Texas-based brand joins five-time champions in first-of-its-kind partnership for women’s professional tackle football Firstline Brands, a Texas-based consumer products company celebrating its 40th anniversary, has signed on as the Official Textured Hair Accessories Partner of the Texas Elite Spartans, the five-time champions of the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC). The partnership marks a first-of-its-kind sponsorship in women’s professional tackle football, unders

At the geographic heart of the Lone Star State, where toughness is forged and tradition runs deep, the Texas Elite Spartans are back. This weekend, the four-time Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC) champions return to Goldthwaite, Texas for 2026 Training Camp, embracing frigid temperatures, hard work, and the mindset that championships are built when conditions are anything but comfortable. For the second straight year, Goldthwaite serves as the proving ground for the

There are players who change games.There are players who change seasons. And then there are players who change the sport itself. Destanie “D-Train” Yarbrough belongs firmly in that last category. One of the most dominant players in the history of professional tackle football, a four-time WNFC champion, a walking highlight reel, and the undisputed mother of the stiff arm, Yarbrough has officially announced her retirement from football. And with it, an era comes to a close, not