by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Olivia Moultrie is on the verge of signing a NWSL contract, bringing the 15-year-old midfielder one step closer to playing in the league, according to The Athletic. The Portland Thorns have reportedly traded a third-round draft pick for the rights to...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles completed a historic weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, with ease on Sunday night — and looks more than ready for Tokyo. Biles won her seventh all-around U.S. Gymnastics Championships title on Sunday with an overall score of 119.950, which gives her the most...
by admin | Jun 6, 2021 | Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to Naomi Osaka, who stood up for the mental health of all athletes at the French Open. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to a number of American States, who are banning trans girls from participating in...
by admin | Jun 4, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Atlanta Dream rookie Aari McDonald made a statement on WNBA draft day in April, sitting in front of a neon sign with the phonetic spelling of her name: “AIR-e.” She’d spent the NCAA tournament correcting journalists about how to say her name and she was likely trying...
by admin | Jun 4, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It’s been a while since we’ve seen one of the best basketball players on the planet on a court. October 10, 2019 was the day. More than 600 days have passed since Elena Delle Donne celebrated with her Mystics teammates after defeating the Connecticut Sun...
by admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
On June 1, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that would ban trans athletes from participating on female sports teams at the high school and college level. It states that individuals with a biological sex indicated as male on their birth...
by admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
For years, female professional athletes were fed the narrative that no one wanted to watch women’s sports. In reality, too many media companies and brands looked past the value of women’s sports. The 2021 NWSL and WNBA seasons have the potential to shift the mentality...
by admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In a bold and unusual move, young phenom Naomi Osaka stunned the tennis world Monday by announcing her withdrawal from the French Open, citing mental health issues. While other players have left major tournaments midstream, typically because of physical injury, this...
by admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Jordan Chiles was just joking when she first started talking to Simone Biles about changing gyms and joining her at the World Champions Centre in Spring, Texas. But the more they talked about it, the more Chiles couldn’t stop thinking about it. She enjoyed...
by admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
While sudden, Hughes’s decision is not necessarily surprising. He missed the beginning of the 2019 season due to cancer. As a health precaution, he skipped the 2020 WNBA wubble season, when his Storm squad captured their second title in three seasons under interim...
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