by admin | Jul 28, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
American sprint great Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee’s athletes’ commission on Thursday. Felix is the most decorated woman track and field athlete in Olympic history with seven...
by admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The World Athletics Championships are finally being held on United States soil for the first time in history. With that home stand comes great responsibility, and American track and field athletes are holding their own. Janee’ Kassanavoid, for example, just became the...
by admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Dina Asher-Smith has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games after injuring her left hamstring during the world championships and now faces a race against time to defend her three European titles in Munich next month. Asher‑Smith, who won bronze over 200m in Eugene, was...
by admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Katie Ledecky extended her 12-year win streak in her trademark event by winning the 800m freestyle on the first day of the five-day U.S. Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Tuesday. Ledecky, who owns the 29 fastest times in history in the event, clocked 8...
by admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In what many consider a potential WNBA Finals matchup, the Las Vegas Aces won the second annual WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship game with a 93-83 victory over the host Chicago Sky on Tuesday at Wintrust Arena. Kelsey Plum led all scorers with 24 points,...
by admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Los Angeles Sparks have had their share of chaos during the 2022 WNBA season, but more disarray ensued this week when four-time All-Star center Liz Cambage asked to leave the team. The organization announced a contract divorce Tuesday, meaning the Sparks will be...
by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW
For the first six weeks Brittney Griner was in a Russian pre-trial detention facility, her family and representatives kept quiet as Griner faced drug charges that could keep her in prison for up to 10 years. That changed once the United States Department of State...
by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Former U.S. women’s national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired, almost four months after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins inside. Read More
by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Phoenix Mercury continue to honor their star player, Brittney Griner, as she remains in a Russian jail cell … this time, the team handed out 1,500 sneakers to the community, an ode to her charity. The WNBA team shared video of the amazing deed Monday …...
by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In continuation of adidas’ relationship with basketball superstar Candace Parker, part two of the Candace Parker Collection is on its way. When discussing this collaborative effort, Parker shared that “women and girls need more athletes who look, work, think, dream...
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