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All In: Plenty of storylines again in NCAA women’s Final Four

All In: Plenty of storylines again in NCAA women’s Final Four

UConn guard Paige Bueckers (5) drives to the basket against South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley (12) during the second half of an NCAA college...

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All In: Hoosick Falls native wins another national title

NYU women's basketball coach Meg Barber of Hoosick Falls has led her program to back-to-back NCAA Division III national championships. NYU women's...

29.03.2025 4

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All In: Why I won’t attend The Masters golf tournament

All In: Why I won’t attend The Masters golf tournament

A view of the eighth and ninth holes at Augusta National's Par 3 course on Wednesday April 5, 2023. The Par 3 Masters Contest is played on a short,...

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All In: Great Danes, UConn provide women’s basketball magic

All In: Great Danes, UConn provide women’s basketball magic

Southern California guard JuJu Watkins (12) plays against UCLA during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big...

15.03.2025 3

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All In: U.S. Soccer and Claire Hutton in good hands under coach Emma Hayes

Claire Hutton (16) of USA races with the ball during the SheBelieves Cup game between Australia and USWNT at State Farm Stadium on Sunday in...

02.03.2025 7

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All In: A look at Joyce Edwards, freshman basketball sensation at South Carolina

University of South Carolina forward Joyce Edwards gathers for a shot during an SEC game against Florida at Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. on...

23.02.2025 5

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All In: Why the Super Bowl was so important for women

Nike's 60-second spot exclusively celebrated women's athletics, the company’s first Super Bowl commercial in 27 years. The ad featured athletes...

15.02.2025 10

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All In: Sydney Bard joins Team USA for Rivalry Series against Canada

Sydney Bard Playing hockey with and against the best players in the world, PWHL rookie Sydney Bard just keeps working to get better.  That hard work...

09.02.2025 6

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All In: Alice Marble book 'Ace, Marvel, Spy' fails the assignment

Tennis great Alice Marble. (San Francisco Chronicle file) Alice Marble graced the cover of Life magazine after being name the country's Female Athlete...

01.02.2025 4

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All In: Unrivaled basketball setting the standard for new leagues

Rhyne Howard #10 of the Vinyl controls the ball around Kahleah Copper #2 of Rose during the first half at The Mediapro Studio on January 17, 2025 in...

26.01.2025 6

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Syracuse goalie Allie Kelley of East Berne achieves huge milestone

Syracuse women's hockey goalie Allie Kelley holds up the game puck after setting the NCAA Division I saves record during the team's 1-0 overtime loss...

21.01.2025 5

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All In: Celebrate women's sports Saturday with UAlbany basketball

Kayla Cooper is the star player for the UAlbany women's basketball team this season. The Danes' game at 2 p.m. Saturday against Binghamton features...

18.01.2025 20

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Downsizing do’s and don’ts

In January 2024, Joyce Bassett began her downsizing journey, moving from a four-bedroom, two-story split Colonial to a two-bedroom ranch twin home. A...

18.01.2025 2

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All In: A dive into field hockey’s history with Guilderland coach Jennifer Sykes

Guilderland head coach Jennifer Sykes talks to her team during the Class A field hockey state semifinals against Mamaroneck on Nov. 1, 2023,...

11.01.2025 10

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All In: PWSL celebrates as players shine and fans, sponsors show support

Avery Tapp, 12, waves a flag at the season opener Dec. 4, 2024, for the PWHL Boston Fleet at Tsongas Center, UMass Lowell. Tapp is the daughter of...

03.01.2025 3

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All In: A celebration of five years covering women’s sports

U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team player Maggie Scannell of Wynantskill celebrates after winning gold at the 2024 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World...

28.12.2024 5

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All In: Greenwich's Tess Merrill earns MVP in collegiate rugby championship

Tess Merrill of Endicott College advances the ball against Yale during the 2024 season. Merrill, from Greenwich, earned MVP honors when Endicott,...

24.12.2024 10

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All In: Claire Hutton’s fans have her back

Myah Hovey, a member of the Albany Alleycats and Shaker High School varsity soccer teams, shows off her autographed Claire Hutton jersey...

16.12.2024 9

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All In: Gift-giving ideas for women’s sports fans

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark opens her arms to the crowd before cutting the net after defeating LSU during the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game on April 1,...

11.12.2024 20

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All In: Syracuse women's hockey goalie learns and grows with the game

Syracuse hockey goalie Allie Kelley during a game against RPI on Oct. 10. Kelley, of East Berne, went to Voorheesville High School and played in...

02.12.2024 5

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All In: Women still making baseball history with stellar play, resilience

Kelsie Whitmore throws to warm up at a preseason tryout for the Oakland Ballers at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., on April 6. Kelsie Whitmore...

18.11.2024 2

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All In: Gossip girls help fuel women’s sports' phenomenal growth

From left, Candace Parker, Sarah Spain, Breanna Stewart, and Carol Stiff pose for photos at the espnW Summit on Oct. 3, 2018 in Newport Beach,...

04.11.2024 2

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All In: Learn the facts about Proposition 1 and girls’ sports

A steady stream of voters at the Albany County Board of Elections on the first day of early voting, Oct. 26, in Albany. Voters will decide whether...

29.10.2024 3

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All In: Parents too can learn life lessons from youth sports

From left, Kristi Link, of Bethlehem, and Sarah Bassett, of Shenendehowa, battle for the ball during the Class AA girls' soccer title game in...

07.10.2024 3

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Troy golfer Samantha Schuffenecker proving she belongs in major amateur events

Troy's Samantha Schuffenecker won the inaugural Capital Region Amateur Championship at McGregor in June. It was yet another season of growth on the...

02.10.2024 2

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All In: Top-ranked Liberty poised to advance WNBA Finals

Connecticut Sun guard Marina Mabrey (4) is guarded by Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell (0) during the second half of a first-round WNBA...

30.09.2024 10

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All In: Khang and Corpuz, friends as kids, now legendary LPGA heroes

Allisen Corpuz and Nelly Korda of Team United States react to her putt on the 14th green during the Saturday Foursomes matches against Team Europe...

16.09.2024 5

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All In: Solheim Cup experience as seen through the eyes of LPGA’s Allisen Corpuz

Allisen Corpuz of Team USA looks on from the green during a practice round prior to the Solheim Cup at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Allisen Corpuz...

13.09.2024 10

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Assistant pros took varied golf career paths

Abigail Laime of Ballston Spa after winning the Women's Club Championship in 2023. She is now an assistant pro at the course and is at level one of...

05.09.2024 10

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All In: East Greenbush softball player to compete in Pitch, Hit & Run finals

Alex Johnston, a standout player for East Greenbush softball, will compete at the MLB World Series in the finals of the Pitch, Hit & Run...

02.09.2024 10

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All In: Politics and sports are forever mixed

Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- WWII veteran John McLoughlin poses by the newly corrected gravestone of Sgt. Thomas Baker Thursday,...

26.08.2024 2

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All In: UAlbany's Palma paved the way for Team USA's distance runners

Bobbi Palma, left, and Joan Benoit Samuelson, Olympic gold medalist in the marathon, are reunited in May 2019. Bobbi Palma was instrumental in...

05.08.2024 9

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Skiba wins NEWGA championship on fourth hole of playoff

Kimberly Skiba of Edison celebrates her winning birdie on the fourth hole to win the NEWGA championship on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, at McGregor...

02.08.2024 3

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All In: A viewer's guide to watching women in the Paris Olympics

Simone Biles eyes the uneven bars during a women's artistic gymnastics qualification round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday in...

29.07.2024 3

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