Clare Brennan
Oct 18, 2021
Megan Eugenio, aka “Overtime Megan” is joining forces with Overtime, a multidimensional sports lifestyle brand, to drop her first-ever apparel collection.
The line, which dropped Oct.17, is visually inspired by the butterfly and includes t-shirts, sweatpants, sweatshirts, butterfly necklaces, and stickers.
A junior at Sacred Heart University studying sports marketing and media, Eugenio boasts 2.4 million followers across Instagram and TikTok. She uses her platform to create daily sports-related content, whether that’s taking viewers behind-the-scenes of the biggest events in sports or interviewing NBA star Kevin Durant.
The 22-year-old also teamed up with Overtime for the 2020 election, producing a series encouraging her followers to get out and vote.
Items from the Megan’s Very Own collection are available on Overtime’s shop page.
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Claire Watkins
Aug 19, 2024
The New York Libertybecame the firstWNBA teamto clinch a postseason spot with a big 79-67 victory over the Las Vegas Aces onSaturday. The result marked New York's second win over Las Vegas this season, with the Liberty looking to put their2023 Finals lossbehind them.
New York'supward tickhas in part revolved around big performances bySabrina Ionescu, who led the team in scoring on Saturday with 23 points.
"This second half of the season is really important. And there's no excuses. Nobody cares if we just came off theOlympicsand have a game four days later and a nine-hour time zone change," Ionescutold reportersafter the game.
Other WNBA teams target 2024 playoff positions
The WNBA saw numerous teams soar over the weekend, all jockeying for position as the league enters the regular season'shome stretch.
The Atlanta Dream are now 2-0 in post–Olympic break play, notching impressive wins over both Seattle and Connecticut as they push to overtakeChicagofor the eighth and final spot above the playoff line. Indianaalso looked strong on their home court, taking down first Phoenix and then Seattle as they solidify their playoff berth.
Other teams struggled, however, as the Mystics, Wings, Storm, and Sparks continue to look for a win in the WNBA's return to action. And with the regular season's clock ticking, therace to the playoffswill only grow more fierce with every showdown.
Standout solo showings point to WNBA award races
Noteworthy individualperformancesabounded on the WNBA court this weekend,led by MVP frontrunnerA'ja Wilson. After dropping 24 points for the Aces in Saturday's loss to New York, Wilson elevated Las Vegas over the Sparks with 34 points and 13 rebounds on Sunday.
TheRookie of the Yearcompetition has also stayed hot, with Fever starCaitlin Clarkbreaking Ticha Penicheiro's 1998 record for most assists in a rookie season in Sunday's win over the Storm.That same day, Chicago rookieAngel Reesebecame the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 20 career double-doubles in the Sky's loss to the Mercury.
Meredith Heil
Aug 16, 2024
On Saturday, the Kansas City Current— who sit second in theNWSL standings— will take on Spanish side Atlético de Madrid inThe Women’s Cup (TWC)championship game atCPKC Stadium.
This year marks the first time Kansas City has hosted or taken part inTWC. The series of mini-tournaments pits clubs from different countries up against each other, while $100,000 in prize money and a ticket to next year’s Global Series finals goes to each tournament's champion.
The Women's Cup is all in on international women's football
Founded in an effort to promote and elevate women’s soccer on a global scale, the annual international club soccer competition has expanded from its 2021 inauguralLouisville tournament. After three years of one four-team, single-location contest, 2024 has seen TWC expand into four editions hosted by different cities around the world. All in all, more than 10 different countries have participated in the tournament since its debut, including five NWSL teams.
In addition to the four tournaments, TWC is also introducing the Global Series this year. The winners of each 2024 tournament will now face off in a Final Four-style showdown set for February 2025.
At this point, two of the four Global Series teams have already booked their spots: Gotham FC beat Racing Louisville to claim the title in March’s inauguralTWC Colombia,and Italy’s Juventus defeated Brazil’s Palmeiras in theTWC Louisvillefinal on Tuesday.
"As a coach and as a staff, we talked about how good this opportunity is for the growth of the game," KC head coachVlatko Andonovskisaid of the tournament. "I think this is great. I mean, how many times can you bring four groups of people from different continents to one place to do the things they love doing?"
Semifinals saw KC, Madrid through to The Women's Cup final
Wednesday’s opening doubleheaderdetermined Saturday's finalists, with Atlético de Madrid narrowly surviving INAC Kobe Leonessa before the Current took down the Mamelodi Sundowns. Atlético de Madrid eked by Japan's INAC Kobe Leonessa 2-1 on penalty kicks after playing to a 1-1 draw.
Afterwards, hosts KC blasted three first-half goals to rocket them over South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns with a 3-0 victory.
Regardless of Saturday's outcome, TWC will cap off what’s shaping up to be a very successful International Summer of Soccer — not to mention ared-hot NWSL season— for the tournament hosts. The championship comes a little over a week after the Current ousted the North Carolina Courage in theNWSL x Liga MX Summer Cupsemifinal, behind goals from international stars Temwa Chawinga and Debinha.
How to watch Kansas City vs. Madrid at The Women's Cup final
After a third place match between INAC Kobe Leonessa and the Mamelodi Sundowns at 6 PM ET, Saturday's final will kick off at 9 PM ET. Tickets are available viaKC’s website with live coverage streaming onVIZIO WatchFree+.
Claire Watkins
Aug 16, 2024
TheWNBA is backand better than everthis weekend, withCBSairing big-name matchups sure to set the tone for the final month of the regular season.
First, Minnesota and Washington will face off on Saturday at 2 PM ET, with theLynxaiming to go two-for-two against the Mystics after securing a tight 79-68 win on Thursday. And in the 4 PM ET game of Saturday's CBS doubleheader,New Yorkand Las Vegas will battle for the second time this season after the Liberty took the first2023 WNBA Finalsrematch back in June.
TV and streaming platforms bet on watching the WNBA
The WNBA has become a fixture ofsummer weekendviewing, with Prime showcasing games on Thursdays, Ion covering Fridays, and a variety of other national channels hosting the league throughout the week.
Plus, afterTeam USAwon Olympic gold in front of as many as10.9 million US viewers, expect the league — and the platforms who host the W — to harness that momentum all the way to the season's finish line.
Thursday night on Prime, for instance, saw Olympic gold medalistsKahleah Copper, Diana Taurasi, and Brittney Griner record a monster 85-65 Mercury win over the Sky, successfully marking Copper's first trip back to Chicago since herpreseason trade.
The Liberty also notched a massive Thursday win on ESPN, blasting the LA Sparks 103-68 as Olympic medalists Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, andDearica Hambyreturned to action.
Wings' roster changes take center court tonight
Tonight, attention will turnto Ionas Seattle takes on Atlanta, Phoenix travels toIndiana, and Connecticut matches up againstDallas.
The Wings currently sit at the bottom of the league standings, but the return ofSatou Saballyand Maddy Siegrist (from injuries that sidelined them prior to the Olympics) will boost their lineup. However, Dallas had to release Odyssey Sims and Monique Billings from their hardship contracts, infusing the free agency market with talent and catching the eyes of teams looking for midseason pick-ups.
Fever vs. Storm game highlights Sunday's WNBA lineup
On Sunday, ABC will showcaseIndianaandSeattlesquaring off inside Indianapolis's newly announced2025 WNBA All-Star Game stadium. While Indiana hopes to solidify their place above the playoff line, Seattle — who won four of their last five pre–Olympic break games — keeps rising toward the top of the WNBA standings.
Meredith Heil
Aug 15, 2024
The Barclays Women’s Super League officially kicksoff its 2024-25 run the weekend of September 20th with six matchups across three days setting the stage for the much-anticipated WSL season.
The WSL is growing in more ways than one, and next year’s league title is very much anyone’s to grab.
Growing attendance spurs Arsenal move to Emirates
After drawing an average of 52,000 fans to each of their six Emirates-hosted games last season — including two complete sell-outs and three WSL attendance records — all 11 of Arsenal’s upcoming home matcheswill be playedat Emirates Stadium. This makes the North London behemoth — home to Arsenal’s men’s Premier League team — the women’s team’s permanent 2024–25 season home.
Of the league’s 12 teams, only Arsenal, Aston Villa, and Leicester City will share gameday facilities with a top flight men’s division. The rest will play the majority of their matches at practice fields or smaller multi-use stadiums.
In addition to field conditions, access to training centers and equipment, and other on-pitch concerns, capacity is a central differentiating factor between men’s and women’s grounds. For example, Chelsea’sprimary home of Kingsmeadow seats just 4,850 fans. Their Premier League counterpart's digs, Stamford Bridge — the 11th largest football stadium in all of England —can accommodate40,343.
Arsenal’s move to Emirateswas motivated in partby this divide, and after finishing the 2023-24 seasonin third place— nearly missing the cutoff for UEFA Champions League eligibility — the club is hoping this momentum will fuel their quest to lift the WSL trophy in 2025.
Offseason moves shake up WSL rosters
Arsenal isn’t the only WSL teamon a mission to top the 2024-25 table, and teams around the league made serious waves in the offseason in a bid for this season's title.
Manchester City, 2024’s second-place club, bid adieu to Esme Morgan and Ellie Roebuck,but the club addeda whole slate of stong footballers, highlighted by star striker Vivianne Miedema. Former West Ham full-back Risa Shimizu and Japan international Ayaka Yamash*ta are also joining a Blues roster that already boasts superstars like Khadija "Bunny" Shaw and Mary Fowler, among others.
As if losing Sam Kerr to an ACL tear last season wasn't enough, 2023-24 champs Chelsea have since seen Fran Kirby depart for Brighton, and defender Jess Carter and goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger flip to the NWSL’s Gotham FC. On the bright side, they snagged England mainstayLucy Bronzefrom Barcelona, and Kerr should return to play this fall.
In Manchester United news, the Red Devils picked up Dutch defender Dominique Janssen but bid farewell to 2023 World Cup Golden Glove winnerMary Earps, who joinedParis Saint-Germain. Meanwhile, former captain Katie Zelem signed with ACFC this week.
