by admin | Jan 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
New Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon and fellow former WNBA players DeLisha Milton-Jones and Penny Taylor are among 12 finalists for induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday. All three are being nominated as players. Read...
by admin | Jan 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Czech Eva Samková, the 2014 Olympic snowboard cross champion, will miss the Beijing Games due to an ankle injury that has kept her out of competition since early December. Samková, last season’s World Cup leader, needed surgery on the ankle and, after six weeks of...
by admin | Jan 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Penn Athletics said in a statement on Thursday that it would work with the NCAA “in support” of swimmer Lia Thomas regarding her participation at the 2022 NCAA swimming and diving championship in Atlanta in March. Thomas, a transgender woman, has posted...
by admin | Jan 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Williams, Natalie Portman, Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Eva Longoria, Billie Jean King, and Uzo Aduba all own equity in Angel City, along with dozens of other high-profile women after backing the Angel City project, with former England footballer Eni Aluko hired as the...
by admin | Jan 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue announced today that going forward, it will only feature ads from brands that show a commitment to supporting gender equality and women’s empowerment, as it continues to try and cast off its decades-old reputation as a sexy...
by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Emma Raducanu suffered a surprise defeat in the second round of the Australian Open, being beaten 6-4 4-6 6-3 by world No. 98 Danka Kovinic. The 19-year-old Brit appeared to struggle with a blister on her hand throughout the match and required treatment on several...
by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Two-time WNBA champion Sylvia Fowles will return for her 15th WNBA season in 2022, she announced on Instagram late Wednesday. She captioned the post, “home,” with graphics indicating the unrestricted free agent would re-sign with the Minnesota Lynx....
by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Abby Roque is no stranger to being a trailblazer. From her childhood in northern Michigan to winning a national championship at Wisconsin, the hockey forward has continually defied odds on the ice. Given the choice between moving to Canada to play for an all-girls...
by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley will be part of the selection committee for the U.S. women’s basketball team for upcoming competitions this year, including the FIBA World Cup in September. Staley, coach of the national team for the last Olympic cycle, led the...
by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Two years ago, Eileen Gu Ailing made a decision that may have unknowingly changed the course of freestyle skiing. The then-15-year-old swapped her Team USA colours in favour of representing her mother’s birthplace of China, explaining on Instagram that it was a chance...
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