by admin | Apr 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
One indisputable fact about The Year of the Global Pandemic is that normalcy was redefined. For women’s golf, that means for the first time the Olympics and the Solheim Cup are in the same year. That’s because, despite retaining the title Tokyo 2020, the Games were...
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Freshman point guards dominated the storylines around the 2021 NCAA basketball tournaments. On the men’s side, Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs hit one of the most memorable shots in March Madness history, banking in a 3-pointer from just across midcourt to beat UCLA...
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
A Hollywood fantasy turned into reality when Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win Britain’s gruelling Grand National horse race, breaking down one of the biggest gender barriers in sport. Blackmore, a 31-year-old Irishwoman, rode Minella Times to a...
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Even though the days of Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman dominating the hardwood are long gone, their legacies live on as their children take the helm as the next big stars of the sports world. Read More
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When Simone Biles made her Olympic debut in 2016, she cemented her status as the best gymnast in the world, pushing the boundaries of the sport with extraordinarily difficult routines to win the all-around competition and lead the United States to team gold. This...
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Aubrey Bledsoe plans to play pro soccer for the foreseeable future. At 29, she is middle-aged for a goalkeeper. She was voted the best keeper in the National Women’s Soccer League in 2019 and ascended into the U.S. national team player pool. Yet as she...
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Beth Potter’s story has it all. She was left off an Olympic team by unlucky circumstances. She turned around and set a world record in a different sport. Then she lost that record. Oh, there are also accusations about her “supershoes.” Read More
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When it comes to Katie Ledecky’s ambitious plans for the Tokyo Olympics, the biggest question has always hung like an anchor on her shortest race. So dominant in the longer distances, Ledecky has seen the gap close between her and the top international competition in...
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee told American athletes that it would allow social and racial justice demonstrations at the Olympic trials, gymnast Simone Biles thought about leotards. She said she imagined the possibilities to “make a statement,...
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Trinity Rodman, the daughter of NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman, made National Women’s Soccer League history Saturday when she scored in her debut with the Washington Spirit. Rodman, 18, became the youngest American player to score in the NWSL. Read...
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