by admin | Nov 3, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Pickleball continues to grow, and efforts are already being made early to ensure women have a level playing field in that process. The Women’s International Pickleball Association (WIPA) officially launched Wednesday. Read More
by admin | Nov 3, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
ESPN has hired Becky Hammon as a studio analyst for its NBA coverage, the latest stop in an extraordinary career for the former player and current coach. Hammon serves as head coach of the WNBA’s Aces. She recently guided Las Vegas to its first league championship in...
by admin | Nov 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Olympic 800m champion Athing Mu is moving from Texas to Los Angeles to be coached by Bobby Kersee, who already coaches fellow Olympic track gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. “Coach Kersee has the ability to further enhance my running skills and implement the...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
CBS announced that the NWSL final between the Portland Thorns and Kansas City Current last weekend attracted record-setting viewership numbers. WHAT HAPPENED? CBS said that 915,000 people watch the game between TV and streaming, up 71 percent from the 2021 final. The...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
News last week that a Russian court upheld Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner’s sentence of nine years in a penal colony for drug smuggling surprised no one. While Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, deemed the appeal...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
On Tuesday, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) and 43 other members of Congress published an open letter to U.S. Soccer calling for the organization’s cooperation with an investigation into systemic abuse across the NWSL. The letter was issued approximately a month...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
An average of 915,000 viewers tuned in to watch the Portland Thorns collect their third National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Championship against Kansas City on Saturday, setting a record for the most-watched game in league history, broadcaster CBS said. It...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A U.S. women’s gymnastics team mixing veterans and new stars won the program’s record-breaking sixth consecutive world championship in Liverpool, England, on Tuesday. Shilese Jones, the U.S.’ new top all-arounder, plus Tokyo Olympic medalists Jade Carey and Jordan...
by admin | Nov 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In 2015 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, US Women’s National Team player Kelley O’Hara found herself full of anxiety and self-doubt. Why wasn’t she getting playing time? When would her coach put her in? Wasn’t she good enough? But then she had a realization: No amount...
by admin | Nov 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Meghan Duggan entered the year having never run more than two miles at a time. “In hockey,” she said, “it was really a no-no to do any type of long endurance training.” Now the three-time Olympic medalist is in her final preparations to race Sunday’s New York City...
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