by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Chiney Ogwumike is more than just vaguely familiar with the script of the upcoming ESPN Films documentary 144. In fact, she’s able to thoroughly describe its many scenes and recite long strings of dialogue with ease. In some ways, her detailed understanding of the...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, SEW
Since 2010, the Minnesota Lynx have been one of the most successful teams in the WNBA. And there is one constant in their winning formula: head coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve. Reeve first arrived in Minnesota 11 years ago when she was hired as head coach...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In what could be described as a full-circle moment, Chicago Sky forward Azurá Stevens is now teammates with one of her childhood basketball heroes, Candace Parker. In a tweet posted Monday night, the team showed the two women standing next to each other all smiles...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
C.C. Sabathia has often joked that once he announced his retirement from the Yankees, he stepped aside and let his wife, Amber, get to work. Throughout his career, she had: Running their family of four children, guiding him through the highs (an American League Cy...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Before the WNBA had even formed, Sheryl Swoopes was a basketball legend. She’d already won an NCAA championship and was rocking her own Nike signature shoe, the Air Swoopes, during Team USA’s gold medal run at the 1996 Olympics, but she wasn’t done...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Lindsay Gottlieb has been hired as the women’s head coach at USC, the school announced Monday. Sources told ESPN that Gottlieb agreed to a six-year deal. “It is an honor and a thrill to become the women’s...
by admin | May 10, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Becky Hammon has made history many times during her WNBA and NBA careers. But the San Antonio Spurs assistant coach won’t be satisfied until she shatters one of the highest glass ceilings in all of sports: Becoming an NBA head coach. All signs suggest...
by admin | May 10, 2021 | Leadership, SEW
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is becoming an investor in the National Women’s Soccer League’s Washington Spirit. “I think it’s important to support women and women’s professional athletes — not just in the...
by admin | May 10, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Five minutes. University of Arizona women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes was rushing to her team’s locker room in the Alamodome in San Antonio on April 4 for five minutes she wasn’t sure she had to spare. Five minutes. I just need five...
by admin | May 7, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has been open about being inspired by Venus and Serena Williams while on the road to becoming the tennis champ she is today. After partnering with Nike and Laureus Sport for Good on a Japan-based initiative to do the...
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