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Portland's The Sports Bra to expand to four more cities


The Sports Bra, a Northeast Portland bar that only plays women’s sports on the screens, March 27, 2024. Jenny Nguyen opened the bar in 2022.
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It’s a time of expansion for professional women’s sports.
The WNBA and NWSL both added teams for the 2025 season, and plan to add two more next year – including the return of professional women’s basketball to Oregon.
It’s also expansion time for the famous Northeast Portland bar that only puts women’s sports on its TVs.
The Sports Bra announced Tuesday it will soon open franchises in Boston, Las Vegas, St. Louis and Indianapolis.
“The Sports Bra is more than just a place to watch the game — it’s a movement,” Sports Bra founder Jenny Nguyen said in a statement. “Our team spoke with hundreds of interested people about opening a franchise location, and we’ve met some incredible people along the way. These owner/operators are capable, enthusiastic, and deeply committed to The Bra’s mission.”
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Nguyen opened the inaugural Sports Bra in 2022 with a shockingly simple mission: a place where women’s sports fans could gather to watch games. Nguyen reached out directly to professional leagues and content creators to be able to exclusively show women’s sports on the bar’s TV, making it the first known restaurant to do so.
The Sports Bra’s success has often served as an example of how demand for women’s sports is growing, especially in the Pacific Northwest. Last year, Portland was chosen as one of two cities to gain a WNBA expansion team set to start play in 2026.

Jenny Nguyen, owner of the Sports Bra, a Northeast Portland bar that only plays women’s sports on the screens, March 27, 2024. The Sports Bra announced in 2025 it would open franchise locations in four new cities.
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Nguyen had announced last year that major investments would allow the concept to grow to other cities in the form of locally owned franchises. Opening dates are still being determined for the four new Sports Bra locations.
Nguyen and her Portland team will help support the new locations with things like setup and training. Practices from the Oregon location, such as buying from women-owned food and beverage distributors and offering vegan and gluten-free menu items, will continue at the franchises.
Each city welcoming a Sports Bra already has a professional women’s sports team. Las Vegas is home to the WNBA’s Aces, which won back-to-back championships in 2022 and 2023. Indianapolis is home to the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, which picked up two fan favorites – Aliyah Boston from South Carolina and Caitlin Clark from Iowa – in recent drafts. St. Louis has a Women’s Football Alliance team, and Boston is set to welcome an NWSL team in 2026.
TV viewership for women’s sports has skyrocketed in recent years as leagues negotiate better deals with networks. In 2024, both the WNBA and NWSL reported record-breaking viewership numbers.
“There is no better moment than this to open these places,” Nguyen said.
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Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Weekly Awards
IRVINE, Calif. – The University of Hawai’i men’s volleyball team swept the Big West Weekly Awards after its two-match sweep of NJIT over the weekend in Honolulu.
Opposite Kristian Titriyski was named Offensive Player of the Week, setter Tread Rosenthal earned both Defensive Player of the Week and Setter of the Week, and setter Magnus Hettervik was Freshman of the Week.
For Titriyski the award marked his third career offensive recognition and seventh time he was honored by the conference with a weekly award. Rosenthal has now compiled 13 career weekly awards including his sixth setter award and first defensive honor.
Titriyski, a sophomore from Sofia, Bulgaria, averaged 3.83 kills per set and 5.17 points per set and hit .439 in the series. He was the only player on either team to record double digit kills in the two matches and also had a team-best five service aces.
Rosenthal, a junior from Austin, Texas, led the team with 11 blocks in the series for an average of 1.83 blocks per set and directed an offense to a combined .517 hitting percentage in the series with only 11 attack errors in 118 attempts. In Friday’s season-opener, he tied his career-high with eight blocks in a straight-set win.
Hettervik, a freshman from Stavanger, Norway, made his UH debut in the team’s win on Sunday and recorded three assists and his first career ace in the second set.
The Warriors will host No. 7 Loyola Chicago this week in a two-match series, Thursday, Jan. 8 and Friday, Jan. 9 at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
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Clarksville High senior volleyball player earns TSWA All-State honors
The TSWA has announced its selections for the volleyball all-state team for all five classes in the state. Clarksville High senior Keira Garinger earned a selection for her play throughout the 2025 season.
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) has announced its selections for the volleyball all-state team for all five classes in the state. Clarksville High senior Keira Garinger earned a selection on the class 3A team for her play throughout the 2025 season.
Garinger was the driving force behind the best season in Clarksville High’s history, earning their first state tournament appearance, while finishing third place in the state. She finished this year with 489 kills, 67 aces, 48 blocks, 475 digs and she was selected as the district 13-4A MVP.
Garinger made a major impact on the program as a whole, compiling a record of 137-22 over her career and winning four district and region titles. Garinger will be taking her talents to Arkansas State in the fall to continue her volleyball career.
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YSU Mid Major Invitational Presented by Southwoods Health Pre-Meet Information
14th Annual Youngstown State University College Indoor Track & Field Mid Major Meet Presented by Southwoods Health
Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31
Meet: Open NCAA sanctioned Indoor Track & Field Competition
Timing: Fully automatic FinishLynx system
Location: The Watson and Tressel Training Site (WATTS) on the YSU campus. The WATTS features a full-length Shaw Sportexe Power Blade HP+ synthetic turf system football field, a 300-meter state-of-the-art mondo track surface, two long-jump pits, a high-jump pit, four batting cages, protective netting, a training room and locker rooms.
GPS address: 651 Elm St. | Youngstown, OH 44555
Entry’s: Entry’s are due by Tuesday, January 27 by 7 p.m., consisting of event entries with best marks from the previous year or realistic projected marks. All entries will be done on-line at www.directathletics.com.
Please visit the Direct Athletics website at your earliest convenience in order to familiarize yourself with how the entry process works.
Also, please limit Eight athletes per event. If you have an event with more than eight quality athletes, please text Brian Gorby at (330) 519-7591 to get permission to email additional entries to bdgorby@ysu.edu.
We always try to help to accommodate all entry’s.
**Note: Please check YSUsports.com after the entry deadline for changes or adjustments to the meet time schedule!
Please check to make sure your athletes are entered correctly. If there are mistakes or scratches, please email bdgorby@ysu.edu & ysutrackmeets@gmail.com.
Entry Fees: $ 500
per each team, men or women separate, consisting of 10 or more individuals in unlimited events are paid online, when you complete Entry’s on Direct Athletics or $25 per individual event entry & paid online at Direct Athletics as well.
ENTRY FEES
$ 25 per ENTRY (i.e. 2 events entered would be $ 50 ) Entry fees must be paid in advance online when you enter on DirectAthletics (all major credit and debit cards accepted).
Relay Entry’s $ 7 per runner for a total of $ 28 per relay team.
Refund Policy
We understand that these are uncertain times. As such, please rest assured that any entry fees (and processing fees) paid on DirectAthletics are 100% refundable in the unlikely event we have to cancel a meet. However, outside of meet cancellation, there is a strict NO REFUND policy on entry fees. Absolutely no refunds will be processed due to scratches, change of plans, inability to travel, illness, injuries, etc. No day of Meet Entry.
Spikes: ONLY 1/4 inch or shorter pyramid spikes will be allowed and all spikes will be checked prior to events. NO pin or needle spikes, spike elements, or any other type of spike will be allowed.
High Jump: All high jump competitions will be conducted on the Mondo surface.
Sections/Heats/Flights: Flights will be seeded by distance with best marks in the latest sections/flights. Finals in field events will consist of the top nine marks from the qualifying rounds.
Implement Weigh-In: 30 minutes prior to event at the Throws area.
January 30, 2026 | YSU Mid-Major National Collegiate Meet
1:00pm – Women’s Pent begins (60M H, HJ, Shot, LJ, 800M Run)
2:00pm – Long Jump (Women, Men to Follow)
2:00pm – Weight Throw (Women, Men to Follow)
3:00pm – Women’s Pole Vault
3:45pm – Men’s Heptathlon (60M Dash, LJ, Shot, HJ)
4:00pm – Running Events begin; 5000M, 500M, 1000M, DMR
January 31, 2026 | YSU Mid-Major National Collegiate Meet
8:10am – Guy’s Mile Run
9:30am – Men’s Hept (60M H, PV, 1000M Run)
9:30am – Shot Put (Men, Women to follow)
9:30am – Triple Jump (Men, Women to Follow)
9:45am – High Jump (following the Men’s Pentathlon 60M Hurdles) (Women, Men to Follow)
9:45am – Running Events Begin – Women first, followed by Men
Mile Run
400M
60M Hurdles
60M D
Men’s Elite Mile Heats
800M
200M
3000M
4x400m relay
12:30pm – After the Men’s Pentathlon, Men’s Pole Vault
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Spartan Club Athletes of the Week for Jan. 5: Anand Dharmarajan & Mya Hartjes
The Spartan Club, comprised of Case Institute of Technology (CIT), Western Reserve University (WRU) and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) alumni, parents of current students, faculty and staff, and friends of the University, is aimed at helping foster and honor the proud tradition of athletics at the University, while also supporting the current student-athletes. For more information on the Spartan Club, and to help support its purpose by becoming a member, CLICK HERE.
Case Western Reserve University senior Anand Dharmarajan, a guard on the men’s basketball team, and junior Mya Hartjes, a guard on the women’s basketball team, have been named the Spartan Club Athletes of the Week for their performances this past week.
Dharmarajan had a career day during the team’s 97-80 win over Kalamazoo. He scored a career-high 30 points over 29 minutes of action during the game, making 10-of-16 shots overall and seven-of-12 from three-point range. The seven three-pointers matched his career-best mark and were just one shy of the program’s single-game record. He added three rebounds and a steal in the effort. Dharmarajan is averaging 11.4 points per game this season on 46.8% shooting overall, including 45.3% from long range, and has added 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contest. The Spartans stand at 7-3 overall this season and have won four consecutive games.
The Spartans will close out their non-conference schedule on the road against La Roche College in Pittsburgh on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Hartjes led the Spartans to two wins in three games over winter break. Hartjes led all CWRU players with 19.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game during the three contests, shooting 53.7% (22-of-41) overall, 52.0% (13-of-25) from three-point range, and converting both of her free throw attempts. She added five assists, a block, and two steals during the stretch. In a 68-55 win over Oberlin on December 29, she scored a career-best 25 points, making nine-of-15 shots overall and hitting a career-best seven threes on 10 tries, while contributing nine rebounds, an assist, a block, and a steal. She followed that by leading the team with 16 points in a 76-52 loss to 23rd-ranked Baldwin Wallace on December 30, making six-of-12 shots overall, including four-of-seven from three-point range, while collecting five rebounds and an assist. For her efforts over the two games, she was named to the All-Tournament Team at the BW Holiday Classic. Rounding out her week, Hartjes scored 18 points in a 75-65 win against Geneva on January 3, hitting seven-of-14 shots overall, two-of-eight from three-point range, and both of her free throw attempts, while adding a team-best eight rebounds with three assists and a steal. Hartjes has averaged 16.3 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game this season with 3.5 assists per contest. The Spartans ended their non-conference schedule with a 7-4 record.
With its non-conference schedule complete, the Spartans will now turn their attention to their University Athletic Association slate. CWRU will begin its 14-game conference journey on Saturday at 3 p.m. on the road against Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
The Spartan Club Athletes of the Week are selected by the CWRU Department of Athletics each Monday, based on their performance during the previous week of competition.
Honorable Mentions:
Senior Art Martinez (wrestling) went 6-0 over the last two weeks, including a win over the then top-ranked wrestler in Division III, to lead the 21st-ranked Spartans to six dual wins over the holiday break. On December 20 at the Chocolate Duals in Grantham, Pennsylvania, Martinez defeated opponents from Ithaca, Messiah, and Arcadia. He started the day with a 21-4 technical fall over George McAteer of Ithaca and followed with a 22-4 technical fall over Tyler Ratledge of Messiah. In the final match of the day, Martinez delivered a decisive 18-4 major decision over Jacob Blair of Arcadia who was ranked first in Division III at the time of the dual. It marked Martinez’s first win over a nationally ranked opponent this season. CWRU won all three matches at the duals, defeating Ithaca 30-17, Messiah 23-20, and Arcadia 31-16. On January 3 at the UAA Challenge hosted by NYU, Martinez and the Spartans continued their winning streaks, defeating all three opponents at the annual event. Martinez earned bonus points in all three of his bouts, secured two technical falls and one pin at the event. This season, he is 20-1, including a 13-0 mark against Division III opponents, with six pins and a team-leading eight technical falls. CWRU improved to 8-2 in dual matches.
The Spartans return home for the Claude Sharer Duals on Saturday hosting Manchester University and the University of Mount Union at the Veale Center.
2025-26 Spartan Club Athletes of the Week:
Sept. 2: Jacob Slater (men’s cross country) & Jamie Goldfarb (women’s soccer)
Sept. 8: Mitchell Fein (men’s soccer) & Maggie Farra (women’s soccer)
Sept. 15: Bradley Winter (men’s soccer) & Ceci Dapino (women’s soccer)
Sept. 22: Daniel King (football) & Halina Tompkins (women’s cross country)
Sept. 29: Sam DeTillio (football) & Kalli Wall (volleyball)
Oct. 6: Osi Chukwuocha (football) & Ceci Dapino (women’s soccer)
Oct. 13: Kalli Wall (volleyball) & Claire Kozma (women’s swimming and diving)
Oct. 20: Jacob Slater (men’s cross country) & Halina Tompkins (women’s cross country)
Oct. 27: Bradley Winter (men’s soccer) & Ellie Palaian (women’s soccer)
Nov. 3: Art Martinez (wrestling) & Sohalya Rawlins (women’s swimming and diving)
Nov. 10: Thomas Wagner (wrestling) & Emily Plachta (women’s basketball)
Nov. 18: Jacob Slater (men’s cross country) & Kalli Wall (volleyball)
Nov. 24: John Drumm (men’s swimming and diving) & Claire Kozma (women’s swimming and diving)
Dec. 1: Andrew Fox (men’s basketball) & Maura Schorr (women’s basketball)
Dec. 8: Antonio Sidoti (men’s track and field) & Gianna Phipps (women’s track and field)
Jan. 5: Anand Dharmarajan (men’s basketball) & Mya Hartjes (women’s basketball)
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FSC Athletics Update – January 5
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Skyline Conference released its first winter weekly reports of the 2026 calendar year Monday, and Farmingdale State College junior Mia Simmons (Queens, N.Y.) was selected as its Women’s Basketball Player of the Week while freshman center Allison Ntambwe (Queens Village, N.Y.) earned honorable mention praise.
Women’s Basketball (6-5, 4-3 Skyline) | Skyline Report
Farmingdale State opened the calendar year in non-conference play Saturday at Hunter College, falling by a 79-61 score to the Hawks. Simmons poured in a career-high 21 points to lead the Rams, while Ntambwe came off the bench to score a career-high 10 points on 5-of-11 shooting. Senior point guard Shyann Parker (Floral Park, N.Y.) recorded a double-double, pulling down 11 rebounds while dishing out a career-high 10 assists.
The Rams travel to NYU’s Paulson Center Tuesday night for a Skyline Conference game versus Yeshiva at 8, before welcoming Lasell (Mass.) University for a 6 p.m. tip-off on Thursday.
Men’s Basketball (9-2, 2-0 Skyline) | Skyline Report
FSC resumed Skyline play Saturday with a 92-60 triumph over St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn on the team’s annual CYO Day. Five Rams scored in double figures against the Bears, including senior guard Michael Notias (Manhasset, N.Y.), who led all players with 15 points (6-of-11 FG, 3-of-5 3FG), five assists and three steals, while junior forward Kentrell Evans (Brooklyn, N.Y.) registered a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
The Rams will welcome conference foe St. Joseph’s-Long Island for a 7 p.m. tip-off on Wednesday night, before traveling Saturday for a noontime Skyline tilt at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
Indoor Track and Field
Farmingdale State returns to action on Friday, January 9, when it travels to the Ocean Breeze complex in Staten Island, N.Y., for the St. Thomas Aquinas Spartan Invitational at noon.
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All 6 Wisconsin volleyball outgoing transfers have found new homes
The Wisconsin Badgers and Kelly Sheffield had a pretty big exodus this season after their Final Four run. While none of them were surprising in a vacuum, as a whole, it was hard to watch six players for the present and the future decide it was time to get more guaranteed playing time elsewhere.
Many Wisconsin Badger fans hoped one or two, or even a few, would opt to leave the portal after entering it and return to Wisconsin; however, all six outgoing transfers have landed at new homes. Here’s where:
Una Vajagic and Tosia Serafinowska transferred to Arizona State
Maybe the biggest surprise was Una Vajagic transferring, as she clearly had a starter role last season and developed into an impressive outside hitter. However, she wasn’t going to be guaranteed the same minutes next season with other outside hitters coming in to compete for her job. That may have been what sent her looking for a new opportunity. She and the other international player on the team, Tosia Serafinowska, both decided to go to Arizona State.
Addy Horner transferred to TCU
Horner became a starter when star setter Charlie Fuerbringer went down with an injury. However, as soon as Fuerbringer was healthy, Horner went back to the bench. She proved she can be a starter and a pretty good one at that, but she didn’t have a shot of overtaking Fuerbringer’s spot, so it made sense for her to transfer. She has since gone to TCU.
Maile Chan has transferred to Florida State with Aniya Warren going to Oklahoma
Chan, as well as Aniya Warren, was stuck on the depth chart behind a true freshman (last season), and Kristen Simon proved she was going to be the main libero for the future. That sent both Chan and Warren to the portal. Chan landed at Florida State while Warren became a Sooner.
Trinity Shadd-Ceres has transferred to Creighton
Shadd-Ceres proved she can be a powerful and effective outside hitter, but similar to Vajagic, there was nothing guaranteed on the Wisconsin roster. There are just too many elite and talented outside hitters. She is going to be a starter at Creighton.
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