by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
UCLA senior Pauline Tratz has been named the Pac-12 Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the third Bruin gymnast to win this award in the last four years. The award, which is presented in each of the 24 sports the Conference sponsors, was established to honor...
by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
It was few people’s idea of funny. For the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, its creative director, Hiroshi Sasaki, envisioned a popular comedian and plus-size fashion designer, Naomi Watanabe, decked out in pig ears, tumbling from the sky as an Olympic...
by admin | Mar 21, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to the sports power couple, Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe. The WNBA legend and soccer super star both worked as greeters this week at a mass vaccination site in Seattle. There presence was an extra gift for all who attended. ? This week we...
by admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Michelle Akers, nowadays, is one of many Americans who looks up to Megan Rapinoe. To her soccer stardom, yes, but moreso to her voice. To her attitude, and her activism, and her leadership. And to the entire U.S. women’s national team, really. Occasionally, sitting at...
by admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league in the world, today announced the signing of Cynthia Vanessa Vescan, one of the most talented female freestyle wrestlers in the world. Read More
by admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Portland Thorns and US women’s national team player Lindsey Horan has gone into significantly more detail about the time she spent at Paris Saint-Germain dealing with a body-shaming, unhealthy, sexist culture, partially under the direction of then-head coach Farid...
by admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The NCAA has come under fire over the lack of amenities, notably the workout equipment, at the women’s basketball tournament compared with the men’s event this year.Both tournaments get underway this week, with the women’s tournament taking place...
by admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
U.S. men’s national team (USMNT) coach Gregg Berhalter says that he wants his side to emulate the U.S. women’s national team’s (USWNT) mentality as they look to match their success at international level. Read More
by admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Seven years ago, Romanian Larisa Iordache was on top of the gymnastics world. She’d come closer than any other woman had or would to defeating Simone Biles on the global stage when she finished second at the 2014 World Gymnastics...
by admin | Mar 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
A lot of people ask me how I came to move 5,000 miles away from home when I was just 12 years old — leaving behind my mom, my friends, my language, my culture, everything. Well, it’s a long story. But in three words? If you only have time for three words…....
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