by admin | May 21, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
A star-studded coalition of actors, musicians, athletes and activists will come together this week to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on national television. In addition to spotlighting the history and contributions of Asian Americans,...
by admin | May 20, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Former WNBA star Swin Cash’s transition to NBA executive is often associated with her playing days in the W, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. It makes sense. Cash played in the league for 15 years and enjoyed both team and...
by admin | May 20, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
I flipped open my laptop and waited for the first Athlete to Advocate session to start. If I’m being honest, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. When my team, the Indiana Fever, announced in February that it was partnering with the Indiana University Lilly Family...
by admin | May 20, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
As she was preparing to start her 16th season in the WNBA, Los Angeles Sparksstar Seimone Augustus — who announced her retirement last week and accepted a coaching position with the team — didn’t feel right. During a rigorous preseason workout...
by admin | May 19, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Late into the night of the Moët-soaked celebrations for the 2020 WNBA championship last fall, Megan Rapinoe was letting loose with her now fiancée, Sue Bird, the great Seattle Storm point guard, when she found her opening. “I had gotten wind that one of the WNBA...
by admin | May 19, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Former U.S. women’s national ice hockey team captain Meghan Duggan is joining the New Jersey Devils as a manager of player development. “I’m looking forward to getting to work, and adding value in an area that I’ve committed my entire...
by admin | May 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Seattle Storm earned some glitzy hardware this weekend in honor of their dominant WNBA championship victory last season. Ahead of their first game of the 2021 season, Seattle players were presented with their 2020 championship rings, which commemorate their fourth...
by admin | May 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
ESPN continues to fill out its NHL broadcasting team for next season and beyond, with their latest hire there being Leah Hextall. Hextall has done some previous work for ESPN, including interviews at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and play-by-play at the NCAA men’s...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Denver Broncos have hired Kelly Kleine as the executive director of football operations and special adviser to general manager George Paton, the team announced Monday. Kleine, 30, is believed to be the highest-ranking female scouting executive ever with...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Slam dunk. Earlier this year, you may have heard about Renee Montgomery. The former point guard was one of the Atlanta Dream players who got involved in the 2020 election, including working to defeat former Dream owner and GOP Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler, who...
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