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Serena Williams falls at US Open in match that was epic tribute to her legendary career | Opinion

by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

There is almost never a moment when Arthur Ashe Stadium is completely silent. It is too big, too vacuous. There are too many people scurrying to seats, having hushed conversations or clinking glasses filled with $22 cocktails. When tennis players come into this...

USWNT’s ‘special’ Sophia Smith praised by coach Vlatko Andonovski after ‘incredible’ 2-goal display vs. Nigeria

by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Representation, SEW

United States women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski praised Sophia Smith as “special” after the forward scored a first-half brace against Nigeria in her team’s 4-0 victory Saturday. “First and foremost, this is the best team in...

Serena Williams Is Most Tweeted About Female Athlete Ever, Twitter Says

by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Serena Williams, considered by many to be the greatest women’s tennis player ever, is also the GOAT on Twitter among female athletes. Williams was defeated by Ajla Tomlijanovic of Australia during their women’s singles third-round match Friday at the 2022 U.S. Open....

NBC SPORTS: Figure skating champion Bradie Tennell, a competitive “shark,” making her comeback in new waters

by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Representation, SEW

A week after chronic foot pain forced Bradie Tennell to withdraw from the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the impact of that situation hit her full force. Tennell was the defending national champion, a good bet to make the 2022 Olympic team had she been...

South Carolina, Dawn Staley cancel BYU women’s basketball games over racial incident at volleyball game

by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

South Carolina and women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley have canceled a home-and-home series with BYU over a recent racial incident where a Cougars fan yelled slurs at a Duke volleyball player. The Gamecocks were scheduled to start the season at home against BYU...

Karen Carney: Former England international to lead review of women’s football

by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Karen Carney has been appointed to lead a review of women’s football in England. The aim of the review is to ensure the sustainable growth of the women’s game at elite and grassroots level and build on the Lionesses’ success in winning the European title earlier this...

Connecticut Sun forward Brionna Jones captures WNBA’s Sixth Player of Year honor

by admin | Sep 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Connecticut Sun forward Brionna Jones has been named the 2022 Kia WNBA Sixth Player of the Year, the WNBA announced today.  She has earned the honor as the league’s top reserve for the first time. Jones received 53 of 56 votes from a national panel of sportswriters...

Injured UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers to bypass early WNBA draft entry, return to Huskies for 2023-24 season

by admin | Sep 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

UConn star  Paige Bueckers, the 2020-21 women’s college basketball national player of the year, said Thursday that while she will be age-eligible to declare for the 2023 WNBA draft, she will return to the Huskies for the 2023-24 season despite being sidelined...

San Diego Wave-Angel City FC sellout match set to break NWSL attendance mark

by admin | Sep 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The San Diego Wave’s Sept. 17 match vs. Angel City FC at Snapdragon Stadium will be a sellout at the newly opened venue, setting the NWSL expansion club to break the league’s single-game attendance record in their debut season. On Thursday, the Wave...

Serena, Venus Williams lose in first round of US Open doubles

by admin | Sep 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Serena and Venus Williams traded fist bumps or palm slaps and chatted between points. They smiled while conversing in their seats at changeovers. When their first doubles match together in 4 1/2 years ended with a loss at the U.S Open on Thursday night, the siblings...
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