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In Georgia and Azerbaijan, Jane McManus talked with women and girls who are just beginning to dream of getting the chance to participate in or cover sports.

In her new column for espnW.com, Val Ackerman will talk with prominent male executives to get their ideas about where women's sports are headed.

Aiming to come into compliance with Title IX, officials in Alaska were looking for a sport to fill the void. They turned to flag football and since have seen girls flock to the field.

Thoughts on tennis, Title IX, and pride after an emotional Wimbledon weekend.

The espnW/Power of IX mosaic was unveiled Thursday night to commemorate Saturday's 40th anniversary of Title IX.

ESPN is marking the 40th anniversary of Title IX by unveiling the top 40 female athletes of the past 40 years. Mia Hamm was just 15 years old when she became the youngest woman ever to don the jersey of the U.S. senior squad. She wore that jer...

Billie Jean King's rout of Bobby Riggs in 1973's "Battle of the Sexes" scored a victory for women's sports that reverberates today.

ESPN is marking the 40th anniversary of Title IX by unveiling the top 40 female athletes of the past 40 years. Martina Navratilova arrived on the tennis stage as a 16-year-old in the 1973 French Open, where she made it to the quarterfinals as an ...

Imagine what the world would look like without Title IX. Then celebrate the advances made by continuing the fight.

Everyone knows what Mia did as an athlete. You know about her successes and awards as the best female soccer player in the world. But it's her refreshingly sincere selflessness -- in everything she does -- that helped make her an icon.

ESPN is marking the 40th anniversary of Title IX by unveiling the top 40 female athletes of the past 40 years. As a kid, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was fast. And she could jump. In high school at Lincoln (East St. Louis, Ill.), she was a state champion...

Robin Roberts is undertaking her fight with myelodysplastic syndrome with the strength, grace, courage and leadership that have been hallmarks of her career in the public spotlight.

ESPN is marking the 40th anniversary of Title IX by unveiling the top 40 female athletes of the past 40 years. Are you painfully shy? So was Annika Sorenstam. The woman who won 72 titles on the LPGA Tour once dreaded winning junior tournaments be...

High school players, coaches and administrators share their thoughts on Title IX and how the law still has a major impact 40 years after it was passed.

ESPN is marking the 40th anniversary of Title IX by unveiling the top 40 female athletes of the past 40 years. As a senior at Morningside (Inglewood, Calif.), Lisa Leslie once scored 101 points. In the first half. The other team never even bothe...

Behind Title IX, we've come a long way, baby, but there's still progress to be made. Our experts weigh in on the changes Title IX will effect in its next four decades.