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The Syracuse women’s basketball team is in disarray as almost the entire team transferred in an end-of-season mass exodus

by admin | Apr 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW

The Syracuse Orange will look like a new team heading into the 2021-2022 season this fall. A whopping 12 players from last year’s squad have elected to transfer for the upcoming season, leaving head coach Quentin Hillsman with just three familiar faces on his...

Long before Colin Kaepernick knelt, a Black female athlete defied the US National Anthem, but she’s been largely forgotten

by admin | Apr 27, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

She laced up her boots and sped on to the skating rink. A seemingly innocuous act, except in 1952 during a time of racial segregation in the US, this young Black woman departed the rink with a broken arm, her actions having infuriated White men intent on her...

Kim Mulkey: Bringing title to LSU women’s basketball program ‘what I came here to do’

by admin | Apr 27, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

New LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey promised to do her best to bring an NCAA title to the program during her introductory news conference on Monday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mulkey appeared at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in a combination...

Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Petra Kvitová: Who has won the most Madrid Open titles?

by admin | Apr 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Held in the Spanish capital every year, the tournament is a joint men’s and women’s professional tennis event, held every year on clay in the build-up to the French Open. It started as a men’s only competition in 2002, before a premier women’s contest was introduced...

Israeli soccer referee comes out as transgender woman

by admin | Apr 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Sapir Berman announced Tuesday she has received the support of her family, the local referees’ union and Israeli and international soccer officials. She said even players and fans have begun to address her as a woman, even if they don’t always like her...

ESPN’s Megan Olivi Says She Was ‘So Hurt’ by Stephen A Smith Overlooking Her UFC Coverage

by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Megan Olivi, who covers the UFC for ESPN, was overlooked by network star Stephen A. Smith in a tweet about the channel’s UFC 260 coverage in March. A month later, she’s still pretty down about it.  “That was actually tough for me,” she said during a Q&A after...

A Fresh Identity Is Just the Start for NWSL’s Gotham FC

by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW

As the popularity of women’s soccer grows in the U.S., the NWSL’s freshly branded Gotham FC and its general manager Alyse LaHue want to stay ahead of the curve. Shedding the Sky Blue identity the club has played under in New Jersey since 2009, the team will start the...

Three teams share stroke-play medalist honors at U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship

by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Three teams stood out from the rest during the stroke-play portion of the sixth U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship. Gianna Clemente – the youngest player in the field at 13 years old – made a hole-in-one on the par-3 14th hole to lead herself and Avery...

Baylor Legend Kim Mulkey to Become Next LSU Coach

by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

After a 21-year career building the Baylor women’s basketball program into a powerhouse, Kim Mulkey will become the next head coach at LSU, per a release. She will be the eighth LSU women’s basketball coach in program history—the...

Ash Barty’s ruthless response to doubts over legitimacy of world No.1 ranking

by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW

For the most humble of champions, Ash Barty has made a loud and defiant statement in the past month. She shushed doubts over her world No.1 ranking, frozen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, by winning the Miami Open. Then she buried them with victory in Stuttgart, her 11th...
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