by admin | Oct 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Kaillie Humphries, the world’s most successful female bobsled driver, lives an American life with her American husband in an American townhouse on an American cul-de-sac about a mile from the first American Legoland. A Team USA flag flutters beside her front door. She...
by admin | Oct 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved a historic seven-year, $22.4 million contract for women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley. Per the school’s press release, Staley is now the highest paid Black head coach in her sport and one of the...
by admin | Oct 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
WNBA star Elena Delle Donne is using her voice and leading by example to inspire the next generation on and off the court. Though she’s been absent from competing as of late, having been in three games total this past season, Delle Donne, 32, is “super...
by admin | Oct 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Takunda Rusike has long been familiar with rugby. She learned about the sport through her cousins and uncles who played in Zimbabwe, including one uncle who represented the national team. It wasn’t until she was a junior in high school, though, that Rusike began to...
by admin | Oct 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The UFC has several monster events on its schedule to close out 2021. Before the year is done, we will have seen six more title fights, as well as some blockbuster matchups such as Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler, Jorge Masvidal vs. Leon Edwards, Max Holloway vs....
by admin | Oct 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
DIANA TAURASI SPREAD her arms wide and turned toward the crowd. The WNBA superstar had just scored a playoff career-high 37 points while playing on a bum ankle. She was trending on social media. At 39 years old, Taurasi gifted the fans a vintage-style performance...
by admin | Oct 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Art Institute of Chicago lions standing outside the historic Michigan Avenue building will don Chicago Sky jerseys to support the team’s WNBA Finals run. The jerseys were placed on the lions at 4 p.m. Thursday and will remain on the statutes through the...
by admin | Oct 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Police in Kenya named the husband of long-distance runner Agnes Tirop as a “suspect” in her death after the 25-year-old was stabbed to death on Wednesday. Keiyo North Sub County Police Commander Tom Makori told AFP that Tirop’s husband Emmanuel...
by admin | Oct 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Many best-of lists have been written to celebrate the WNBA’s first 25 years: Best players, best jerseys, best teams, best moments. There is much for the league to celebrate today. At the same time, coaches and players, current and former, are looking to the...
by admin | Oct 14, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Four elite gymnasts are calling on Congress to dissolve the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s board of directors, alleging the body fostered a culture of abuse and ignored serial sexual abuse by Larry Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics team doctor. “We...
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