by admin | Apr 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
At the end of April, boxing history will be made. For the first time, two female fighters, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, will face off at New York’s legendary venue Madison Square Garden, in a fight that is predicted to supercharge the sport’s rapid rise in...
by admin | Apr 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Seimone Augustus, a two-time Naismith Player of the Year and four-time WNBA champion, will become the first female student-athlete in LSU history to receive her own statue, the university announced in a release Monday afternoon. Augustus, a Baton Rouge native and the...
by admin | Apr 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Oklahoma Sooners are on top of the NCAA gymnastics world once again. After a ridiculously tight semifinals that saw the defending champion Michigan Wolverines sent home Thursday, it all came down to the Saturday meet. Individual all-around champion Trinity Thomas...
by admin | Apr 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Sunisa Lee beat out the best gymnasts in the world for an Olympic gold medal. Florida’s Trinity Thomas proved to be a different challenge. Thomas won the NCAA individual all-around gymnastics title on Thursday, beating out Lee, now competing for Auburn, by...
by admin | Apr 17, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka started playing tennis at age three, but the journey from beginner to four-time Grand Slam winner wasn’t easy. Now, Osaka, 24, is continuing her efforts with Play Academy, a program that aims to help other young girls find empowerment through sport,...
by admin | Apr 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Just Women’s Sports has officially launched “The Players’ Pod,” an expansion of the “Just Women’s Sports Podcast” hosted by two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist Kelley O’Hara. “We are officially retiring the ‘Just Women’s Sports Podcast’ name, and in...
by admin | Apr 17, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Alyssa Nakken of the SF Giants who became the first woman to coach on the field in an in season MLB game. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week once again to Russia who still has not released the WNBA’s...
by admin | Apr 15, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Training camps for the 2022 WNBA season begin Sunday, but dozens of players likely won’t be on hand when camps open. It’s an early start for a season that is compacted because the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup begins Sept. 21 in Australia. And...
by admin | Apr 15, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Freshman Saniya Rivers will transfer from the South Carolina women’s basketball team, she said Thursday on social media. Rivers is the third transfer out of Columbia — Eniya Russell and Elysa Wesolek also have said they are leaving — since the...
by admin | Apr 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Perhaps the most talked-about Olympian this year would be Kamila Valieva. The Russian figure skater who was deprived of her medal after testing positive for a doping test is actually one of the most talented figure skaters out there. Valieva began her sports journey...
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