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Serena Williams, Fauci among ‘Portrait of a Nation’ honorees

by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Portraits of White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci, chef and World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés and tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams will soon be hanging in the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery announced this year’s...

Quads are coming to Olympic women’s figure skating, but Surya Bonaly started it all

by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW

On Feb. 15, a woman will almost certainly land a quadruple jump in Olympic figure skating competition for the first time. But she will not be the first woman to attempt a quad at the Olympics. That honor belongs to Surya Bonaly. The star French skater of the 1990s is...

Sam Kerr Awarded Order Of Australia Medal For Services To Women’s Soccer

by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Australian women’s soccer captain, Samantha Kerr was today awarded the Order of Australia Medal by her government as part of the Australia Day Honors List. The Chelsea forward was recognized ‘for her service to football’ just five days after becoming...

A Conversation with Lynx Associate Head Coach Katie Smith

by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Lucas Seehafer: The first thing that I want to touch on is the promotion that you recently got. I was just wondering if you could kind of guide me through that process of how you and [Minnesota Lynx head coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve] met and came to the...

Iga Swiatek wins 3-hour match vs. Kaia Kanepi in afternoon heat to join Danielle Collins in Australian Open semifinals

by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Iga Swiatek took three hours in the afternoon heat to beat 36-year-old Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 on Wednesday, with the payoff being a spot in the Australian Open semifinals against Danielle Collins. “This match was crazy,” said the 20-year-old 2020...

Twin college athletes on verge of making $1 million in endorsements under new NCAA rules

by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW

Haley and Hanna Cavinder, twin basketball stars for Fresno State University, needed some extra time before they could talk about their latest endorsement deal. It was the day after a road game at the United States Air Force Academy, and the business management...

Breaking down the 2022 girls’ McDonald’s All American basketball recruits

by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Twenty-four of the top 29 prospects in the espnW 100 are McDonald’s All Americans. We take a closer look at the All Americans in the 2022 recruiting class, how they have developed and what they will bring to their respective college programs before they play in...

LPGA’s Madelene Sagstrom shares story of sexual abuse: ‘If I touch one life … it will all be worth it’

by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW

Madelene Sagstrom knows why she did it. She knows why after more than 16 years of living with unimaginable emotional pain she decided to reveal to those closest to her that at the age of 7 she had been sexually abused by a male friend in her native Sweden. And why a...

Ash Barty deflects Roger Federer comparisons after commanding Aus Open win

by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW

World No.1 Ash Barty has hosed down claims that she has the best sliced backhand in tennis, saying hers is nowhere near Swiss maestro Roger Federer’s. The sliced backhand has been a key weapon for Barty in her run to the Australian Open semi-finals, and was on...

Tess Ledeux Changed The Game For Female Freestyle Skiers Right Before The Olympics

by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW

It was a weekend of firsts for female freestyle skier Tess Ledeux at X Games. And by the time she was through, she’d established multiple new high-water marks in the sport. In the X Games women’s ski big air competition on Friday, sitting in fourth place, Ledeux...
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