by admin | Jun 22, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The defending champion Chicago Sky overcame the largest deficit in WNBA history — 28 points — to win Tuesday, and did it against the first-place team in the league. Their 104-95 victory at the Las Vegas Aces was one for the record books in more ways than...
by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Katie Ledecky won a record-extending 17th swimming world title with a comfortable victory in the 1,500m free in Budapest on Monday. With this latest gold medal, Ledecky also tied fellow American Natalie Coughlin for the women’s record of 20 career medals at the...
by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Nike (NYSE:NKE +1.78%) is paying homage to the 20th anniversary of Lisa Leslie‘s legendary and historical dunk in a WNBA game. Lisa Leslie became the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game in 2002. She has played for the Los Angeles Sparks since 1997 and has since won...
by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
“I should have been on the team. If I’m really honest about it, I think I was cut from the ‘92 team because I was gay. Because I think there were rumors about me, and one of the coaches was close to a coach who was very, very anti-gay.” Jennifer Azzi shared this...
by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The WNBA is releasing a new film telling the stories of WNBA newbie DiDi Richards, veteran Isabelle Harrison and legend Angel McCoughtry on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV). The film is called “We Are The W” and is meant to give an inside look at the three different...
by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Katie Ledecky is more interested in lap times than medal counts. She was satisfied with both at the world swimming championships on Monday. Ledecky took gold in the 1500m freestyle for her 20th career world medal, tying Natalie Coughlin for the female record. Ledecky,...
by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
U.S. women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe noted her support for transgender inclusion in sports in an interview with TIME released on Monday. “I’m 100% supportive of trans inclusion,” Rapinoe told TIME. Read More
by admin | Jun 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
FINA, the world governing body for swimming, has voted to effectively ban transgender women from participating in women’s swimming competitions. The vote — with 71.5% approval at the FINA Extraordinary General Congress 2022 in Budapest — was the latest salvo in...
by admin | Jun 20, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Rosalind Joseph believes everything she’s done over the last two decades has led her to where she is now. Back when Joseph (then Rosalind Goodwin) was competing for Ohio State’s track and field team, she had visions of becoming a coach. After an illustrious career for...
by admin | Jun 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Russian-born tennis player Natela Dzalamidze has changed her nationality to Georgian to avoid the ban Wimbledon imposed on all Russian players following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The doubles specialist, ranked No. 43 in the world, is now officially...
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