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Darlene Hard, Hall of Famer and 3-time major tennis champion, dies at 85

by admin | Dec 4, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Darlene Hard, an aggressive serve-and-volley player who won three major singles titles and 18 major doubles titles in a Hall of Fame tennis career, has died. She was 85. She died Thursday at Northridge Hospital in the Los Angeles area after a brief illness, according...

Sonia Sotomayor may not have ‘saved baseball’ in 1995, but she set it on a path to labor peace

by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Major League Baseball entered its first work stoppage in 26 years early Thursday morning, and while it’s unclear how exactly the long-simmering dispute between the game’s millionaires and billionaires will play out over the coming weeks, if it lingers into February...

Ex-Canadian bobsled star Kaillie Humphries sworn in as American citizen, clearing her to compete for U.S. in Beijing

by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Kaillie Humphries is now, officially, an American. And just like that, the U.S. medal hopes in bobsledding at the Beijing Olympics just got much stronger. The reigning world champion in both monobob and women’s bobsledding was sworn in as a citizen in San Diego...

Katie Ledecky Breaks Down What Training in Florida is Like

by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Katie Ledecky did it again. After pulling out a body length ahead by the end of the first 100, Ledecky won the event in 4:00.51, breaking her own U.S. Open meet record from 2019. She finished with a sub-1:00 time, mimicking her speed from prelims when she swam the...

Katie Ledecky wins first race since Olympics by 11 seconds, has 24 fastest times ever

by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW

After a four-month break from racing and a cross-country move, Katie Ledecky still looked like Katie Ledecky. The 10-time Olympic medalist won her first race since the Tokyo Games, taking her trademark 800m freestyle by nearly 11 seconds at the U.S. Open in...

Serena Williams On Family Traditions, King Richard, And The Entrepreneurial Lessons She Carries From Her Dad

by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Some may wonder why the long-awaited biopic about the legendary Williams sisters focused through the viewpoint of their father, Richard Williams. But to Serena Williams, that was the only way the story of their ascension to tennis royalty could have been told. In King...

Angel City FC signs USWNT star Julie Ertz, Sarah Gorden from Chicago Red Stars

by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW

NWSL expansion side Angel City FC announced it has signed Julie Ertz and Sarah Gorden from the Chicago Red Stars on Thursday ahead of the trade deadline. The announcement also revealed that Angel City will receive an international slot from Chicago in 2022 and 2023,...

Sue Bird, Swin Cash among those expected on campus as UConn honors Olympians Sunday

by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Sue Bird’s All-American UConn career at the turn of the century was the foundation for her becoming a women’s basketball icon. Bird, a five-time Olympic Gold medalist, is expected to return to campus Sunday morning to help her alma mater honor other Huskies who have...

Felicia Spencer, former UFC title challenger, announces retirement from MMA

by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Former UFC women’s featherweight title challenger Felicia Spencer has announced her retirement. On Thursday, Spencer (9-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) revealed the news in an interview with Fight Bananas in which she cited her mental health as the main reason for stepping away from...

Six Teams to Watch in 2021 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament

by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW

With the 2021 NCAA women’s volleyball tournament kicking off Thursday, there are a few teams that stand out in the bracket. From top-seeded teams to potential Cinderella’s, here are six teams to look out for throughout the tournament. Read More
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