by admin | Aug 11, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Superstar gymnast Simone Biles announced in April that she was cutting ties with Nike to sign a partnership with Athleta, saying she valued the women’s activewear brand for seeing her as a person, not just an athlete. Two years earlier, Athleta wooed sprinting...
by admin | Aug 8, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
After leading Team USA to its seventh straight women’s basketball Olympic gold medal, head coach Dawn Staley said she will not be the one to lead the team to an eighth. In the aftermath of Team USA’s 90–75 win over Japan in Sunday’s gold-medal game,...
by admin | Aug 6, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Seattle Storm announced today that head coach Noelle Quinn has signed a multiyear extension to remain head coach. Quinn took over as head coach on May 30 after long-time coach Dan Hughes retired. As per team policy, the terms of the deal with Quinn were not...
by admin | Aug 5, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Longtime women’s basketball coach June Daugherty, who spent 11 seasons at both Washington and Washington State, died Monday at her home in Boise, Idaho. She was to turn 65 next week. Daugherty’s husband, Mike, who was also her assistant coach throughout...
by admin | Jul 22, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Five women’s soccer teams took a knee ahead of their opening matches at the 2020 Summer Games.Great Britain and Chile teams took a knee on the pitch before their match, and the United States and Sweden teams knelt ahead of their clash on Wednesday. It’s...
by admin | Jul 16, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
With the destiny of a kingdom on the line, Princess Ka‘iulani, heir to the Hawaiian Crown, entered the White House in Washington, D.C., on a delicate diplomatic mission. She had just sailed from Great Britain, where she had been riding her surfboard in the waves at...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Allyson Felix is the most decorated Olympian in track and field history. But a few years ago, she had a problem: She had no shoes to wear. In 2019, she publicly cut ties with Nike, her main sponsor, when she asked the company for maternity protections and was...
by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Becky Hammon says she’s ready for an NBA head coaching job. The Portland Trail Blazers weren’t ready to provide her that chance. The longtime San Antonio Spurs assistant who was a finalist for the Portland job that ultimately went to Chauncey...
by admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
CNN spoke to WNBA star Jewell Loyd about the Olympics, athletes speaking out, and providing a path for the next generation of hoopers. Watch Here
by admin | Jul 8, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
For Sue Bird’s first Olympics, in 2004 in Athens, the team stayed on the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship. Early WNBA stars like Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes and Lisa Leslie led the squad, and a few of the younger players, including Bird, were quite fond of a nightclub on the...
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