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Bianca Andreescu forced to withdraw from Madrid Open after testing positive for COVID-19

by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu said Sunday she tested positive for COVID-19, forcing her to withdraw from the Madrid Open. In a post on her Twitter feed, Andreescu said she tested negative twice before traveling to Madrid, but found out she tested...

Nikki Fargas resigns after 10 years as LSU women’s basketball coach

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

LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Fargas has stepped down to pursue another opportunity, the university announced on Saturday. While LSU did not disclose where Fargas was headed next, she has been in negotiations to take over as team president of the...

Brooke Henderson shoots past Jessica Korda, Jin Young Ko to win LA Open

by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Brooke Henderson rallied to win the Hugel-Air Premia LA Open on Saturday for her 10th LPGA Tour title, chipping in for birdie on the par-3 12th in an early back-nine burst and getting up-and-down for par on the last. Four strokes behind leader Jessica Korda and 3 back...

China’s Top Mixed Martial Arts Star Isn’t Fighting for a Cause

by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Days before the bout to defend her championship title, Zhang Weili, China’s most famous mixed martial arts fighter, sensed that her opponent was trying to get under her skin. The opponent, the Lithuanian-American fighter Rose Namajunas, had framed their clash for...

April 19 – April 25, Highlights and Lowlights

by admin | Apr 25, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

? This week our highlight goes to gymnast Sarah Voss of Germany who wore a full-body suit at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Switzerland defied convention. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the MLB who, despite the...

Erin Andrews: Our Work Kept Us Here, Not Our Gender

by admin | Apr 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Fox Sports reporter, Erin Andrews gets honest about being a woman in a male-dominated field. “Our gender got us in the door but how hard we work kept us there,” says Andrews on the #CarlosWatsonShow​. See More

Simone Biles partners with Athleta after six years at Nike

by admin | Apr 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Simone Biles has entered into an apparel partnership with women’s sportswear company Athleta, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday on a move expected to be announced later in the day.  Biles had been a Nike athlete since 2015. ...

Sarah Voss: German gymnast’s outfit takes on sexualisation in sport

by admin | Apr 23, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW

She did not break any rules, but Sarah Voss’s full-body suit at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Switzerland defied convention. Until now women and girls have only covered their legs in international competition for religious reasons. Voss...

UConn women’s basketball hires Morgan Valley as new assistant coach

by admin | Apr 22, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

UConn women’s basketball will hire former Husky and current Hartford head coach Morgan Valley as its newest assistant. She will replace Shea Ralph, who is now the head coach at Vanderbilt. “Words cannot express how honored and excited I am to come back home and...

Don’t be fooled by Kim Ng’s hiring. Women in baseball say MLB has a long way to go

by admin | Apr 22, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

WHEN KIM NG was hired by the Miami Marlins as their general manager this past MLB offseason, she received ringing endorsements from Michelle Obama, Sharon Robinson and Billie Jean King. In January, she was invited by President Joe Biden to participate...
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