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Amusan shatters 100m hurdles world record to revive super shoes debate

by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan reignited the debate about track and field’s new super shoes as she unexpectedly shattered the 100m hurdles world record in Eugene. On a night when Mondo Duplantis also broke his own pole vault world record, Amusan ran a staggering 12.12 seconds...

Seattle Storm’s Tina Charles becomes 4th player in WNBA history to reach 7,000 career points

by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Seattle Storm center Tina Charles became the fourth WNBA player to reach 7,000 career points on Sunday, reaching the milestone in style during the first half of a 27-point, 15-rebound effort in the Storm’s 82-72 win against the Atlanta Dream. The performance,...

Athing Mu wins 800m thriller, world records fall, U.S. wins most track worlds medals ever

by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Athing Mu‘s victory by eight hundredths of a second in the 800m highlighted a three-gold-medal final day of the world track and field championships for the U.S., which broke the record for most total medals at a worlds. Nigerian Tobi Amusan (100m hurdles) and...

Breaking Barriers: Women Play Hockey at Maccabiah Games for the 1st Time

by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The Canadian, U.S. and Israeli women’s hockey teams mingled on the ice here Friday afternoon, an unusual scene following a medal-awarding ceremony. The players’ embraces, back pats, chatter and smiles projected a “we’re all in this together” collegiality, even though...

Tsegay wins women’s 5000m world title after dramatic last lap

by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW

One year after claiming Olympic bronze, Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay powered through a chaotic final lap to win the women’s 5000m world title on Saturday night. With flying elbows in the backstretch, Tsegay separated herself from the field to cross the line in 14:46.29. It...

U.S. women shock Jamaica to win 4×100 relay; U.S. men flounder again at world championships

by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW

For the U.S. women’s relay team, this was a shock. For the men — more of the same. The women pulled a stunner over Jamaica in the 4×100 relay at world championships Saturday, while the favored men finished second after a sloppy baton exchange in what...

For the fourth time in 13 months, Sydney McLaughlin sets a world record

by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW

In the hurdles world before Sydney McLaughlin, it took years to shave fractions of seconds off records, and winning races didn’t always mean rewriting history. This once-in-a-lifetime athlete is obliterating that mindset as quickly as she’s destroying the...

Video: Kara Winger’s final javelin throw results in first ever medal for U.S. women

by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW

It’s hard to imagine a better ending to Kara Winger‘s javelin career. On her sixth and final throw — while competing in her sixth and final world championships on Friday night in Eugene — Winger won her first ever medal. Read More

Period pain treatment helps Breanna Stewart dominate WNBA

by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW

WNBA superstar Breanna Stewart boasts unearthly talent on the basketball court. But for a dreaded streak each month, the 27-year-old Seattle Storm forward’s period threatens to bring her back to earth. Read More

Connecticut Sun’s Alyssa Thomas posts first triple-double in franchise history

by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Connecticut’s Alyssa Thomas made history Friday night, notching the first triple-double in franchise history during the Sun’s 94-84 win over Minnesota. Thomas tallied 15 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for her first career triple-double and the 17th in league...
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