by admin | Nov 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Pearl Gonzalez is keeping her head held high after an incredible battle at Friday’s Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event. The UFC and Invicta veteran took on Britain Hart in a grudge match at BKFC 22 in Miami and was on the wrong end of a unanimous decision. It...
by admin | Nov 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Erin Jackson became the first Black American woman to win a World Cup speedskating race. She won the 500 meters Friday at the season opener in Poland, finishing in 37.613 seconds. Defending Olympic champion Nao Kodaira of Japan was 0.13 seconds behind. The field...
by admin | Nov 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Imagine running 26 miles. Now imagine running 26 miles every day for 95 consecutive days. That’s what one Vermont ultra runner did last year while the world went into lockdown, and it has earned her the female world record for the most consecutive days spent...
by admin | Nov 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Washington Spirit will play the Chicago Red Stars for the National Women’s Soccer League title after each team won its respective semifinal on Sunday. Ashley Sanchez scored the winner in the 68th minute as the Spirit earned a 2-1victory over OL Reign....
by admin | Nov 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
After suffering the first loss of her pro MMA career, Valerie Loureda got back on track at Bellator 271 with a split decision over Taylor Turner. Loureda earned scores of 29-28 and 30-27 with one judge dissenting for Turner via 29-28. Afterward, Loureda celebrated...
by admin | Nov 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Cris Cyborg just keeps rolling along. The Bellator women’s featherweight champion was as dominant as ever in defending her belt for the third time, knocking out Sinead Kavanagh in the first round of the Bellator 271 main event on Friday night in Hollywood,...
by admin | Nov 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
World No. 6 Maria Sakkari said she didn’t have any support from federations or sponsors while she was a junior. Sakkari, 26, is enjoying the best season of her career and now she has lucrative sponsorship deals. “I was lucky to have parents like my parents...
by admin | Nov 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Don’t bet against Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins. The retired Louisiana teacher just became the first female track and field athlete in the 105+ age bracket to clock a time in the 100-meter dash. Hawkins crossed the finish line in 1:02:95, a slightly...
by admin | Nov 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Australian Open has unveiled a major scheduling change for next year’s tournament, with the women’s semi-finals moving to prime time. Exactly a century after women were first included in the tournament, both women’s semi-finals will be played on...
by admin | Nov 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Michael Phelps, the winningest swimmer of all time, has nothing but praise for Simone Biles, widely-regarded as the gymnastics G.O.A.T., for sharing her mental health struggles with the world when she withdrew from events at the Tokyo Olympics this past summer....
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