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Former Mizzou Tigers star Sophie Cunningham announces return to WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury

by admin | Feb 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Former Missouri women’s basketball star Sophie Cunningham announced Monday that she is re-signing with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. Cunningham was an unrestricted free agent this offseason because the Mercury declined to pick up the fourth-year option on her rookie...

Phoenix Mercury trade center Kia Vaughn to Atlanta Dream for third-round pick in 2023 WNBA draft

by admin | Feb 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The Phoenix Mercury have traded center Kia Vaughn to the Atlanta Dream for a 2023 third-round pick. Vaughn played a key role in Phoenix’s run to the 2021 WNBA Finals, averaging 4.7 points and 3.1 rebounds as a backup to Brittney Griner. Read More

Emma Raducanu rises to world number 13 as Naomi Osaka plummets to 85th

by admin | Jan 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The WTA rankings were updated today following the conclusion of the Australian Open this weekend. Ashleigh Barty stormed to victory in front of a home crowd, defeating Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6 to win her third Grand Slam title and her first at the Rod Laver Arena....

Shannon Boxx gets some respect, inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame

by admin | Jan 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Shannon Boxx (“Boxxy”) was named into the National Soccer Hall of Fame today. She joins Clint Dempsey and Hope Solo as the three inductees in the Class of 2022. Boxx was given the news by Clint Dempsey during a CBS Sports broadcast as both she and Hope Solo were...

Kirsty Muir hoping to hit Olympic high after turning back on ‘boring’ skiing

by admin | Jan 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Kirsty Muir’s appetite for air-time led her to turn her back on “boring” alpine pursuits and commit to the ramps and rails that could see her soar into medal contention at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The 17-year-old from Aberdeen is one of a new generation of...

Suni Lee wins all-around debut as Auburn gymnastics beats rival Alabama

by admin | Jan 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW

They struck the “Crimson Crane” pose as Derrian Gobourne put the finishing touches on her floor routine late Friday night. Auburn’s gymnastics team celebrated on the mat with their floor queen, mocking the one-legged karate pose made famous last fall by Alabama’s...

Recent WNBA coaching hires set a standard for league’s future

by admin | Jan 31, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

After the 2021 season, Breanna Stewart predicted the WNBA’s free-agency -period would be the most thrilling since the league and the players’ union agreed to a new collective-bargaining agreement in 2020. Stewart didn’t factor in the bombshell coaching hires that...

Ashleigh Barty wins Australian Open, ends 44-year drought of Aussie champions

by admin | Jan 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Ashleigh Barty is the first Australian Open women’s champion in 44 years who is actually from Australia. In front of an enthusiastic home crowd, the world No. 1 beat fierce upstart Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) on Saturday to become the first Australian woman...

2022 Winter Olympics Schedule: How to watch every women’s event

by admin | Jan 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW

While the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will provide many competitors with the biggest test of their athletic careers, just watching the Olympics – with a 13-hour time difference between China and U.S. eastern time – presents a challenge of its own for viewers asking,...

Elana Meyers Taylor: Competing in Beijing ‘says more than any boycott could’

by admin | Jan 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor wrote that the best way she can send a message about the Olympic host nation, amid calls for various forms of boycotts, is to compete at the Beijing Games. “I understand the concerns about human rights and free expression in China,”...
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