Indiana Girls Tackle Football, a four-team league about 20 miles southwest of Indianapolis, is part of a small but striking trend of girls muscling onto the field. Alexis Ervin shows us around.

An NFL ad during the Super Bowl promoted girls varsity flag football. NPR speaks with NYU adjunct professor and sports writer Jane McManus about why the NFL is promoting the sport now.

Women's flag football got its moment in the mega-sized Super Bowl spotlight this week in New Orleans, as the NFL moves to ...

Wetaskiwin’s all-female Warriors are warming up for their sixth season. Wetaskiwin and District Amateur Football Association ...

I did not grow up in a football family. I attended an all-girls high school ... We let our boys play tackle. … And they just love to play." Even though I'm from Queens (and read), my boys ...

This, the third release in a series, focuses on general attitudes about youth playing football. Fifty-three percent of adults surveyed feel that tackle football is not a safe activity for kids before ...

In the first season of girls flag football, the Liberty Patriots advanced to the KingCo Tournament with a record of 9-6.

The NFL is the biggest sports league on the planet in terms of financial success, and it's the biggest pop culture item in the United States by far. Its ...