by admin | May 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
Seimone Augustus, a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women’s basketball team, is hanging up her sneakers. The 37-year-old announced her retirement Thursday and will become an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks, for whom she played in her final...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
Still seething from a heated disagreement with the referee, Gregg Popovich pointed to one of his assistant coaches, Becky Hammon, and said, “You got ‘em.” There was 3:56 remaining in the second quarter when Popovich was ejected with his San Antonio Spurs trailing the...
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 | 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 | Leadership, SEW
The Manchester United Women manager Casey Stoney is stepping down from her position. The Guardian understands the players were told about an hour before the announcement and that it took them completely by surprise. Stoney was handed the job in 2018 when a...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Chiney Ogwumike is more than just vaguely familiar with the script of the upcoming ESPN Films documentary 144. In fact, she’s able to thoroughly describe its many scenes and recite long strings of dialogue with ease. In some ways, her detailed understanding of the...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, SEW
Since 2010, the Minnesota Lynx have been one of the most successful teams in the WNBA. And there is one constant in their winning formula: head coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve. Reeve first arrived in Minnesota 11 years ago when she was hired as head coach...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In what could be described as a full-circle moment, Chicago Sky forward Azurá Stevens is now teammates with one of her childhood basketball heroes, Candace Parker. In a tweet posted Monday night, the team showed the two women standing next to each other all smiles...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
C.C. Sabathia has often joked that once he announced his retirement from the Yankees, he stepped aside and let his wife, Amber, get to work. Throughout his career, she had: Running their family of four children, guiding him through the highs (an American League Cy...
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