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WNBA Considered Terminating Liberty After Airplane Scandal

by admin | Mar 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The WNBA considered terminating one of its teams, the Liberty, for violating the league’s collective bargaining agreement, per a Sports Illustrated report by Howard Megdal. The crime? The Liberty’s owners charted flights for its players. Liberty owners Joe and...

Ukrainian Tennis Star Elina Svitolina Refuses to Compete Against Russian or Belarusian Players

by admin | Mar 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Ukrainian Tennis star Elina Svitolina announced Monday in an Instagram post that she is withdrawing from the Monterrey Open in protest of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Svitolina, the tournament’s No. 1 seed, announced her decision to withdraw from Tuesday’s tournament...

Several WNBA players competing in Russia make plans to leave following invasion of Ukraine, agents say

by admin | Mar 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Several WNBA players currently competing in Russia are making plans to leave the country as a safety precaution following the invasion of Ukraine, multiple agents told ESPN on Sunday. The majority of the WNBA’s players compete overseas in the winter months, with...

‘She’s a legend’: Kathy Delaney-Smith concludes four decades as Harvard’s women’s basketball coach and fierce advocate for women’s rights

by admin | Feb 28, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

“Acting as if” led a college synchronized swimmer to a legendary basketball coaching career. “Acting as if” generated equal resources for the girls’ basketball program at Westwood High. “Acting as if” produced the Ivy League’s winningest coaching career in any sport,...

Athletes Unlimited Basketball Crowns Inaugural Champion, Will Return Next Year

by admin | Feb 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Athletes Unlimited’s inaugural season of women’s basketball wrapped up Saturday night, but the league announced Sunday that it will return for a second season in 2023. Through Athletes Unlimited, women’s basketball players who might otherwise play overseas in the...

South Carolina State women’s basketball coach Audra Smith fired day after filing suit

by admin | Feb 28, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

South Carolina State women’s basketball coach Audra Smith was fired Thursday, a day after she sued the school in federal court alleging Title IX violations and discriminatory practices at the university. Smith had led the women’s team the past four seasons...

Suni Lee scores perfect 10 on beam, makes NCAA gymnastics history with ‘Nabieva’ on uneven bars

by admin | Feb 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Jeff Graba thinks it was nine years ago at a summer camp when Suni Lee first practiced a variation of the “Nabieva” skill on uneven bars. “That release move is near and dear to my heart,” the Auburn gymnastics coach said. “The first time...

New Indiana Fever general manager Lin Dunn says love of organization drew her back, improvement on way

by admin | Feb 28, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Longtime WNBA coach Lin Dunn said her love and loyalty toward the Indiana Fever organization drew her back to take over as interim general manager after Tamika Catchings stepped down from the role Feb. 14. And Dunn thinks the Fever, who have missed the playoffs the...

Paige Bueckers, ‘so happy’ to be back after 19-game absence, helps UConn roll to victory in return

by admin | Feb 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Sidelined for nearly three months with a left knee injury, reigning national player of the year  Paige Bueckers made her much-anticipated return in the UConn’s 93-38 win over St. John’s on Friday night. The sophomore All-American guard took the floor for...

WNBA players in Ukraine left country before Russian invasion

by admin | Feb 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Several WNBA players who play overseas during the off-season made it safely out of Ukraine after Russia invaded the country this week. The WNBA on Thursday told USA Today that players “competing this off-season in Ukraine are no longer in the country.” ...
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