by admin | Aug 15, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Coach Billie Moore sat her basketball team down before its 1976 silver medal match against Czechoslovakia at the Montreal Summer Games. The squad had endured a long and winding journey to get to this point, now on the precipice of history. Moore delivered an important...
by admin | Aug 11, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Megan Rapinoe said it has been an “honor” to play for the United States after making her fourth and final appearance at a Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe, who has made more than 200 appearances for the national team, missed her spot kick as the US was knocked out of the...
by admin | Aug 8, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Whenever a team falls short of expectations, there is always a chorus of opinions about what went wrong. A section of the fans thinks the players have suddenly lost their talent, while some analysts argue it was purely tactical, and that the coach was too strident in...
by admin | Jul 25, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Texas A&M women’s basketball coach Joni Taylor was tasked with leading the USA U19 FIBA World Cup Team this season, and that decision has paid off in the form of a gold medal. Team USA beat host country Spain on Sunday 69-66 to claim gold. Taylor wins her...
by admin | Jul 21, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
You can’t talk about the United States Women’s National Team without mentioning Mia Hamm. The legacy of the former standout star for the red, white and blue is well known: She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women’s World Cup...
by admin | Jul 10, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The announcement that the upcoming Women’s World Cup will be the last for U.S. women’s national team winger Megan Rapinoe was, to a degree, expected. But for U.S. teammate Crystal Dunn, the news still hit hard. Prior to Saturday’s training session...
by admin | Jul 7, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Rachel Balkovec, the first female manager in minor league baseball history, was ejected on Friday night. Balkovec manages the New York Yankees’ Single-A affiliate Tampa Tarpons. The umpire who gave her the can was also a woman. Read More
by admin | Jul 6, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
This WNBA season’s opening night viewership on ESPN platforms was up 103% over last year, but two-time MVP Candace Parker thinks the league needs to do a better job of avoiding conflict with other sports on TV. “I think just in terms of continuing to raise visibility...
by admin | Jul 5, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Ireland women’s national team coach Vera Pauw was “abusive” and “belittling” to players during her time with the NWSL’s Houston Dash, several former Dash players told The Athletic. Four former Dash players and three former staff members detailed allegations against...
by admin | Jun 29, 2023 | Leadership, Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The United States women’s national team will be honored for its courage in the equal pay fight with the Arthur Ashe Award during the ESPYS ceremony on July 12 at 8 p.m. ET / PT on ABC. The award, which the team will receive a week before the Women’s World...
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