by admin | Sep 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
No WNBA team has repeated as champion since the Los Angeles Sparks did it in 2001-02, and the No. 3 seed Connecticut Sunensured that cold streak would be extended Thursday night in historic fashion, using a 22-2 fourth-quarter run to knock off the No. 2 seed and...
by admin | Sep 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
While former NBA All-Star and Champion Dennis Rodman formally canceled plans to go to Russia to help gain the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner, members of the Washington Mystics said Griner’s detainment has discouraged them from playing overseas. “I don’t know if...
by admin | Sep 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Street Child United will soon be hosting the Street Child World Cup in Qatar and hope the tournament can play a pivotal role in not only aiding the continued rise of Women’s football, but also raise awareness for the specific issues girls and young women face when...
by admin | Sep 8, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Afew months ago I received an unexpected call, asking me to lead the government review into women’s football. Despite it being such a great opportunity, it took me some time to say yes. Honestly, I had to think about it. I do not have experience in leading reviews of...
by admin | Sep 8, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The United States Women’s National Team has featured a string of superstar soccer players over the years, including the likes of Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan. But it is the daughter of basketball great Dennis Rodman who is perhaps surprisingly the highest-paid player...
by admin | Sep 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Two of the W.N.B.A.’s biggest sneakerheads got a win well before their postseason began. Dearica Hamby, of the Las Vegas Aces, and Satou Sabally, of the Dallas Wings, both received Air Jordan 36 PEs (player exclusives) designed by Melody Ehsani that are as tough a...
by admin | Sep 8, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Tennis legend Billie Jean King has always been outspoken about women in sports and about how high-profile women can help each other. And now that fellow trailblazer Serena Williams has played her last match as a professional, King says that Williams’ largesse as a...
by admin | Sep 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson has been named WNBA MVP for a second time, it was announced Wednesday. The 26-year-old Wilson also won the award in 2020, becoming the seventh player in league history to win MVP honors more than once, joining three-time...
by admin | Sep 7, 2022 | Leadership, Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Representatives of the United States women’s and men’s national teams — flanked by a few members of Congress — formally signed their new collective bargaining agreements with the U.S. Soccer Federation after the USWNT’s 2-1 win over...
by admin | Sep 7, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
PRESIDENT AND CEO John Doleva was making what has become a routine phone call for him after more than 20 years with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. On the other end of the line was New Orleans Pelicans vice president of basketball operations Swin Cash....
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