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Mina Kimes calls Defector’s Laura Wagner ‘self righteous’ in Twitter spat

by admin | Mar 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Mina Kimes jumped in response to a tweet from Defector writer Laura Wagner that she apparently believed was an attack on Jessica Smetana, a Meadowlark Media and DraftKings personality. It’s all a bit complicated, so let’s back up and try to unpack things. Read...

Biopic of Boxing Legend Nicola Adams in the Works from Lionsgate, Salon Pictures

by admin | Mar 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Lionsgate and Salon Pictures, the BAFTA-nominated production company behind films including “Audrey” and “Stardust,” are teaming to make a biopic of legendary female boxer Nicola Adams. Billed as a coming of age story, “Hear Me Roar” will tell the rise of Adams, an...

U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin increases overall World Cup title lead with downhill win

by admin | Mar 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Mikaela Shiffrin increased her lead over Petra Vlhová in a close race for the overall title by winning the downhill on Wednesday at the World Cup Finals. Shiffrin had barely raced downhill this season — two World Cup events in December and then last...

Analysis | Four teams that can shake up this year’s women’s NCAA tournament

by admin | Mar 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Upsets are the most exciting part of the NCAA tournament. Granted, they happen less frequently in the women’s tournament than the men’s but when they do they can have ripple effects throughout the bracket. So, which underdogs are poised to don Cinderella’s glass...

The NCAA Women’s Tournament Bracket is Set

by admin | Mar 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The NCAA Women’s Basketball tournament has set its bracket with 68 teams for the first time in tournament history. Stanford, Louisville, NC State and and South Carolina are the one seeds. Read More

Coaches around NWSL pump brakes on Challenge Cup aspirations

by admin | Mar 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW

With San Diego Wave FC on the verge of playing their first-ever competitive game, on Saturday when they take on fellow NWSL expansion side Angel City FC in Fullerton, a big question emerges: Just how competitive are the upcoming games in the NWSL Challenge Cup? To...

Journalist calls WNBA star Brittney Griner’s arrest ‘the most audacious hostage taking by a state imaginable’

by admin | Mar 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW

American basketball star Brittney Griner was arrested in mid-February at an airport outside Moscow, allegedly for carrying cannabis oil in her luggage, and has been held there since. Now, American observers are increasingly alarmed for her safety. American Iranian...

Lawmakers Slam NCAA for Failing to Address Disparity in Men’s and Women’s Sports

by admin | Mar 15, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Three congressional lawmakers sent a letter to NCAA president Mark Emmert on Monday, lambasting him for failing to take meaningful steps to ensure gender equity in college sports and suggesting his association is in violation of Title IX. Representatives Carolyn B....

Emma Raducanu ‘has to get stronger’ after yet another injury

by admin | Mar 15, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The 19-year-old was defeated 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 by Croatia’s Petra Martić at the WTA 1000 event. It was a frustrating match for Raducanu, who let Martić back into the clash after leading 5-4 in the third set. She has now blamed the loss on fitness issues. Read...

On and Off the Court, Venus Williams’s Work Is Not Done

by admin | Mar 15, 2022 | Leadership, Pay Equity, Representation, SEW

The tennis caravan is parked in Indian Wells, Calif., this week for the BNP Paribas Open, an event that, not unreasonably, calls itself “the fifth major.” Venus Williams, though, is on America’s opposite baseline, home in South Florida. “I’m living my best life,” she...
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