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Sarah Thomas to become first woman to officiate at Super Bowl

by admin | Jan 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Sarah Thomas will next month become the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl, the NFL announced Tuesday. Thomas will serve as a down judge on referee Carl Cheffers’ crew at Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida. Read the full story on ESPN

Mets fire GM after he sent explicit texts to female reporter

by admin | Jan 19, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW

Mets general manager Jared Porter was fired Tuesday after sending graphic, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 when he was working for the Chicago Cubs in their front office. Full Story.

The Olympics Were No Fluke. American Women Are Excelling in Cross-Country Skiing.

by admin | Jan 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW

In recent years, however, American Nordic skiers have gained significant funding from U.S. Ski and Snowboard, and from individual donors such as the Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund. The team now has its own wax truck, nutritionist, physical therapist and sports...

Kim Ng broke down a barrier — and may help open a door for a female GM in the NFL

by admin | Jan 13, 2021 | Leadership, SEW

The bar has been raised in professional sports, and the issue is whether the NFL can keep pace in providing proper advancement opportunities to those women in front-office roles. The breakthrough came in Major League Baseball in November when the Miami Marlins hired...

For Pro Athlete Leading Social Justice Push, a Victory and Uncertainty

by admin | Jan 12, 2021 | SEW

Elizabeth Williams of the Atlanta Dream helped galvanize opposition to one of her team’s owners, Senator Kelly Loeffler, who has criticized Black Lives Matter. But the Capitol riot underscored the work ahead. Read the story in full at the New York Times.

What Winning Should Really Look Like for the Washington Football Team

by admin | Jan 8, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW

“While the Washington Football Team’s NFC East championship and team owner Dan Snyder’s decision to rename the franchise (though only after succumbing to political and investor pressure) are major victories in the fight for dismantling harmful stereotypes, the...

DC United appoint Danita Johnson as head of business operations, making her first Black president in MLS

by admin | Dec 22, 2020 | Leadership, SEW

D.C. United is making a new addition to its leadership group, announcing Tuesday that Danita Johnson would join the club as its president of business operations. Johnson marks a milestone as the first Black president of an MLS club, and the third woman to...