by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
With all due respect to the in-the-hunt-for-a-championship Orlando Pride soccer team, the best action tends to go down after the pros have left the pitch. That’s when Alex Morgan will bring 15-month-old daughter Charlie to run around the field at Exploria...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA has increasingly become known for its players organizing and advocating for social issues they believe in. That work would not exist if not for a powerful and united union that stands behind the players when they take a stand. The league has gained notoriety...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Players from the Afghan women’s national soccer team have been evacuated from Kabul amid the recent Taliban takeover. In a statement on Tuesday, FIFPRO, a global soccer players union, thanked the Australian government for helping evacuate the women’s national team and...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
During his four years in office, former President Trump never cared to meet with the WNBA champions — and the feeling was mutual. It shouldn’t be surprising that the top players in a league that is mostly comprised of Black, queer women wouldn’t want to gladhand a...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The phrase “You have to see it to be it” is often used when women talk about breaking down barriers and inspiring the next generation. The 1999 U.S. women’s soccer team paved the way for Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd. Nancy Lieberman, Cheryl Miller and...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Sisters Serena Williams and Venus Williams said Wednesday that they will not play in the upcoming U.S. Open tennis tournament because of injuries. They join standouts Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in their withdrawals, marking the first major tournament since 1997...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
On a Sunday afternoon in June, Sophia Gorriarian celebrated her 16th birthday in a state 3,000 miles from where she lives in Rhode Island. The youngest athlete running in the 2021 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, Gorriaran was just four days away from one of the...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Breanna Stewart helped lead the U.S. women’s basketball team to gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Then, she had a life-changing flight to catch. Two days after the victory, she welcomed her first baby with wife Marta Xargay Casademont. Ruby Mae Stewart Xargay was born...
by admin | Aug 25, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Anniversaries are often a time of reflection, both a remembrance and celebration of just how far we have come. For the New York Liberty, an original WNBA team, this look back at 25 years evokes even more emotion. In this commemorative year, the culmination of the...
by admin | Aug 25, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Buzzer, the new mobile platform for personalization and discovery of live sports, has announced a new agreement with the WNBA to distribute live game content, making the WNBA the first women’s professional sports league to be offered on the platform. Beginning August...
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