by admin | Jun 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
After clearing waivers on Monday, former MVP Tina Charles signed a deal Tuesday for the remainder of the WNBA season with the Seattle Storm. Charles, who had signed with the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent in February, agreed to part ways with the team on Saturday by...
by admin | Jun 29, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Rutgers has hired former Tennessee star Nikki McCray-Penson as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team. Scarlet Knights coach Coquese Washington announced the hiring Tuesday, a day after adding former Rutgers star Tasha Pointer as an assistant coach. Read...
by admin | Jun 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
TV pundit and former England defender Alex Scott says she intends to continue as a football presenter despite receiving misogynistic comments. She told the Radio Times she has had tweets suggesting she stick to ironing and cooking, but feels a “responsibility to...
by admin | Jun 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson hated what she saw when the first images of her Olympic teammate and Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner were published by the Associated Press on Monday. They showed Griner, who’s been detained in Russia since being...
by admin | Jun 28, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
On August 28, 2021, Rita Chatterton, a sandy-haired 64-year-old woman, stood at a podium in Albany to receive a “Trailblazer Award” from the International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was the brainchild of a wrestling fan named Seth Turner,...
by admin | Jun 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
What a year for women’s soccer. It’s hard to look past the achievements of Barcelona. They set the game’s attendance record, drawing 91,648 to the Camp Nou for a European tie against Wolfsburg. They won Spain’s Primera Division Femenina by winning 30 games in the...
by admin | Jun 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Already coaching one American tennis icon, Eric Hechtman added another: logging the extra miles and the extra hours to try to help both Venus and Serena Williams get the most out of however many matches or seasons they have left. “If they are both good with it, I’m...
by admin | Jun 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Taylor Kornieck has been having a fantastic 2022 season so far with NWSL expansion side San Diego Wave FC, and she earned a full call-up to the U.S. Women’s National Team for the upcoming Concacaf W Championship and two warm-up friendlies, despite never previously...
by admin | Jun 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
It’s no secret that there’s a double standard for male and female athletes. Men are paid more and are praised for being aggressive. Women are criticized when celebrating victories or being competitive because it’s not ladylike. But Alex Morgan and her U.S. women’s...
by admin | Jun 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A dog in Chile showed admirable commitment to belly rubs this week. The big black pup ran onto the field at La Granja stadium in Curicó during a match between Chile and Venezuela’s national women’s teams. It demanded pats from the Chilean goalkeeper and a referee,...
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