by admin | May 27, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
After 15 years of playing in the WNBA, Seimone Augustus announced her retirement prior to the beginning of the 2021 WNBA season. She now is a member of the Sparks coaching staff. Augustus had a Hall-of-Fame worthy career, having won four WNBA championships and...
by admin | May 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Canadian national team and OL Reign midfielder Quinn became the first NWSL player to publicly come out as trans last September. Though they’ve always used soccer as a means of connecting with their body, they’ve found newfound confidence in...
by admin | May 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Basketball star Liz Cambage will be free to show her passion on and off the court at the Tokyo Olympics, having been locked in to spearhead Australia’s bid for an elusive gold medal. Cambage, who took part in London 2012 and Rio 2016, is the most experienced member of...
by admin | May 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Andi Sullivan and several Washington Spirit teammates attended D.C. United’s match May 13 at Audi Field. “I enjoyed the game,” the Spirit captain said. “It was a great night. The fans were fun. It was just great to be at a live sporting event.” She added one...
by admin | May 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Was the balance beam at the 2021 U.S. Classic cursed? Throughout both sessions of the star-studded May 22 meet—the first major elite competition since the pandemic began, at which gymnastics fans were granted their first tantalizing glimpse of the full U.S....
by admin | May 26, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka catapulted into the global spotlight in 2018 with her memorable U.S. Open win over Serena Williams and backed it up four months later with a second grand slam in Australia—the first singles majors ever for a Japanese player. She was hailed...
by admin | May 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Olivia Taylor made one of the best plays anybody has seen on any level of sport in recent memory, and you know it because you couldn’t miss it this past weekend. Taylor, a senior center fielder for Bear River High School in Utah, made a full-extension leap over...
by admin | May 26, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
By now, Simone Biles was supposed to be enjoying retirement at the ripe old age of 24. The 25-time world medalist previously said she would retire after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics — capping an illustrious career in a sport in which many gymnasts struggle or retire...
by admin | May 26, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
WITH A WIDE smile and a clap of her hands, Sylvia Fowles brings her Minnesota Lynx teammates together in a dark tunnel that leads to their home court at Target Center. “Take care of each other; protect each other,” Fowles says as music from...
by admin | May 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, and Alex Morgan have been named to United States women’s national team training camp for three friendlies ahead of the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. However, Chicago Red Stars midfielder Julie Ertz will miss out...
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