA’S ICONIC RUN CONTINUES 👏

The Bruins make history as the first collegiate program in WNBA history to have six players taken in one draft!

[WNBA @WNBA]

Tonight, the next chapter begins 🔥

Watch the class of 2026 take their next step in the #WNBADraft presented by @StateStreetETFs SPY

📺 7pm/ET on ESPN

[LaTonya Story @LaTonyaStory]

Congratulations @dduggs11.
Welcome back to the ATL 🤗.