by admin | Feb 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Gabby Douglas, the 2012 Olympic all-around champion, returned to training at a gymnastics center, six years after her last meet, but she has not announced a competitive comeback. Gymnastics coach Valeri Liukin said Friday that Douglas has been working very hard at his...
by admin | Feb 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Jaelin Kauf earned the first U.S. moguls medal at a world championships in eight years, a silver on Saturday to end the nation’s longest podium drought in the event. The U.S. is the most successful nation in Olympic moguls with 12 medals, but had not earned a world...
by admin | Feb 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Most No. 1 draft picks have time to enjoy their success, celebrating with family and friends, or dreaming about their future professional sports careers. Not so for soccer star Alyssa Thompson, who had to think about the more pressing matter of her classes the next...
by admin | Feb 26, 2023 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Femke Bol who broke the world’s oldest record in track. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down to the NCAA who again earned poor grades for racial, gender hiring practices.
by admin | Feb 24, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
With all of the reports of the NFL stagnating — with three Black head coaches for the third year in a row — it is important to also look at other areas where this has been the case. In college sports, the number of head coaches who were people of color at...
by admin | Feb 24, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Alina Iagupova, a 31-year-old guard for Fenerbahçe in Turkey, has won the EuroLeague MVP award in two of the last three seasons. A decade removed from being selected in the third round of the WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks, she’s regarded as one of the world’s...
by admin | Feb 24, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA’s 2023 draft April 10 will be held at Spring Studios in New York City and be televised from 7 to 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and the ESPN App, the league announced Thursday. The three-round, 36-pick draft will feature prospects on-site, with commissioner Cathy...
by admin | Feb 24, 2023 | Representation, SEW
After a year that can only be described as cruel and harrowing, Brittney Griner is finally going to be back on the basketball court. Following her return to the U.S. after nine months of wrongful detainment in Russia, from which she was released in a prisoner swap,...
by admin | Feb 23, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Two-time WNBA All-Star Chiney Ogwumike has re-signed with the Los Angeles Sparks, the ESPN commentator announced while guest-hosting “NBA Today” on Wednesday. Ogwumike, a former No. 1 overall draft pick out of Stanford in 2014, will reunite with Curt...
by admin | Feb 22, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The International Skating Union is following the World Anti-Doping Agency in appealing the decision not to ban Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva over the doping case that overshadowed the figure skating portion of last year’s Beijing Olympics. The ISU said...
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