by admin | Jun 8, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
A group representing 90 young women — including U.S. Olympic team gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman — filed federal tort claims against the FBI on Wednesday, seeking more than $1 billion in damages for the bureau’s mishandling of its investigation...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Born and raised in Raleigh, 29-year-old Jaz Gray would have never imagined herself in Spain or Dubai—let alone off the strength of sports. A lifetime fitness fanatic, she was working as a personal trainer at Results Fitness Gym (which she co-owns with her younger...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Lindsey Vonn, Michelle Kwan, Mia Hamm, Billie Jean King and the late Pat Summitt are among the nine individual women who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame this summer, along with Michael Phelps and hurdling great Roger Kingdom. Others...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Plenette Pierson is returning to Texas Tech to be an assistant coach at her alma mater after spending most of the past 20 years in the WNBA, where she played on three championship teams. Texas Tech said Monday that Pierson, an assistant for the Minnesota Lynx for...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The International Skating Union will raise the minimum age for competitors in senior events from 15 to 17 to protect skaters’ “physical and mental health, and emotional well-being”. The decision comes after the controversy surrounding Kamila Valieva...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Eilish McColgan beat her mother Liz’s Scottish record with victory in the 10,000 metres at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Hengelo on Monday. The 31-year-old defied wind and rain at the Dutch venue to finish ahead of world record-holder Letesenbet...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Soon the Division I women’s outdoor track and field championships will commence in Eugene, Ore., making it the perfect time to predict the winners of each event. Before diving into the predictions, I’ll explain how I selected each winner. The start lists...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Oklahoma advanced to the championship series with a 15-0 win in five innings over UCLA Monday afternoon. Hope Trautwein pitched all five innings for the Sooners, striking out six batters. Trautwein improves to 21-1 on the season with a 0.49 ERA. Read...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Two-time Grand Slam winner Iga Świątek revealed she felt “pretty weird” about bettering Serena Williams’s record winning streak. The Polish star stormed to victory at the French Open this weekend, securing a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Coco Gauff. It was Świątek’s 35th...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Why is there room at the top for only one women’s sport? Iga Swiatek won her second French Open title on Saturday, extending her winning streak to 35 matches by rolling past the Coco Gauff, 6-1, 6-3. Read More
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