by admin | Jun 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Orlando Pride have placed head coach Amanda Cromwell and first assistant coach Sam Greene on temporary administrative leave amid an investigation into reported retaliation, the team announced Tuesday morning. The step has been taken “pending the conclusion of an...
by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
For the last 50 years, Nike has proven its dedication not only to serving athletes, but also to redefining what it means to be one, expanding the definition to include everyone from champions in sport to everyday people, supporting athletes of all backgrounds. For the...
by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Women athletes deserve more representation in media. Echoing this stance, Just Women’s Sports (JWS) — a media platform dedicated to women’s sports — has raised $6 million. According to a press release, the round was led by Blue Pool Capital. Additional investors...
by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
After entering the season ranked as the No. 1 team in the country, Oklahoma has once again run the gauntlet to repeat as national champions. The top-seeded Sooners won the Women’s College World Series for the second consecutive year Thursday night, defeating Texas in...
by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Alabama junior Mercy Chelengat won the 10,000 meters at the opening day of the women’s NCAA track and field championships Thursday. Washington junior Haley Herberg led by 25 seconds, but the pack finally caught up to her. Chelengat, the runner-up last year,...
by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
They are three of the greatest players in women’s basketball history. They have each won multiple WNBA championships and Olympic gold medals, helped grow the league and transcended WNBA records. And one of them turns 40 on Saturday. Read More
by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When Title IX was passed 50 years ago, there wasn’t a single mention of “sports” or “athletics” anywhere in the bill. The focus was on prohibiting sex-based discrimination and leveling the playing field for girls and women in education, but it didn’t take long for...
by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Allyson Felix had “no regrets” after a seventh-place finish in the 200 meters of what was likely her final Diamond League meet Thursday. It made no difference to Felix — the most decorated female track athlete in Olympic history who plans to retire...
by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
An MRI revealed that Lynx center Sylvia Fowles suffered a cartilage injury in her right knee, the team announced on Thursday. Fowles will be out indefinitely due to the injury. Fowles injured her knee in Minnesota’s game against the Liberty on June 7. The 15-year...
by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
“If I said I wasn’t nervous I’d be lying,” Anyika Onuora suggests with a little smile in the front room of her mother’s house in Liverpool. We have known each other since I first interviewed Onuora in April 2017 and in the intervening years she has confidentially told...
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