by admin | Apr 26, 2022 | Guest Blogs, Representation, SEW
In January 2020, Alyssa Nakken became the first full-time female coach in the history of Major League Baseball. Now her helmet is on its way to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY after making history for the second time Nakken, an assistant coach for the San...
by admin | Apr 25, 2022 | Guest Blogs, SEW
Thirteen women who were sexually abused by Larry Nassar are asking for $10 million each from the FBI after law enforcement, who was alerted of Nassar’s behavior, mishandled the case. Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University team doctor, was...
by admin | Apr 8, 2022 | Guest Blogs, SEW
There’s less than a minute left in the fourth quarter and South Carolina is trailing Stanford by two points. Aliyah Boston makes a pass to Destanni Henderson. Less than 48 seconds left. Henderson dribbles the ball, her stance is unwavering. She waits patiently. Just...
by admin | Mar 14, 2022 | Guest Blogs, SEW
As the Russian invasion continues to escalate, Ukrainian athletes are showing the world they can persevere even with uncertainty at home. Ukraine has swept the podium twice at the Beijing Paralympics, earning several medals for their country. Iryna Bui led the charge,...
by admin | Mar 9, 2022 | Guest Blogs, Pay Equity, SEW
For years, WNBA players including Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner have traded in rest during the offseason in order to play overseas. Griner, who plays for the Russian basketball team UMMC Ekaterinburg during the offseason, was recently detained in connection...
by admin | Mar 1, 2022 | Guest Blogs, SEW
It may come as no surprise, but the female athletes competing for Team USA dominated at the Beijing Winter Olympics with 17 out of 25 medals earned by women. Out of that total, 13 medals came from individual women’s events, and the remaining four were from...
by admin | Feb 18, 2022 | Guest Blogs, SEW
It’s the same story just a different sport, but the U.S. women’s national team is not having it. It’s been more than two decades since Megan Cnota told police how National Women’s Soccer League coach Rory Dames made demeaning sexual jokes at her when she was a minor....
by admin | Feb 3, 2022 | #MeToo, Guest Blogs, SEW
The Washington Football team has officially changed their name to the Commanders. This may be one step towards combating racism in the league, but this doesn’t outweigh the team’s history of inappropriate conduct and sexual harassment against women. It’s been more...
by admin | Feb 2, 2022 | Guest Blogs, SEW
It’s been six years since the Russian flag and national anthem were banned from the Olympics after the World Anti-Doping Agency uncovered Russia’s state-sponsored doping scheme. Although, this has hardly prevented Russian athletes from competing in international...
by admin | Dec 7, 2021 | Guest Blogs, SEW
Thanksgiving break: a time to come home and catch up with family, reunite with old friends, express what you’re thankful for and, of course, watch sports. The NCAA presents some of the biggest college games of the year over the break, bringing fans together and...
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