by admin | Jul 19, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
As American women seethe over the loss of their rights and full standing in society, the WNBA and the NWSL have an opportunity to make a strong statement on their behalf. Both leagues plan to add two expansion teams over the next three years, and at least a dozen...
by admin | Jul 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Daria Kasatkina, Russia’s highest-ranked female tennis player, has come out as gay in a video interview posted online on Monday. The current world No 12 told Russian blogger Vitya Kravchenko that she is in a relationship with a woman and found “living in the closet”...
by admin | Jul 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Belgium knocked Italy out of the 2022 Women’s Euro and reached the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time thanks to a 1-0 win over the Azzurri on Monday. Tine De Caigny struck the decisive goal four minutes after half-time, collecting the ball...
by admin | Jul 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Mikaela Shiffrin is used to steering through twists and turns. But nothing could have prepared the champion Alpine skier for the last two years: the sudden death of her father, a debilitating back injury, and a positive COVID-19 test that forced her to miss some World...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Las Vegas Aces announced Sunday they have signed Kelsey Plum to a contract extension: Rachel Galligan of Just Women’s Sports reported it’s a two-year extension for the guard, who was set to become a free agent at the end of the year. Read...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Washington Spirit held a lot of the ball and created the majority of the shots, but a breakthrough couldn’t be found at Audi Field in a 0-0 draw with Orlando Pride. Tara McKeown was bright, and Taylor Aylmer kept the ball moving through midfield, but a goal never came...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Minnesota Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve was less than thrilled with the WNBA after her team faced an array of travel issues to get to Washington for Sunday’s 3 p.m. tip-off, which the Mystics claimed, 70-57. Mystics Coach Mike Thibault wasn’t sympathetic. Read...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
With the last pale-yellow traces of sunrise hanging over the track at St. Christopher’s School, Keira D’Amato prepares to run. It’s 6:37 a.m. on a Thursday in June. The surrounding streets have yet to wake, save for a local running group logging laps around the track...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Allyson Felix capped her career with a 30th global outdoor championships medal, bronze in the mixed-gender 4x400m relay at the world championships on Friday in Eugene, Oregon. “Really special. I felt a lot of love out there,” she said. “It met every expectation. It’s...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
National Women’s Soccer League Commissioner Jessica Berman said reproductive rights will be considered when the league looks at locations for possible expansion teams. The league, which currently has 12 teams, is looking to add two more in 2024. Read...
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