by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Suni Lee, the first Olympic all-around champion to compete in college, will return for her sophomore season at Auburn, a representative for the gymnast said Friday, confirming a report. “Her intention is to come back,” Auburn coach Jeff Graba told reporters after...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Olympic champions Nathan Chen, Erin Jackson and Mikaela Shiffrin will be featured on “Inspiring America: The 2022 Inspiration List” premiering on NBC on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. The Inspiration List highlights the stories of individuals who made an impact on their...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
On the biggest night in women’s boxing history, Franchon Crews-Dezurn had the best night of her career. Though much of the attention was consumed by the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano super-clash (and rightfully so), Crews-Dezurn won the undisputed super middleweight...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Progress, the saying goes, does not occur on a straight line. When Becky Hammon was hired as the first full-time female assistant in the NBA, the first woman to be a full-time assistant in any of the major North American men’s professional leagues, it was a sea change...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
As WNBA fans watched recent high draft picks and big names like 2020 Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield and 2017 All-Star Layshia Clarendon get waived this week when teams set their final rosters, a Twitter thread by two-time Finals MVP Breanna Stewart on...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Elena Delle Donne and her wife, Amanda, were driving to New York in December 2020 for the basketball star’s second back surgery within a year when Amanda, who was at the wheel, posed two questions. “Was winning a WNBA championship worth two back surgeries and probably...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Amanda Serrano-Katie Taylor fight appears to have been a huge success. On Saturday night, Serrano and Taylor sold-out Madison Square Garden and put on what many consider the fight of the year. Read More
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Jackson State’s Ameshya Williams-Holliday was waived by the Indiana Fever on Wednesday. The 25th pick in the draft will now be looking for a new team and new opportunity. Unfortunately this is the norm in the WNBA. First round draft picks, former rookie of the...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Last year, Michelle Beadle claimed that LeBron James wanted her fired from ESPN, dating back years. Beadle hosted SportsNation on the network with Colin Cowherd for three years from 2009 to ’12, and she returned as the host of NBA Live a few years later. While...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A sellout crowd of 22,000 fans packed Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday for a party unlike any the National Women’s Soccer League has ever seen. Angel City FC hosted its first regular-season match, rolling out the pink carpet (because red would...
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