by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
As the WNBA season starts Friday, players not only have a championship at stake, but also a spot on the most exclusive team in the sport. For the first time since 2008, the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball roster has not been announced before the start of the WNBA...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
Coincidence? Irony? The Golf Gods just being cruel? Whatever way you want to describe it, for the first time in days, the sun was out Thursday in Baton Rouge, La. However, the storm of frustration and bitterness hadn’t lifted after what transpired the previous...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles is back to competing. The reigning Olympic gymnastics champion will return to competition for the first time in more than 18 months in the U.S. Classic next week in Indianapolis. The 24-year-old Biles is a heavy favorite to defend her Olympic...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Amy Bockerstette’s historic appearance at the NJCAA women’s golf national championship came to an unexpected and early end Thursday when the final round was reduced to the top 15 teams and other golfers in the top 24 because of weather...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Let’s start here: my house, a couple of months ago, a good friend over for dinner and the conversation turning toward the article you’ve just started. This friend played sports at a high level, and he asked me, tentatively, whether he could explain why he...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
There is a new financial model emerging in women’s sports, one that doesn’t depend on the traditional gatekeepers to coverage. On Monday, the media startup Just Women’s Sports announced a $3.5 million investment from a number of entities, including Kevin...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Right now – as a result of COVID-19 protocols – WNBA teams are going without male practice players for a second straight season. In their absence, coaches are rethinking how to structure practices so as to not wear down their players. “[Practice players] allow us to...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
When the WNBA decided to operate in Bradenton, Florida, last July, it marked the start of a season like no other, one that interrogated the careers, identities and principles of every player inside the league’s campus-style bubble. It was an emotionally grueling...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Breanna Stewart will be the first WNBA player with her own signature shoe in the last decade, and only the 10th overall, after leaving Nike to sign with Puma. The announcement was a coordinated release with Puma and various other outlets on Wednesday morning. Read...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Annika Sorenstam isn’t done playing USGA championships just yet. On Wednesday, the governing body announced that the World Golf Hall of Famer has filed an entry to compete in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open this summer at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Conn., July...
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