🏟️ Celebrating National Girls & Women in Sports Day!

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What a week…

Amid the NBA trade deadline madness and leading into Super Bowl weekend, here is your latest edition of Sports Industry Weekly—let’s jump right into it!

Celebrating NGWSD!

🏆 SBV is celebrating and honoring ALL the women in sports who are leading, inspiring, and elevating the industry every single day.

Their dedication, passion, and leadership continue to break barriers and open doors for the next generation of women in sports.

From front offices to the sidelines, boardrooms to broadcasting, these trailblazers are shaping the future of sports.

To spotlight a few from our community:

🎾 Billie Jean King: Sports Icon, Equality Champion, Founder - Billie Jean King Foundation

🏀 Shetellia Riley Irving: NBA Agent and CEO - A11EVEN Sports

👗 Sydney Bordonaro: Athlete Stylist

🎤 Lauren Green: Sideline Reporter/Host - Utah Jazz

🏈 Rebecca Childress: Senior Project Coordinator - Arizona Cardinals

🏟️ Rheann Engelke: Head of Women’s Sports - Range Sports

☀️ Jess Newton: Manager of Partnership Strategy & Service - Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury and Valley Suns

📺 Courtney Hollmon: Student Sports Broadcaster - University of South Carolina

🏎️ Kayah Shamapande-Scarboro: Commercial Communications Coordinator - Nascar

🌎 At the Super Bowl press conference, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced plans to expand to eight international games by 2025 and envisions an international franchise, possibly leading to a Super Bowl abroad.

💓 After getting her college jersey retired—Nike and A'ja Wilson officially unveiled their long-awaited Nike A'One signature sneaker and apparel collection, which will be released this May.

🚫 Jordan Brand returned to social media and shared a new Banned Video featuring their entire Jordan family—from athletes to entertainers to cultural tastemakers.

🍔 Angel Reese is the first female athlete to have a special McDonald's meal as the "Angel Reese Special," will be available on 2/10.

🧃 Texas QB Arch Manning signs a NIL deal with Red Bull and according to ON3, Manning is the highest valued college athlete in the country with an estimated NIL valuation at about $6.6 million, over $2 million more than the next closest athlete.

🇺🇸 HBO and TNT Sports are releasing a new documentary on February 17th that tells the story of how a group of college basketball stars defeated the legendary 1992 Olympic Dream Team in a scrimmage.

🏀 Caitlin Clark supports the idea of a WNBA expansion team in Kansas City, stating, "Kansas City would be a great city for the WNBA."

⚽️ Denver has been awarded the NWSL’s 16th franchise, marking the city’s first major women’s pro sports team. The team is set to debut in 2026.

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