by admin | Aug 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young has been named the 2022 Kia WNBA Most Improved Player. Young received the honor on Monday, making her the first player in Aces franchise history to win the award. Read More
by admin | Aug 30, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Amanda Vandervort has been heavily entrenched in the world’s favorite sport for most of her life. She says that not only is soccer bigger as a result of the successes of women’s teams and star players—such as superstars Alex Morgan, Mia Hamm and Megan Rapinoe—but also...
by admin | Aug 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
World football’s governing body FIFA lifted the suspension imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) earlier this month after the Supreme Court, last Monday, dissolved the Committee of Administrators (CoA) appointed to run the federation. Consequently, FIFA...
by admin | Aug 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
For U.S. women’s hockey captain Kendall Coyne Schofield, the resources she lacks as a female hockey player aren’t some unknown quantity. They are tangible benefits she provides other athletes on a regular basis. “I live it every day with the Chicago Blackhawks,” Coyne...
by admin | Aug 29, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Serena Williams’s retirement announcement in Vogue contained a telling line about the motivation behind her playing career. She explains that, for her, turning negativity into winning has been a driving force. “I’ve built a career on channeling anger and negativity...
by admin | Aug 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Connecticut Sun may have dropped all four of their regular-season meetings with theChicago Sky, but they managed to get their first win of the summer over the defending champs when it mattered most. The third-seeded Sun defeated the 2-seed Sky 68-63 on Sunday at...
by admin | Aug 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Coco Gauff was already under the spotlight by the time she made her pro debut as a 14-year-old in 2018. Gauff trained at Patrick Mouratoglou’s famed academy from age 10, drew comparisons to the Williams sisters, and became the youngest girls’ junior No. 1...
by admin | Aug 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Breanna Stewart and the Seattle Storm are getting ready to meet the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA semi-finals on Sunday. But for Stewart, this year’s postseason is bittersweet. The athlete, 27, who is a favorite for the league’s MVP title this season,...
by admin | Aug 29, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Las Vegas Aces’ Becky Hammon was named 2022 WNBA Coach of the Year, the league announced Friday, making her the first former WNBA player to win the award in her debut season as head coach. Hammon earned 27 of 56 votes from a panel of sports media members,...
by admin | Aug 28, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to the San Diego Wave who will break the NWSL attendance record. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down to colleges who are still giving fewer scholarships to female athletes.
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