The last sport to move through the program was women’s wrestling, which was approved last month to be the NCAA's 91st championship sport.

The Empire 8 announced on Thursday that five teams -- including Hartwick College -- will make up the inaugural season of flag football for their conference.

According to the NCAA Sports Sponsorship and Participation Rates Database, a sport must have at least 40 schools sponsoring it at the varsity level and meet minimum contest and pa

Flag Football has exploded in popularity around the nation. In the Chattahoochee Valley, the sports has allowed girls to finally get on the grid iron where Friday Night football dominates communities around Georgia and Alabama.

The Empire 8 officially announced the addition of women’s flag football as a conference-sponsored championship sport for the 2025-26 season in collaboration with the National Football

In a landmark move for women's sports, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics has recommended that women's flag football be added to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. Th

The Empire 8 Conference has announced the addition of women's flag football as a conference-sponsored championship sport for the 2025-26 season.This initiative

The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics has recommended that Divisions I, II and III sponsor legislation to add flag football to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. The committee's recommendation Wednesday gives all three divisions an opportunity to sponsor legislation that would move the fast-growing sport through NCAA governance structures.