by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Sports marketers are leaving money on the table by not investing more in pro women’s leagues, according to a new study by the Sports Innovation Lab, a Boston-based tech research firm. But a new business model that caters to communities of “Fluid Fans” for particular...
by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur made history on Sunday when she became the first Arab woman to win a WTA title, beating Russian Daria Kasatkina in the final of the grasscourt event in Birmingham. Jabeur, a trailblazer for North African women’s tennis, won 7-5 6-4 to...
by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Penny Toler grew up in Washington D.C., started college basketball in San Diego, transferred and became a star at Long Beach State, and then went overseas to have a professional basketball career. This was the late 1980s, and whatever dream she had then of competing...
by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The U.S. women’s basketball team has a few questions surrounding its roster as the Americans prepare to make a run at a seventh consecutive gold medal in the Olympics. There are six returning Olympians — Sue Bird, Tina Charles, Sylvia Fowles, Brittney Griner, Breanna...
by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
To stay loose for the women’s 100-meter sprint at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Wyomia Tyus danced the “Tighten Up” before settling into her starting blocks. The dance song was an early funk classic by Archie Bell and the Drells, a Houston band that proclaimed...
by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The pursuit of No 24 has been a long one. It’s over four years since Serena Williams last won a Grand Slam title, marking the longest spell in her career without a major win. She’s lost in four finals since winning the 2017 Australian Open and made two other...
by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
LA Clippers assistant Chauncey Billups, San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon and Brooklyn Nets assistant Mike D’Antoni have emerged among the leading candidates and advanced to second interviews in the Portland Trail...
by admin | Jun 20, 2021 | Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to basketball star Tine Charles, who released a documentary project this week about her music industry father. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Mali. The country was spotlighted this week due to...
by admin | Jun 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Sha’Carri Richardson somehow contains an abundance of both humility and self-confidence. Look first at her Instagram, which is filled with mirror selfies, photos of the few times she has been able to go out with friends this past year, some Nike promo images, posts...
by admin | Jun 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The mother of multiple Grand Slam-winning champions Jamie and Andy Murray has been a prominent voice encouraging the growth of female coaching talent in the game and now she has told Tennis365 that more needs to be done in all areas of the game. Speaking to...
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