We’re so excited for the Summer Olympics later this month and all of the amazing athletes competing for gold. One of the women we’re especially looking forward to watching is track and star Sydney McLaughlin. McLaughlin will be running the…
Devin Booker: The Reason You Should Watch the NBA Finals
We don’t always cover sports here at Fangirlish, but we really think everyone should watch the NBA finals. Why? Well, basketball is fun, both the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns are talented, and, oh, Devin Booker. Devin Booker is the…
The 10 Best Gymnastic Tik Tok’s
With the Tokyo Olympics right around the corner and the recent US Gymnastics Championships, gymnastics has been on all our minds. It’s no secret that the US has a ridiculously large pool of talented gymnasts at their disposal – so…
Why You Should Follow The NWHL (Even If You Don’t Like Sports)
Look. I know we’re not all sports fans here. I’ve been a diehard hockey fan my whole life, so I know better than anyone that sports are too often associated with toxic masculinity, and sports fandom tends to be a…
Women’s Basketball Deserves Better
This year’s NCAA basketball tournament has been a problem. Women are not getting fair treatment, and this needs to be fixed. Now.
Barstool, the NWHL, and White Feminism
This Barstool situation has exposed a problem with the NWHL and with women’s hockey culture at large that needs to be addressed, and soon.
‘Battle of the Blades’ Season 6 Episode 6: Finale
And there you have it, folks. Your season 6 Battle of the Blades champions: Meagan Duhamel and Wojtek Wolski! It’s been a weird season, and this finale was definitely weird, too. It certainly didn’t feel like past finales. Where was…
Sarah Fuller will become first woman to participate in a Power 5 football game
Sarah Fuller will become the first woman to participate in a Power 5 football game as she suits up as Vanderbilt kicker.
‘Battle of the Blades’ Season 6, Episode 5 Recap: Plot Twist!
Well, that was unexpected. I said last week that I expected the final three teams to be Jessica and Asher, Kaitlyn and Bryan, and Meagan and Wojtek. Apparently I was wrong! This season of Battle of the Blades has been…
Making Herstory: Kim Ng becomes first female GM in men’s professional sports
Kim Ng made history becoming the first woman general manager in a North American professional male sports league, joining the Miami Marlins.
The Highs and Lows of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Well, the strangest NHL season in recent memory has come to an end, and the Tampa Bay Lightning have been crowned this year’s Stanley Cup champions. The playoffs were… weird, to say the least, and a lot happened, some of…
We Can’t Wait for ‘Battle of the Blades’ Season 6!
In a year where almost nothing has gone right, CBC is here to save the day, with the return of their extremely Canadian reality TV show Battle of the Blades. And yes, when I say “we can’t wait for this…
NFL making HERstory this weekend
This Sunday’s NFL game featuring the Washington Football Team and Cleveland Browns will feature a female coach on both sidelines and a female official for the first time in NFL history.
Trailer for Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’ gives us our sports fix
Last Chance U’s final football season heads to Oakland and Laney College on July 28.
Keep Calm, Trope On: Sports
We all have our favorite and least favorite tropes. From love triangles to slow burns, tropes are often the best ways to showcase great characters and storylines. They can also be frustrating and make you question why it is even…
5 Reasons Why You Need To Read ‘Stealing Home’ by Becky Wallace
When I came across the synopsis for Becky Wallace’s Stealing Home, I just knew I had to read this book. Not only did it sound like the perfect YA contemporary summer read, but it was a book where sports was the…
My Sports Wishes: Basically Just #MenlykOut
This is an entry in Fangirlish’s What Sports Mean To Me series, where our writers discuss memorable sports moments and how sports have impacted their lives. A few years ago, my list of “sports wishes” was a very long one. I wanted…
My First Sports Love: The Detroit Red Wings
This is an entry in Fangirlish’s What Sports Mean To Me series, where our writers discuss memorable sports moments and how sports have impacted their lives. We all remember our first sports love. It was the moment when sports became more than…
My First Heartbreak: 1990 World Cup Final
This is an entry in Fangirlish’s What Sports Mean To Me series, where our writers discuss memorable sports moments and how sports have impacted their lives. We all have that one moment, the one where we knew. This certainty applies to many…
My Most Hated Sports Team: The Montreal Canadiens
This is an entry in Fangirlish’s What Sports Mean To Me series, where our writers discuss memorable sports moments and how sports have impacted their lives. Sometimes, when it comes to sports fandom, it’s more fun to cheer against other teams than…
Super Bowl LIII Pick ‘Em: Patriots vs. Rams
Another Super Bowl. And another Super Bowl where 31 franchises collectively unite in hatred of the dynasty that is the New England Patriots. It’s a story we’ve seen before. It’s a story we think we can assume the ending. But this…
