by admin | Dec 13, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Five-time Olympic medalist Wendy Holdener of Switzerland will miss at least the next two months, if not the rest of the Alpine skiing season, after left ankle surgery Tuesday. Holdener, 30, fractured the ankle when she fell into a safety net in slalom training in...
by admin | Dec 13, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus has spoken about her recovery from ovarian surgery and its impact on the defense of her Olympic titles at Paris 2024. The two-time Olympic champion underwent successful surgery to remove two benign tumors from her right ovary in...
by admin | Dec 13, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The draw for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup took place on Monday in Miami and the United States women’s national team was drawn into Group A with Mexico and Argentina. As the highest-ranked team (3) in the tournament, the United States was in Pot 1 with 2022...
by admin | Dec 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW
A report issued Monday by FIFA and FIFPRO, the global union for soccer players, found that 1 in 5 players at this year’s World Cup were subjected to online abuse, with the U.S. national team the most targeted squad at the tournament. Two players, understood to be the...
by admin | Dec 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Kristen Santos-Griswold became the first U.S. female short track speed skater to win a World Cup 500m, prevailing in Beijing on Saturday. Then on Sunday, Santos-Griswold won the 1000m in a U.S. one-two with Corinne Stoddard for her third race victory this season and...
by admin | Dec 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Downhill skier Breezy Johnson is under investigation by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and says she will not race during the case, which could lead to a two-year ban. “Out of respect for my fellow racers, I have decided not to compete until the matter is...
by admin | Dec 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW
StubHub released its metrics for women’s sporting event ticket sales in 2023 on Thursday, with both the WNBA and NWSL seeing major increases in sales. Both saw a 2x boost in league sales on StubHub. The NWSL had a 101% increase in league ticket sales over last season,...
by admin | Dec 11, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Napheesa Collier is entering her prime as a WNBA star and a voice of women’s basketball. After a season away from her Minnesota Lynx in 2022 following the birth of her first child, Collier returned in 2023 and made the All-WNBA First Team for the first time in her...
by admin | Dec 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW
On the one-year anniversary of Brittney Griner’s release from Russian custody, ESPN published a lengthy, detailed story on the WNBA star’s arrest, her time in prison and the efforts to bring her home. Griner, a nine-time all-Star with the Phoenix Mercury,...
by admin | Dec 8, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The course of a franchise could be changed forever with one pick. On Sunday, December 10, the WNBA will host the 2024 WNBA Draft Lottery. The 30-minute segment will air on ESPN at 4:30 p.m. ET between the last two games of the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase....
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