by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The NCAA’s name, image, and license rules—which went into effect last year and have since allowed college athletes to make money by advertising brands and marketing their own—are also a boon to sportswriters. There tend to be two prevailing questions vis-à-vis star...
by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Sue Bird is famous for her no-look passes and clutch jumpers on the court, but she’s also gained notoriety — and a large fanbase of sneakerheads — thanks to her style off the court. Now, the WNBA legend, 41, is bringing her cool factor to the masses by...
by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In the interest of her team’s health, Tara VanDerveer years ago made a rule just minutes into the careers of twin sisters Lexie and Lacie Hull, guards on the Stanford women’s basketball team: Lexie and Lacie were not allowed to guard each other. Like, ever. Lacie...
by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW
For all sportsmen and women, time remains the unconquerable obstacle. They play at its mercy and pray their bodies withstand its ravages. They live knowing with absolute certainty that it will, eventually, conquer them. On Wednesday, Ashleigh Barty swept the rug out...
by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW
United States women’s international Megan Rapinoe said so few male footballers have come out because the environment is not “safe.” Rapinoe was speaking to Chelsea pair Pernille Harder and Magda Eriksson, who are a couple, on their Sky Sports show...
by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
It’s going to cost fans more to watch South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and her powerhouse Gamecocks next season. The athletic department said Tuesday it is raising season ticket prices for women’s basketball on the 13,784 non-student seats at Colonial Life...
by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW
Three former athletes and a former employee of U.S. Ski and Snowboard have accused former longtime head coach Peter Foley of sexual misconduct including sexual assault, unwanted kissing and touching, and coercing them into taking nude photos, according to interviews...
by admin | Mar 22, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Long before Cari Champion ever knew she’d become a broadcast journalist, she used to tag along to Los Angeles Lakers’ games with her sports-obsessed grandmother, Estelle Manning. Now 96, Manning planted the sports seed in her granddaughter’s heart. Champion recalls...
by admin | Mar 22, 2022 | Representation, SEW
If this year’s women’s NCAA Tournament hasn’t already dispelled the myth with the product on the court that there’s widespread demand for the women’s game, another record-breaking statistic only bolsters the case. Through the first and...
by admin | Mar 22, 2022 | Representation, SEW
An unlikely hero emerged during the first round of last week’s men’s NCAA tournament game between Indiana and Saint Mary’s as a Hoosiers cheerleader rescued a stray basketball that lodged itself atop the backboard. A viral video emerged of Cassidy Cerny saving the day...
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