by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A year after glaring inequities were revealed at the women’s NCAA tournament and less than two weeks after sharp criticism from Congress, NCAA president Mark Emmert declared Wednesday that he was happy with the institution’s progress but said there had...
by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
For decades, female athletes have had to fight for recognition and resources, and while that’s still obviously an ongoing struggle, women college athletes in particular have made some strides recently thanks to the NCAA’s new rule allowing student-athletes to profit...
by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Faced with growing evidence that celebrated athletes are struggling with the pressures of competition and intense media scrutiny, the governing body of women’s tennis is turning to a well-funded California startup for help. The Women’s Tennis Association agreed to a...
by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
A tennis player alleges in a lawsuit against the U.S. Tennis Association that the governing body for the sport failed to protect her from a coach who she says sexually abused her at one of its training centers when she was 19. Kylie McKenzie alleged coach Anibal...
by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Storm guard and former UConn standout Sue Bird knows the pedigree it takes to be an outstanding player in basketball. After watching UConn star Paige Bueckers explode for 27 points with 23 of them coming in the second half and extra periods in the Huskies’ 91-87...
by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA announced the list of players who have renounced their remaining eligibility to enter the 2022 draft. As expected, Kentucky star Rhyne Howard and Baylor star NaLyssa Smith lead the group. The list is likely to grow with the 2022 NCAA women’s basketball...
by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The U.S. women’s national team has lost two potential starters to injury ahead of a crucial double qualifier in July for the World Cup and Olympics. Forward Lynn Williams is out for the remainder of the National Women’s Soccer League season with an...
by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
After winning another four medals in Tokyo, Katie Ledecky joked that since she only took two weeks out of the pool after the 2016 Olympics, maybe she would take three this time. What actually happened: Within two weeks, she dove back in at Palisades in Maryland, where...
by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Iowa State’s Ashley Joens announced Monday she will be back for a fifth season with the Cyclone women’s basketball team and won’t declare for April’s WNBA draft. The 6-foot-1 guard/forward has been projected as a first-round pick by most mock...
by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Kiki Rice could give the Pac-12 another powerhouse women’s basketball team to compete against defending national champion and Final Four-bound Stanford. The 5-foot-11 guard is ranked No. 2 in the 2022 recruiting class and chose UCLA over UConn, Stanford, Arizona and...
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