by admin | May 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
On Jan. 17, 2020, just weeks after an MRI revealed she had a grape-sized tumor in her spinal cord, Diamond DeShields underwent surgery at the University of Chicago. What was expected to be a three-hour surgery to remove the lumbar spinal schwannoma evolved into a...
by admin | May 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The word has been out for years among those with a passion for basketball: Don’t miss the WNBA. Catch as many games as you can, and definitely watch the playoffs. Read More
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Suni Lee, the first Olympic all-around champion to compete in college, will return for her sophomore season at Auburn, a representative for the gymnast said Friday, confirming a report. “Her intention is to come back,” Auburn coach Jeff Graba told reporters after...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Olympic champions Nathan Chen, Erin Jackson and Mikaela Shiffrin will be featured on “Inspiring America: The 2022 Inspiration List” premiering on NBC on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. The Inspiration List highlights the stories of individuals who made an impact on their...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
On the biggest night in women’s boxing history, Franchon Crews-Dezurn had the best night of her career. Though much of the attention was consumed by the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano super-clash (and rightfully so), Crews-Dezurn won the undisputed super middleweight...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Progress, the saying goes, does not occur on a straight line. When Becky Hammon was hired as the first full-time female assistant in the NBA, the first woman to be a full-time assistant in any of the major North American men’s professional leagues, it was a sea change...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
As WNBA fans watched recent high draft picks and big names like 2020 Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield and 2017 All-Star Layshia Clarendon get waived this week when teams set their final rosters, a Twitter thread by two-time Finals MVP Breanna Stewart on...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Elena Delle Donne and her wife, Amanda, were driving to New York in December 2020 for the basketball star’s second back surgery within a year when Amanda, who was at the wheel, posed two questions. “Was winning a WNBA championship worth two back surgeries and probably...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Amanda Serrano-Katie Taylor fight appears to have been a huge success. On Saturday night, Serrano and Taylor sold-out Madison Square Garden and put on what many consider the fight of the year. Read More
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Jackson State’s Ameshya Williams-Holliday was waived by the Indiana Fever on Wednesday. The 25th pick in the draft will now be looking for a new team and new opportunity. Unfortunately this is the norm in the WNBA. First round draft picks, former rookie of the...
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