by admin | Nov 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Lindsey Horan said it’s been difficult for the U.S. women’s national soccer teamto read about additional allegations of misconduct by male coaches in the NWSL while it’s in Australia training for two upcoming friendlies there. Rory Dames resigned...
by admin | Nov 26, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The next few months could be among the most important in American women’s soccer history, with significant change on the horizon for both the NWSL and USWNT. The big picture: Collective bargaining agreements tend to be tedious, and lawsuits can drag on. But as...
by admin | Nov 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Having parted ways with Andrew Richardson shortly after winning the US Open at Flushing Meadows, Raducanu’s search for a new coach became a hot topic in the tennis community. The hunt came to an end at the beginning of November when she confirmed that the experienced...
by admin | Nov 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Donnie and Jamie Solesbee had no intention of getting their soon-to-be-daughter Autumn into golf. She was a 7-year-old in the foster care system, and the Solesbees were a couple on a journey to adopt. They met and fell in love with the young girl, unaware the game was...
by admin | Nov 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Roxanne Modafferi may never have captured a UFC title, but she still had a career that many of her fellow MMA pioneers could envy. “The Happy Warrior” competed 44 times over an 18-year run that began in an era of MMA’s infancy. Women’s MMA existed only on the fringes...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
On a recent episode of Victoria Secret’s VS Voices podcast, tennis superstar Naomi Osaka expressed her frustrations with the discriminatory behavior that women face in pro sports. Back in 2018, as we previously reported at The Root, Osaka faced off against Serena...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
On Tuesday, FIBA held the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament’s group draw in Geneva, Switzerland. The USA Basketball women’s national team will play in Group D with Belgium, Russia and Puerto Rico. The remaining groups are below. Group A:...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA issued suspensions to former Atlanta Dream teammates Courtney Williams and Crystal Bradford for their roles in an altercation outside of an Atlanta-area club in May and for related health and safety protocol violations, the league announced Tuesday. Williams’...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
What other city has had four WNBA No. 1 overall draft picks — Nneke Ogwumike (Cy-Fair), Chiney Ogwumike (Cy-Fair), Brittney Griner (Nimitz) and Charli Collier (Barbers Hill) — dating back to the beginning of the WNBA in 1997? None. The Houston Comets won the first...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Across the college basketball landscape, the success of most winning programs can be traced back to one or two players — players whose arrival ushered in new areas at their respective schools and whose individual greatness immediately elevated their programs as a...
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