NFL head coach Ron Rivera and his wife Stephanie donated $500,000 to upgrade Cal’s softball facility, the school announced Thursday.

Just a few weeks ago parting ways with its previous head coach, Texas Tech has hired Loyola Marymount’s Sami Strinz-Ward.

The La Salle softball program was one of seven sports cut in an effort to save money, the university announced on Tuesday.

After an internal investigation about wrongdoing, Texas Tech head coach Adrian Gregory stepped down after six seasons with the program.

After Hurricane Laura caused unimaginable destruction, McNeese State players volunteered most of their time to help others in the community.

MJ Knighten didn’t feel like she was ready to be a head coach. But the historical University of San Diego hire views that as a positive.

Former Michigan star Sierra Romero collaborated with New Balance to release a signature cleat The Romero this week.

Softball unity is important during these challenging times, and there’s no better example of that than the launch of The Fastpitch Alliance.

Penn State softball has been on the search for a new head coach over the past few weeks, and it has its new skipper with Clarisa Crowell moving over from Miami (Ohio).

The NFCA on Wednesday announced the creation of the Natasha Watley Scholarship for Social Change, in partnership with former UCLA head coach Sue Enquist. The scholarship will provide financial assistance to a Black coach at any level to attend the annual NFCA National Convention. Enquist is funding the scholarship named after her former All-American infielder.

Virginia Tech’s Keely Rochard was having a 2020 to remember and we take an in-depth look at how she got to this point.

After some twitter controversy earlier this week, the players from the Scrap Yard fast pitch team have started their own independent club.

Professional Softball’s Opening Day was marred by a controversial tweet sent by one of the head figures in the Scrap Yard Fast Pitch organization.

The inaugural season of the Florida Gulf Coast Softball League is here, and our Tara Henry takes an inside look at what to expect in South Florida.

Wright State head coach Laura Matthews was “shocked” Wednesday when she found out the softball program had been cut for budgetary reasons. Matthews has tried to channel her energy into finding new landing spots for her players while grieving the program’s biggest loss.

Wright State announced Wednesday softball is one of three sports being cut as part of the university’s overall budget restructuring efforts because of financial losses stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. It is the first Division I softball program cut since the pandemic began.

In the wake of the public protests following the death of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis who was pinned down by police, black softball players share their thoughts on racism in their lives, social justice issues and their hope for change in the country.

The NCAA on Friday announced Division I student-athletes in all sports, which includes softball, will be permitted to participate in voluntary athletic activities beginning June 1. The SEC also announced voluntary athletic activities can begin on its campuses on June 8.

California has made its new coaching hire, and it tabbed Chelsea Spencer as the new skipper. Spencer spent the last two seasons as an assistant at Texas.

Olympic pitcher Cat Osterman is joining the new Athletes Unlimited Softball League. The league announced Osterman’s participation on Friday afternoon. Osterman is a member of the U.S. Olympic softball team, which is preparing to play in Tokyo in the summer of 2021 after the Olympics were postponed one year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympians Rachel Garcia, Bubba Nickles and Dejah Mulipola announced Thursday will be returning to play for their respective college teams — UCLA and Arizona, in 2021.

The University of Minnesota promoted Piper Ritter to head coach on Sunday. The former Gopher pitcher had served as the program’s pitching coach for the last 13 seasons.

The NCAA has had many decisions to make over the past couple of months, including how to handle statistics with Arizona’s Jessie Harper and others chasing records.

Ole Miss picked up a high-quality hire this week when it tabbed Minnesota’s Jamie Trachsel as its new head coach.

Bubba Nickles, Rachel Garcia and Dejah Mulipola took a redshirt year this year to train with the U.S. Olympic softball team. With the Olympics postponed, they now await their eligibility from the NCAA.

The NCAA Division I Council has approved a blanket waiver to give all spring sport athletes whose season was abruptly canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic an additional season of competition and an extension of their period of eligibility.