Girls flag football is rapidly expanding in Ohio, offering new opportunities and reshaping the spring sports scene.

With Ohio’s first OHSAA-sanctioned girls flag football state championship was held May 16, Newark's varsity girls are excited ...

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Girls flag football is gaining traction across the U.S. as more states ...

The NFL and flag football enthusiasts are notching more victories this spring, with several state governing bodies voting to formally sanction championships in high school girls flag football. In the ...

As flag football's Olympic debut gets closer, girls flag football is on the rise. Here are the 20 states that have made it an official high school sport.

The New York Jets have announced the expansion of the Jets NFL Girls Flag league in Dublin, Ireland. Participation has doubled for the 2026 edition of the initiative, following a successful first year ...

The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association has voted to sanction girls’ flag football as a varsity high school sport beginning with the 2026-27 school year, becoming the latest state to ...

The Los Angeles Chargers hosted 56 girls flag football teams in Huntington Beach as athletes, coaches and former NFL star ...

The Jaguars were quite pleased to reach the semis in what was for most girls their first exposure to organized football.