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Vandersloot becomes 4th in WNBA history with 2,000 assists

by admin | Jun 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Allie Quigley scored a season-high 23 points, Courtney Vandersloot became the fourth player in WNBA history with 2,000 career assists and the Chicago Sky beat the Minnesota Lynx 105-89 on Tuesday night. Vandersloot joined Sue Bird, Ticha Penicheiro and Lindsay Whalen...

Peacock Will Highlight Female Olympians From ’96 in New Docuseries

by admin | Jun 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW

As the next generation of athletes prepare to take home the gold in Tokyo this summer, Peacock is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Olympics with “The ’96 Effect” and “The Sisters of ’96: The 1996 USA Women’s Soccer Olympic Team,” two...

Simone Biles Wore The G.O.A.T Leotard To ‘Hit Back’ At Haters, Then Set Another Gymnastics Record

by admin | Jun 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Load more commWith championship medals by the dozens and a record-setting Olympic career in full swing, Simone Biles is objectively one of the most distinguished gymnasts in world history. The 24-year-old athlete has already trademarked several signature moves and...

Katie Ledecky qualifies for her third Olympics, where a worthy challenger awaits

by admin | Jun 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW

By the third time around, the sights can feel a bit familiar: Katie Ledecky several body lengths ahead of anyone else in the pool; Ledecky easily cruising into the final wall first; Ledecky wearing both a medal and a smile, her spot on yet another U.S. Olympic team...

Katie Ledecky wins 400 freestyle at U.S. swimming trials; Torri Huske takes 100 butterfly with American record

by admin | Jun 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Katie Ledecky touched the wall far ahead of everyone else at the U.S. swimming trials. No surprise there. But she was taken aback by the time. It wasn’t as fast as expected, raising the stakes for an expected showdown in Tokyo with the Aussie Terminator. Ledecky...

Lilly King, after a swim with snapping turtles, makes waves in, out of pool at Olympic Trials

by admin | Jun 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Lilly King continues to back up brash comments with fast swimming. The latest example came at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Monday night. King clocked 1:04.72 for the fastest time in the semifinals of the 100m breaststroke using her typical approach — taking it out...

WNBA All-Star Game set for July 14 in Las Vegas with new format pitting Team USA against Team WNBA

by admin | Jun 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW

The WNBA All-Star Game will be held on July 14 at Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, the league announced Monday. The game will match the All-Stars voted in who are members of the U.S. women’s national team (called Team USA) vs....

Kaitlyn Weaver hopes her coming out story finally breaks figure skating’s female archetype

by admin | Jun 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW

It’s a sport laced with creativity, beauty and strength. Ice dance is poetry in motion, two skaters weaving gracefully across the ice surface together as one. Their precision and symmetry is something to marvel over.  But figure skating is also littered...

Opinion: Australian women send message to athletes at US Olympic swimming trials

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Adelaide, Australia, is 9,482 miles away from the site of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, but Sunday, it felt like it was next door. Australia is holding its Olympic swimming trials this week too, and two of its young stars have already sent the Americans a message...

Minnesota Lynx to retire jersey numbers of Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

The Minnesota Lynx today announced the franchise will retire the jersey numbers of both Rebekkah Brunson and Seimone Augustus during the 2022 WNBA season. Brunson’s number 32 and Augustus’ number 33 will be the second and third numbers officially retired in franchise...
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