by admin | Sep 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Whenever there is a roster announcement for the U.S. women’s national team, there is guaranteed to be the question: “Why wasn’t [insert player’s name] called up?” It is an evergreen inquiry, one that gets asked on every media call about a...
by admin | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Czech tennis player Sara Bejlek said Tuesday that her father and coach will no longer celebrate in the same way after a video of both men repeatedly touching her behind at the U.S. Open received online backlash. Bejlek lost in the first round this week but it was her...
by admin | Sep 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW
It was a night to forget for two of tennis’ biggest names as Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu both crashed out of the US Open first round on Tuesday. On a rainy night in New York, Osaka was beaten by American Danielle Collins in straight sets – 7-6(5) 6-3 – while...
by admin | Aug 31, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
As Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss sits at team headquarters in El Segundo, California, with multiple Larry O’Brien trophies in the backdrop, she is fully aware that, as one of the few women in the sports industry running a franchise, every move she makes —...
by admin | Aug 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The US Women’s National Team is now halfway through a revitalisation project begun in the embers of disappointment in Japan. The US performance at the Tokyo Olympics was seen as woefully lacklustre, though they did grasp bronze medals. The veteran-heavy roster did not...
by admin | Aug 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Forward A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces is the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Tuesday, and leads the WNBA’s first and second all-defensive teams. Wilson, in her fifth WNBA season, is playing in the league semifinals against the...
by admin | Aug 31, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
You don’t reach the top of your sport without standing on the shoulders of those who came before you. As the tennis world starts to gather in New York for the U.S. Open, the final major tournament of the season, most of the media attention is focused on Serena...
by admin | Aug 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When Shelbourne FC team captain Pearl Slattery picked up her two teammates, Shauna Fox and Izzy Glennon, for the drive to training in North Dublin, she was downright giggly. “I have the craziest news,” she said as she drove. “But I can’t tell...
by admin | Aug 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Elena Delle Donne, 32, is a professional basketball player for the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, who were swept in the first round of the 2022 playoffs. She helped the team win its first championship in 2019; is a three-time starting all-star, two-time MVP, and rookie of...
by admin | Aug 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Ukrainian Daria Snigur’s first career win on the WTA Tour was a big one. American Coco Gauff’s first career win at Arthur Ashe Stadium was an easy one. The 20-year-old Snigur stunned No. 7 seed Simona Halep 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 in the first round of the US Open,...
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