Leadership

‘Love of the game’: Val Ackerman, new Hall of Famer, key contributor to basketball history

For Val Ackerman, the long-winding path navigating through the Garden State, down to the University of Virginia and finally being…

4 years ago

Becky Hammon set to have No. 25 raised to rafters by Las Vegas Aces

The Stars retired her No. 25 in June 2016 while the franchise was still in San Antonio, but it moved…

4 years ago

Hiring women coaches takes intentionality. Just ask the NFL

Less than a decade ago, there were no women coaching in the NFL.

4 years ago

Retired WNBA Star Morgan Tuck Is Just Getting Started Changemaking With The Connecticut Sun

Morgan Tuck, before retiring earlier this year, said she only realized fairly recently that she needed to be more vocal…

4 years ago

Layshia Clarendon on Periods in Sports, Stigma, and Activism

Clarendon, who uses all pronouns, is already changing the world for the better. He’s the first openly trans and nonbinary…

4 years ago

Kristi Toliver’s basketball career as a player and coach is coming full circle

The Los Angeles Sparks’ veteran guard talks about her team’s playoff push and her future coaching with the Dallas Mavericks

4 years ago

U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone to Run for Re-Election

U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) president Cindy Parlow Cone announced on Saturday that she will run for re-election

4 years ago

New Data From The Fan Project Shows Women’s Sports Have Most Innovative, Committed Fans

Hockey Hall of Famer Anglea Ruggerio and her company partnered with the top women's pro leagues and their consumers to…

4 years ago

WNBA star Kristi Toliver hired to be Mavericks’ assistant coach

Toliver will become an assistant coach on Jason Kidd’s Dallas Mavericks staff

4 years ago

Becky Hammon on the Spurs’ Performance Last Season and What She’s Learned as an Assistant Coach Over the Years

Hammon has served as an assistant coach on the Spurs since 2014, making her the first female coach in the…

4 years ago