Pulling the thread on overlooked women’s sports stories and stitching together their place in the conversation
November 28 – December 4, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Olivia Pichardo, the first woman to play Division I baseball. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down to the Canucks who have been accused of discrimination against a female employee.
Brittney Griner is being tortured in Russia and the outrage machine is predictably muted
It’s been almost 300 days since the WNBA star was wrongfully detained in Russia, and as her living conditions get worse, our outrage dissipates
Kaillie Humphries begins trek to 2026 Winter Olympics with monobob World Cup win
Humphries earned her first World Cup victory since February’s taking a monobob in Utah, on Friday.
Stéphanie Frappart: Fans praise “fantastic” referee as she makes World Cup history
Stéphanie Frappart has been showered with praise after she became the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match.