by admin | May 2, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Just watch her hit a few balls and there’s no denying, Naomi Osaka has power. At 24 she’s won four Grand Slams (the U.S. and Australian Opens, both twice), and last summer she lit the Olympic cauldron at the Tokyo Games, representing her birth country,...
by admin | May 2, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Legendary women’s basketball pioneer C. Vivian Stringer is retiring after 50 years and 1,055 wins as a head coach, she announced Saturday. Stringer, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, guided her teams to 28 NCAA tournament appearances and four Final...
by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Second-year New York Liberty guard DiDi Richards chats with Boardroom about the inspirations behind both her debut clothing and NFT collections. The New York Liberty’s DiDi Richards is only entering her second WNBA season, but as a rookie, she seamlessly mastered the...
by admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Just blocks from Amazon Studios in Santa Monica, next to a startup that’s developing high-protein, low-carb bagels, is the headquarters of one of L.A.’s buzziest new brands. Inside, it’s light and airy, with standard-issue startup touches like exposed pipes and...
by admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
NJ/NY Gotham FC announced former USWNT and Gotham star Carli Lloyd as their newest minority owner on Wednesday. A New Jersey native and Rutgers University alum, Lloyd joins the ownership group that includes majority owners Tammy and Phil Murphy and minority owners...
by admin | Apr 27, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
When Danita Johnson was announced as the next president of business operations for D.C. United in December 2020, switching fields took on deeper meaning. Johnson was coming from the WNBA, after five nonconsecutive years with the Los Angeles Sparks. And even though the...
by admin | Apr 20, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, tennis star and activist Billie Jean King joins Andrea Mitchell to talk about her contributions to women’s rights in athletics and beyond, including her victory in the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match. “For me, it was...
by admin | Apr 20, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The University of Maryland announced Tuesday that women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese has signed a contract extension, keeping the program’s winningest coach in College Park through the 2028-29 season. According to contract details obtained by The Baltimore Sun,...
by admin | Apr 17, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka started playing tennis at age three, but the journey from beginner to four-time Grand Slam winner wasn’t easy. Now, Osaka, 24, is continuing her efforts with Play Academy, a program that aims to help other young girls find empowerment through sport,...
by admin | Apr 13, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Alyssa Nakken was hard at work in the batting cage, just a few steps from the dugout, when suddenly the call came: The San Francisco Giants needed her to coach at first base. She quickly pulled off her sweatshirt, grabbed her No. 92 jersey and found a bright orange...
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