by admin | May 17, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Anorexia. Depression. Loneliness. If motor racing requires a high level of endurance, then Charlie Martin is well versed in navigating life’s twists and turns — on and off the track. It was in 2012 that Martin transitioned. Two years later, she won her...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
As it begins its 25th season, the WNBA aims to do more than celebrate survival. Existence isn’t enough anymore; it hasn’t been for a long time. Everyone, all the builders and sustainers and stakeholders, wants better. They aren’t asking, either. As striking as the “We...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In 10 years, Sue Bird will be 50 years old and at this rate, she will still be dominating the game of basketball. The 11-time All-Star has four WNBA Championships with the Seattle Storm, four Olympic gold medals, four FIBA World Cups and two NCAA Championships with...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
These next eight days are going to be the most exciting of Tabitha Turner’s life. On Friday, she will call the Atlanta Dream season-opener as part of an all-Black, all-female broadcasting crew the team announced earlier this week. And next Sunday, she will be married...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
Seimone Augustus, a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women’s basketball team, is hanging up her sneakers. The 37-year-old announced her retirement Thursday and will become an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks, for whom she played in her final...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
Still seething from a heated disagreement with the referee, Gregg Popovich pointed to one of his assistant coaches, Becky Hammon, and said, “You got ‘em.” There was 3:56 remaining in the second quarter when Popovich was ejected with his San Antonio Spurs trailing the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Let’s start here: my house, a couple of months ago, a good friend over for dinner and the conversation turning toward the article you’ve just started. This friend played sports at a high level, and he asked me, tentatively, whether he could explain why he...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
There is a new financial model emerging in women’s sports, one that doesn’t depend on the traditional gatekeepers to coverage. On Monday, the media startup Just Women’s Sports announced a $3.5 million investment from a number of entities, including Kevin...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
When the WNBA decided to operate in Bradenton, Florida, last July, it marked the start of a season like no other, one that interrogated the careers, identities and principles of every player inside the league’s campus-style bubble. It was an emotionally grueling...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, SEW
The Manchester United Women manager Casey Stoney is stepping down from her position. The Guardian understands the players were told about an hour before the announcement and that it took them completely by surprise. Stoney was handed the job in 2018 when a...
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