by admin | Jul 11, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Allie Quigley has become a household name in the WNBA All-Star Three-Point Contest. The Sky guard etched her name into history on Saturday when she became the first player in WNBA and NBA history to win the three-point contest four times. Read More
by admin | Jul 8, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The two-time World Cup champion received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from president Joe Biden in a ceremony at the White House Thursday (7 July). She is the first soccer player to receive the honour, and she – alongside Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles – is...
by admin | Jul 8, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders have hired the first Black female team president in the league’s history. Sandra Douglass Morgan, a Las Vegas native, is not new to firsts. She was the first Black city attorney in Nevada, when she served for the City of North...
by admin | Jul 8, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Ons Jabeur’s historic run of success continues, as she becomes the first woman from Africa to make a singles final of a Grand Slam in the professional era. Her win Thursday at Wimbledon earning her a spot against Elena Rybakina. The No. 3-seeded Jabeur, a...
by admin | Jul 7, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
On July 7, Megan Rapinoe will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Joe Biden, along with 16 other individuals in a ceremony at the White House. Among those individuals is fellow athlete Simone Biles. Rapinoe received a call from Biden on June...
by admin | Jul 6, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
A year after Candace Parker was the first WNBA athlete to appear on the cover of an NBA 2K video game, 2K is continuing to celebrate the WNBA by putting two athletes on the face of the NBA 2K23 WNBA Edition. Longtime friends and five-time Olympic gold medalists Sue...
by admin | Jul 5, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi will become the first woman to officiate in the Italian top flight after she was promoted to the Serie A refereeing pool from next season. The 31-year-old Ferrieri Caputi already became the first female to referee a match involving a Serie A...
by admin | Jul 1, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
While interviewing to be WNBA president in 2011, Laurel J. Richie had a marketing question for Adam Silver, then the NBA’s deputy commissioner. She thought she knew the right answer but wasn’t sure what the NBA would say. Richie, certain the WNBA needed to...
by admin | Jun 30, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Candace Parker became the first player in WNBA history to reach 6,000-plus career points, 3,000-plus rebounds and 1,500-plus assists, as she led the Chicago Sky to a 91-83 win over the Connecticut Sun. The seven-time WNBA All-Star posted 25 points, 11 rebounds and...
by admin | Jun 30, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
With the Storm pulling away late Wednesday to defeat the WNBA-leading Las Vegas Aces 88-78, Seattle point guard Sue Bird notched her 324th career victory and became the winningest player in league history, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Bird, who...
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