by admin | Oct 9, 2023 | Representation, SEW
After the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Simone Biles’s future in gymnastics was in limbo. The lingering question was not whether she would return to greatness but whether she would even want to try. Biles took a year away from the sport and then, with little self-generated...
by admin | Oct 9, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
One of soccer’s greatest stars will retire this fall, at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League season. Known for her talent on the field and activism off it, Megan Rapinoe has been an outsized figure in women’s soccer. Friday night was her...
by admin | Oct 6, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Coco Gauff now has the longest women’s winning streak of the year, recording her 15th victory in a row on Thursday by defeating Tokyo champion Veronika Kudermetova in Beijing, 7-6 (5), 6-2. The previous-longest women’s winning streak of the year belonged to Iga...
by admin | Oct 6, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
When the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty tip off the WNBA Finals on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN App), the coaching matchup between Becky Hammon and Sandy Brondello will be 26 years in the making. Although former WNBA players have coached teams to the Finals...
by admin | Oct 6, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Belgium — Months ago, before the United States decided which gymnasts to send here for the world championships, the outcome of the women’s team final seemed certain. For the Americans, gold medals have become practically inevitable because they enter with a...
by admin | Oct 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA on Thursday plans to announce a new expansion team in the San Francisco Bay Area, a person with direct knowledge of the addition told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly until the announcement is...
by admin | Oct 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Seven of 18 WNBA Finals have gone the distance since the best-of-five format started in 2005. With the top two seeds and preseason favorites playing for the 2023 WNBA championship, will we see an eighth rendition of a winner-take-all Game 5 when the Las Vegas Aces...
by admin | Oct 4, 2023 | #MeToo, Leadership, Representation
More and more people are putting more and more money into women’s sports. Need proof? League One Volleyball just brought in $35 million in its second round of fundraising — more than doubling the money invested in the startup league. Investors comprise a roster...
by admin | Oct 4, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles will return to the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships on Wednesday as she looks to continue her brilliant form at the competition. The 26-year-old is set to participate in the women’s team final as the US looks to win its seventh consecutive world...
by admin | Oct 4, 2023 | Representation, SEW
With just a few short social media posts Tuesday morning, the WNBA seemed to be teasing an impending (and long-awaited) expansion announcement. “Heard you,” the WNBA said in response to a post from Tennessee assistant women’s basketball coach Samantha Williams....
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