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Denver’s forgotten trailblazers: The Colorado Xplosion’s lasting impact on women’s sports

The first professional women’s sports team in the Mile High City, the Colorado Xplosion, was short-lived but not forgotten.

Before Denver Summit FC, there was the Xplosion: Colorado’s women’s sports pioneers reflect on a new era

Sylvia Crawley remembers being the face of the Colorado Xplosion during its run from 1996-98. After executing a blindfolded dunk at the 1998 ABL All-Star Game, Crawley repped Colorado’s first women’s ...
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Looking back at the Colorado Xplosion, Denver's first professional women's sports team

While the Denver Summit FC is the first professional women’s soccer team in Denver, it’s important to look back 30 years at the Colorado Xplosion, the first professional women’s sports team the city.