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Can Croatias Junior Sensation Petra Marcinko Follow World No1 Iga Swiateks Path To Glory?

by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW

A quick glance at the roll call of honour of junior girls Grand Slam winners is enough to show it is beyond question a good indicator of future success and glory on the main WTA tour, and a decent place to start when engaging in the notoriously difficult challenge of...

Suicides put spotlight on how hard it can be for student-athletes to ask for help

by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW

As a teenager, Victoria Emma was one of the top junior tennis players in the country. Colleges were recruiting her. She got to travel the world for matches. With her tennis career going so well, no one, including Emma’s parents, had any clue that she had tried to end...

‘There is no timetable, no rehab’: Mikaela Shiffrin opens up on grief, father, Beijing Olympics

by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin does not know what happened in Beijing. She can and did put on a brave face to deliver what she called a “generic” answer, but, she said, she truly doesn’t know. Shiffrin penned a piece in “The Players’...

Still feeling ‘like I have a little bit left,’ Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi doesn’t plan to retire soon

by admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Diana Taurasi isn’t going anywhere. At least, not for a while. The Phoenix Mercury guard said Wednesday that she doesn’t plan on retiring anytime soon, as she’s set to start her 18th WNBA season next week. Read More

Brittney Griner’s Return From Russia Remains ‘Top Priority’ After Prisoner Swap

by admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Following the release of Trevor Reed in a prisoner swap with Russia, a U.S. State Department spokesman said Wednesday that Brittney Griner’s return to the United States remains a “top priority.” Griner, a seven-time All-Star with the Mercury and a two-time Olympic...

How Natalie Portman and her Angel City FC cofounders are changing the game for women’s soccer

by admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Just blocks from Amazon Studios in Santa Monica, next to a startup that’s developing high-protein, low-carb bagels, is the headquarters of one of L.A.’s buzziest new brands. Inside, it’s light and airy, with standard-issue startup touches like exposed pipes and...

NWSL’s 10-Year Growth Through the Eyes of Its Lifers

by admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Every year, the NWSL college draft gets a little more sophisticated, with more media attention, enhanced on-site staging, broader promotion and the like. While the last two drafts were held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they still marked significant steps...

Former USWNT star Carli Lloyd becomes minority owner of Gotham FC following retirement

by admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

NJ/NY Gotham FC announced former USWNT and Gotham star Carli Lloyd as their newest minority owner on Wednesday. A New Jersey native and Rutgers University alum, Lloyd joins the ownership group that includes majority owners Tammy and Phil Murphy and minority owners...

U.S. Women’s Soccer Is Continuing the Fight for Equal Pay by Funding Underserved Entrepreneurs

by admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW

In late February, the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) achieved a major victory for equality in sport. After spending six years fighting for equitable treatment in a landmark unequal pay lawsuit, the USWNT received a $24 million settlement from the U.S....

USWNT’s Tobin Heath leaves Arsenal by mutual consent

by admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW

U.S. women’s national team striker Tobin Heath has been released from her contract at Arsenal, the club announced on Thursday. Both parties have agreed for Heath to leave the club early after she picked up a hamstring injury last week which ruled her out for the...
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