by admin | Aug 29, 2023 | Representation, SEW
WHEN THEY SCORED tickets last spring to Volleyball Day in Nebraska, Jan Merrill and her daughter planned out a road trip. They would drive 2½ hours from Elgin, Nebraska, on winding roads through tiny towns to reach Lincoln, where they’d splurge on crab legs at a...
by admin | Aug 29, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Coco Gauff knew the perfect word to describe her victory on Day 1 of the US Open on Monday night. “Slow,” Gauff said during her on-court interview, before sort of suppressing a smile, pausing for effect and drawing laughter from a packed Arthur Ashe...
by admin | Aug 29, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Leading officials within the Spanish Football Federation asked suspended president Luis Rubiales to resign on Monday because of his behavior at the Women’s World Cup, including kissing a player on the lips after Spain won the championship match. The heads of the...
by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Three weeks ago at the U.S. Classic, Simone Biles felt uncharacteristically uneasy as she prepared to compete for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The nerves didn’t show in her performance — she won the all-around title by five points, an enormous...
by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The WNBA is in the last two weeks of its longest-ever regular season (40 games), and the players are focused on finishing strong and preparing for the playoffs. Since the All-Star Game, ESPN asked 34 players — superstars and reserves, veterans and newcomers...
by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon underlined her status as one of the all-time greats of distance running by sealing a historic 1500m/5000m double at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday. After claiming a third world 1500m title on Tuesday, Kipyegon...
by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The United States women’s 4×400 metres relay team, who have won seven of the last eight World Championships and the last seven Olympic golds, were disqualified from Saturday’s semi-finals after a botched baton changeover. The U.S. were trailing...
by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Playing in her third game since the end of June, Elena Delle Donne led the Washington Mystics past the first-place Las Vegas Aces 78-62 on Saturday. Delle Donne had a team-high 21 points, and she was one of three Mystics players with seven rebounds. She played 22...
by admin | Aug 25, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Led by three players with double-doubles, the Las Vegas Aces erased a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat the Chicago Sky 94-87 Thursday night for their record-setting 30th victory of the season. The Aces’ 30 wins are the most in a season in WNBA history,...
by admin | Aug 25, 2023 | Representation, SEW
It may not be the sport that Canadians have globally been known for but it’s official now: Canada is a hammer throw powerhouse. Camryn Rogers won gold at the world athletics championships on Thursday in Budapest matching teammate Ethan Katzberg’s surprise gold in the...
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