The founding member of softball’s 40-home run club, Megan Grant is helping lead the way for UCLA through both her power at the plate and her leadership on and off the field. Just months after winning a national championship on the hardwood, Grant is now chasing another title, this time on the diamond.

Out in the Pacific Northwest, Portland has long held a unique place at the center of women’s sports. Often overlooked nationally, the Oregon city has quietly built one of the strongest women’s sports cultures in the country through generations of institutional support, historic teams, and passionate fan bases that have consistently embraced women’s athletics as essential rather than secondary.

Established in 2024, the AUSL is a first of its kind softball league where young girls and college players alike can dream of playing their sport professionally. Hosting its inaugural season in 2025, its success showed that we care about women’s sports, and that if we put the work in, opportunity will be there.

After records across sports were shattered in 2024, women's sports continued to be on the rise in 2025, leading to more national coverage, higher viewership and attendance, and crucial long-awaited expansion. Let's look at some of the iconic, game-changing moments that defined 2025 in women's sports.