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Sue Bird becomes oldest player to record a WNBA playoff double-double

by admin | Aug 22, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

The WNBA star recorded 18 points and 10 assists in the Seattle Storm’s victory over the Washington Mystic on Sunday. Read More

Olympian Allyson Felix Gets Candid About The Traumatic Birth Of Her Daughter

by admin | Aug 22, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Olympian Allyson Felix’s net worth might surprise you, though it does demonstrate just how immensely successful she’s been in her chosen career. Celebrity Net Worth puts Felix at a whopping $4.5 million earned to date, pointing out she’s won more...

U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe’s private ask of Biden

by admin | Aug 19, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe was surely ecstatic earlier this summer to receive a call from President Joe Biden letting her know he was awarding her the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor a president can bestow. But the famously politically-active Olympian...

25 Women Who Could Break the NHL’s Head Coaching Gender Barrier

by admin | Aug 18, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

The Vancouver Canucks added a pair of women, Émilie Castonguay and Cammi Granato, as assistant general managers this season. They were the first, and others followed. Similarly, women have been hired in player development roles, and as members of analytics...

Jaida Lee makes her pitch and becomes the first female playing men’s baseball at a Canada Games

by admin | Aug 17, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

For the second day in a row, female sporting history was made at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games. Newfoundland and Labrador’s Jaida Lee became the first female to pitch in the men’s baseball competition at the Games on Monday at Welland Stadium. On Sunday,...

Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart is first 2-time winner of the AP’s WNBA Player of the Year award

by admin | Aug 17, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Breanna Stewart is always looking for ways to improve her game, and this season, her efforts culminated in a couple more career milestones. The Seattle Storm forward led the WNBA in scoring for the first time in her career, averaging 21.8 points, and Tuesday she...

Naomi Osaka Signs Five College Athletes to NIL Deals

by admin | Aug 16, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Naomi Osaka is the latest professional athlete to invest in the college sports name, image, and likeness space. The star has signed five college athletes from multiple sports to promote her suncare brand KINLÒ, which was created specifically for melanin-rich skin....

As NHL makes gains in front-office diversity, can hockey keep up?

by admin | Aug 16, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

The National Hockey League cracked its glass ceiling for front-office hiresduring the 1996-97 season when the Anaheim Ducks made Angela Gorgone the first female assistant general manager in league history. Nearly 25 years passed for the roof to shatter.  Read...

Sue Bird Became the Legend She Needed: ‘There Was No Real Path’

by admin | Aug 16, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Sue Bird peeked upcourt as she caught the outlet pass. Her Seattle Storm teammate Natasha Howard had streaked ahead of her like a wide receiver, as she usually did whenever Bird was running the offense in transition. Howard realized that she was open beneath the...

USWNT $24M equal pay settlement deal approved by judge

by admin | Aug 15, 2022 | Leadership, Pay Equity, Representation, SEW

The proposed $24 million settlement between U.S. women soccer players and the sport’s American governing body was given preliminary approval Thursday by a federal judge, who scheduled a Dec. 5 hearing for final approval. U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner granted...
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