by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
It is an eight-team softball tournament held every year in Oklahoma City, and the games frequently sell out. The television audience on ESPN is substantial, too. In the most recent previous tournament, 1.8 million people watched the final game, substantially more than...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
A clip of Venus Williams’ father brusquely interrupting an interviewer, whom he felt was deliberately trying to undermine the confidence of his then-teenage daughter, has gone viral in the aftermath of Naomi Osaka’s decision to withdraw from the French...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Renee Montgomery and Tiffany Hayes appreciated what former UConn teammate Maya Moore was doing when the All-Star forward stepped away from basketball two years ago to focus on criminal justice reform. The Atlanta Dream guards admit they weren’t sure...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Pitt women’s basketball team recently added former player Brianna Kiesel to its coaching staff as an assistant. Kiesel, of course, is one of the most decorated players in the history of the program. With 1,938 career points, she left Pitt as the fifth highest...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Washington Mystics wore orange shirts during pregame warmups before their matchup vs. the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday afternoon. Behind the shirts lies a cause that is very important to players within the organization.T The Mystics are embarking on the #WearOrange...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Arms and hips not in sync? Struggling with your game? Try carrying an unborn child while you plot your way around the course. Twenty years ago, this is exactly what amateur Brenda Corrie-Kuehn — eight months pregnant — did at the US Women’s Open at Pine...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Victoria Azarenka called out the French Tennis Federation for gender inequality on Sunday following her loss in the fourth round at the French Open. During her postmatch news conference, Azarenka was asked about the lack of women’s matches in the night...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Two-time Olympic medalist Laurie Hernandez is officially out of the U.S. Gymnastics Championship. The 20-year-old hyperextended her right knee while attempting her beam dismount during warmups Friday before the opening night of the meet. While...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Martina Navratilova sat at a dockside restaurant in Florida this spring, wearing worn-out jeans, a denim button-down shirt that hung loosely at her waist and a 1619 cap that one of her five dogs had gnawed on. It’s her favorite hat these days. Athletic tape wrapped a...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The band Guns N’ Roses helped Iga Swiatek claim her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open last year. This year, the eighth seed has a whole lot of love for Led Zeppelin as she bids to win a second title in eight months at Roland Garros. Before every game,...
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