by admin | Nov 21, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma passed Tara VanDerveer as college basketball’s all-time winningest coach with the Huskies’ win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday night in Storrs. Auriemma earned his 1,217th win. The Huskies’ depth, a rarity the past...
by admin | Aug 13, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The 6-foot-1, former Division I college center-turned-entrepreneur just dropped a new collection featuring the U.S. women’s basketball team, who are currently chasing their eighth straight gold medal in Paris. Before that, she was in Phoenix for WNBA All-Star...
by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The 2024 Paris Olympics belonged to women. These were the first Games in history to achieve gender parity in terms of having an equal number of women and men compete. Women shone on the world stage, beating many records along the way. Read More
by admin | Aug 2, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Katie Ledecky is now the most decorated American woman in Olympic history. With a silver medal Thursday in the 4×200 meter relay, Ledecky won her 13th medal, breaking a tie with swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres. Read More
by admin | Aug 1, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Three years after withdrawing from the team final of the Tokyo Olympics with a mental block, a move that prompted critics to call her a loser, a quitter and un-American, Simone Biles on Thursday proved to the world — and to herself — that she was unstoppable. Biles,...
by admin | Aug 1, 2024 | Leadership, Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang will donate $4 million to USA Women’s Rugby over the next four years to boost the team’s resources for players and coaching staff ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang will donate $4...
by admin | May 2, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
This weekend felt like the poignant close of a monumental chapter in women’s basketball. On Saturday, Maya Moore-Irons was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. On Sunday, Candace Parker announced she was retiring from the WNBA. Parker, who had signed a...
by admin | May 2, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
At 6-foot-4, she could handle the ball like a guard and could create her own transition opportunities, and the way she played impacted the next generation, as players modeled their game after her. Two-time MVP A’ja Wilson has credited Parker as one of her...
by admin | May 1, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Sue Bird helped the Seattle Storm to four WNBA titles. Now, she will continue guiding the franchise as one of its owners. Team owners, Force 10 Hoops, said Wednesday that Bird has joined the ownership group. No financial details were provided about the transaction....
by admin | Apr 30, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In the pantheon of basketball greats, Lisa Leslie’s supremacy is unmatched when donning the iconic American jersey. A relentless force for Team USA, Leslie’s Olympic and FIBA World Championships resume is indisputable. Because of her unparalleled...
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