NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league's support of girls' flag football is a long-term investment in making football ...

Not that long ago, the idea of girls playing football — actual football, not powderpuff — felt like a novelty at best and a punchline at worst. Now? It’s one of the fastest-growing sports in the ...

Elena Easley, an 8-year-old spitfire of a second-grader in Minnesota, had a very bad day last week. She loves football. Loves to watch the Kansas City Chiefs on TV. Loves to play. She plays football ...

Annika Sorenstam supports the NFL's push for girls' flag football as she prepares for the American Century Championship.

Girls flag football has exploded in popularity since the sport began to be played officially in Illinois a few years ago.

Ethan Neidig was a quarterback and wide receiver at Freedom High School where he was part of teams that reached three straight District 11 championship games and won the 6A title in 2021. Neidig is a ...

For Alicia and Taylor Jones, whether they would play football in high school was never really a question. When the identical twins stepped foot onto the football field as freshmen in 2023, they became ...

When Austin Sheepo first told his girlfriend that he plays on his high school flag football team, she was a little confused. “Isn’t that a girls’ sport?” she asked. They attend different high schools, ...

For years, girls flag football in Maryland existed somewhere between an experiment and a movement. It started with 10 schools in Frederick County, where the Ravens, Under Armour and local athletic ...

The pass was accurate but unhurried, a high-arcing ball that hung in the air a half-second too long, allowing two defenders to bear down on its intended target. The hit was loud, a thunderous smack of ...

For every footballer, there is a jersey that changes everything. For Malavika Prasad, it was India’s No. 22.When India lifted ...