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Meet Ice Hockey’s History Making Forward Abby Roque

by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Abby Roque is no stranger to being a trailblazer. From her childhood in northern Michigan to winning a national championship at Wisconsin, the hockey forward has continually defied odds on the ice. Given the choice between moving to Canada to play for an all-girls...

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley part of selection committee for U.S. women’s basketball team

by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley will be part of the selection committee for the U.S. women’s basketball team for upcoming competitions this year, including the FIBA World Cup in September. Staley, coach of the national team for the last Olympic cycle, led the...

Eileen Gu, the part-time teen model and world champion skier tasked with leading China’s Winter Olympics medal push

by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Two years ago, Eileen Gu Ailing made a decision that may have unknowingly changed the course of freestyle skiing. The then-15-year-old swapped her Team USA colours in favour of representing her mother’s birthplace of China, explaining on Instagram that it was a chance...

CiCi Bellis, 2017 WTA Newcomer of the Year, announces retirement from tennis

by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW

CiCi Bellis, the 2017 WTA Newcomer of the Year and former world No. 35, announced her retirement from professional tennis Wednesday. In an Instagram post, the 22-year-old cited an ongoing arm injury as the reason for her decision. Read More

Two broadcasters terminated after calling female high school athletes overweight and laughing about it

by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Two broadcasters in Maine have been terminated, according to a statement posted on the WHOU Facebook page, after calling female high school basketball players overweight and laughing about it. Radio station owner Fred Grant told CNN the two broadcasters involved are...

Chloe Kim Is Ready to Win Olympic Gold Again—On Her Own Terms

by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW

After Chloe Kim returned home from the 2018 Olympics in South Korea, she put her gold medal in what felt at the time like the right place: a trash bin at her parents’ house. “I hated life,” Kim, now 21, recalls over plates of pad thai in the airy four-bedroom home in...

Women’s college basketball: The 10 best freshmen in the country

by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW

So much of the talk around this women’s college basketball season has revolved around upsets and parity. No one is undefeated. Unpredictability has reigned. The same is true of the 2021-22 midseason list of the top freshmen in the country, which includes a...

Michelle Akers on assistant coach role with the Orlando Pride: ‘Sometimes great things happen when you least expect it’

by admin | Jan 19, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Michelle Akers’ resume as a player is impeccable. Widely considered to be among the greatest players in the history of U.S. Soccer, she has done it all — won a Hermann Trophy, multiple World Cups, an Olympic gold medal and was elected to the National Soccer Hall of...

Tatiana Calderón Will Be The First Woman To Ever Drive For AJ Foyt Racing

by admin | Jan 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Colombian racer Tatiana Calderón will join the IndyCar grid in 2022 driving a third car for AJ Foyt Racing. She will race 12 of the series’ 17 races slated for this year, sticking only to the road course and street course events. Her teammates include the 2021 Indy...

Ksenia Efremova: 12-year-old Russian tennis prodigy has ‘incredible potential,’ says Patrick Mouratoglou

by admin | Jan 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Ksenia Efremova hadn’t even turned three years old and her mother already had the feeling her daughter was destined to become a star. One afternoon when her older brother was practicing on the tennis court, Efremova picked up one of his rackets — as she...
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