by admin | Sep 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Three weeks after announcing she was stepping away from tennis for the time being, Naomi Osaka addressed her potential return. Appearing on HBO’s The Shop, Osaka said she’s certain about playing again and “probably soon.” “For sure I love the...
by admin | Sep 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Crissy Perham had never spoken publicly about her choice. In 31 years, Perham, a three-time Olympic medalist, told only a handful of people what it was like to be pregnant as a struggling college sophomore and decide to have an abortion. She kept quiet about the...
by admin | Sep 26, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to Melanie Newman and Jessica Mendoza who will be ESPN’s first all female MLB broadcast team. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Georgia Tech, who’s women’s basketball team has been put on...
by admin | Sep 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
New York basketball is relevant once again. After breakout seasons by their male counterparts, the Knicks and Nets, the Liberty have joined the party. Following their 91–80 victory over the Washington Mystics on Sept. 17, along with losses by the Mystics and Sparks on...
by admin | Sep 24, 2021 | Pay Equity, SEW
Mexico’s antitrust commission fined the country’s top soccer clubs and its national federation almost $9 million this week for conspiring to keep the salaries of its female players artificially low. The Federal Economic Competition Commission said Thursday that 17...
by admin | Sep 24, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Last year, the WNBA dedicated its entire season to social justice, but recently retired Minnesota Lynx player Seimone Augustus remembers a time when the league was afraid to be more political. In a recent interview with the New York Times, the four-time WNBA champion...
by admin | Sep 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
“IT’S BULLS—, ABSOLUTE BULLS—,” an angry Lisa De Vanna says down the line. “I’ve been cut. That’s it. I’m done.” It is Sunday June 13, 2021. The night before, Australia’s second-most capped player, De...
by admin | Sep 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky has joined the Florida swimming and diving program as a volunteer swimming coach. Ledecky announced on Wednesday that she will train for the 2024 Olympics in Gainesville with Florida head coach Anthony Nesty, who was an...
by admin | Sep 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
As the last WNBA player to release her own signature shoe, Candace Parker knows a thing or two about the sneaker game. One of the most celebrated college players of all time, a bidding war between Nike and Adidas was sparked once Parker turned pro after her two...
by admin | Sep 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Melanie Newman and Jessica Mendoza aren’t done making history. The two sports announcers will be ESPN’s first all-woman broadcast team for a nationally televised Major League Baseball game on September 29. The game will mark the first time ESPN has had an...
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