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Serena Williams Is A Style Icon Off And On The Court – And Her Nike Design Building Dedication Proves It

by admin | May 3, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

What would you do if you were not afraid? Serena Williams once said, “I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.” As one of the greatest athletes ever – not female athlete, but athlete, period – Williams has continued to...

Simona Halep defeats Coco Gauff to reach Madrid Open quarterfinals

by admin | May 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Simona Halep continued to impress at the Madrid Open by overpowering American teenager Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-4 to make the quarterfinals on Monday. A two-time Madrid Open champion, Halep upset No. 2-ranked Paula Badosa in the second round. Read More 

James Madison Dukes cancel softball season after death of player Lauren Bernett

by admin | May 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

James Madison has canceled the remainder of its softball season following the death of catcher Lauren Bernett, the school announced Monday. Bernett, 20, died April 25. According to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the Western District of Virginia, her...

Staten Island FerryHawks’ Kelsie Whitmore first woman to start Atlantic League game

by admin | May 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Kelsie Whitmore played left field and batted ninth for the Staten Island FerryHawks on Sunday, becoming the first woman to start a game in the Atlantic League and one of the first to do so in a league connected to Major League Baseball. The 23-year-old Whitmore...

They’re banned from coaching Olympic sports. Why are they instructing children?

by admin | May 2, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW

MacKenzie Loesch says she still has a clear memory of the encounter that broke her. It was 10 years ago, and Loesch was 12 — a rising taekwondo star from a small town in Missouri. Her training facility was two hours away, and her coach, Thomas Hardin, would often...

Katie Ledecky wins by 12 seconds in trials finale, can tie Michael Phelps record at worlds

by admin | May 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Katie Ledecky won the 1500m freestyle by 12.37 seconds to finish the U.S. swimming trials, going four-for-four in her first major meet since the Tokyo Olympics and a cross-country move. She qualified for June’s world championships in Budapest in her four primary...

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano made boxing history by perfectly living up to the hype

by admin | May 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Katie Taylor showed up to the weigh-in Friday afternoon and it was then — more than 24 hours before she’d be in the boxing ring at Madison Square Garden against Amanda Serrano — that the gravity of everything they’d been trying to pull off hit...

Newcastle’s Katie Barker breaks new ground to fulfil St James’ Park dream

by admin | May 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The tone of the announcement issued over the public address system was apologetic yet proud. Kick-off had been delayed by 15 minutes because of crowd congestion at the turnstiles where an unexpectedly high number of Newcastle fans were queuing to see the club’s...

Naomi Osaka on finding the power of her voice

by admin | May 2, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Just watch her hit a few balls and there’s no denying, Naomi Osaka has power. At 24 she’s won four Grand Slams (the U.S. and Australian Opens, both twice), and last summer she lit the Olympic cauldron at the Tokyo Games, representing her birth country,...

Emma Raducanu hits the heights in straight-sets win over Marta Kostyuk

by admin | May 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The positive momentum established by Emma Raducanu in recent weeks appears to be growing steadily. In the second showdown of a budding generational rivalry Raducanu produced her best performance since the US Open by eviscerating her fellow 19-year-old Marta Kostyuk...
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