by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
South Carolina star Aliyah Boston was selected as the Naismith Women’s National Player of the Year on Wednesday as the country’s top overall player. She also took home the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award as well as The Athletic’s...
by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley sees the future of women’s basketball with the keen eyes of a Hall of Fame point guard. Much as she did during her college, Olympic and pro playing career, Staley is able to size up the entire field and spot openings to exploit with...
by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Two of Brittney Griner’s USA Basketball teammates have broken their silence on the star player’s imprisonment in Russia. Most WNBA players have been hesitant to talk about Griner’s detention on drug charges in Russia, hoping to avoid potentially...
by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Karin Harjo is the new head coach of Canada’s women’s alpine skiing team, making her the first woman to lead a national ski team on the World Cup stage. Alpine Canada announced Harjo’s hiring on Wednesday. “It’s not the first thing that I think about, but it is really...
by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A year after glaring inequities were revealed at the women’s NCAA tournament and less than two weeks after sharp criticism from Congress, NCAA president Mark Emmert declared Wednesday that he was happy with the institution’s progress but said there had...
by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
For decades, female athletes have had to fight for recognition and resources, and while that’s still obviously an ongoing struggle, women college athletes in particular have made some strides recently thanks to the NCAA’s new rule allowing student-athletes to profit...
by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Faced with growing evidence that celebrated athletes are struggling with the pressures of competition and intense media scrutiny, the governing body of women’s tennis is turning to a well-funded California startup for help. The Women’s Tennis Association agreed to a...
by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
A tennis player alleges in a lawsuit against the U.S. Tennis Association that the governing body for the sport failed to protect her from a coach who she says sexually abused her at one of its training centers when she was 19. Kylie McKenzie alleged coach Anibal...
by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Storm guard and former UConn standout Sue Bird knows the pedigree it takes to be an outstanding player in basketball. After watching UConn star Paige Bueckers explode for 27 points with 23 of them coming in the second half and extra periods in the Huskies’ 91-87...
by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA announced the list of players who have renounced their remaining eligibility to enter the 2022 draft. As expected, Kentucky star Rhyne Howard and Baylor star NaLyssa Smith lead the group. The list is likely to grow with the 2022 NCAA women’s basketball...
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