by admin | Oct 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Former WNBA player Tanisha Wright, who has spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach for the Las Vegas Aces, is the new head coach for the Atlanta Dream, the franchise announced Tuesday. Wright, 37, played 14 years in the league from 2005 to 2019, with 10...
by admin | Oct 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
It seems like there’s nothing Los Angeles Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike can’t do. The 29-year-old owns a long list of accolades that includes a WNBA championship and MVP award, Rookie of the Year honor, six All-Star appearances, three Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Awards and...
by admin | Oct 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Emma Raducanu has issued a candid plea for experienced mentors to contact her following her tame defeat at the Indian Wells Open on Friday. The 18-year-old split with Andrew Richardson, the coach who guided her to US Open success, four weeks ago, leaving her with no...
by admin | Oct 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The words “coming out” represent a nearly universal experience, and often a defining moment, for members of the LGBTQ+ community. For Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, ESPN spoke to 17 out athletes from around the world about their journeys. Athletes from...
by admin | Oct 11, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The “Vote for the GOAT” platform was part of the WNBA’s celebration of its landmark 25th season. Taurasi was announced as the greatest player in WNBA history today prior to Game 1 of the WNBA Finals 2021 presented by YouTube TV at Footprint Center in...
by admin | Oct 11, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Tennis star Iga Swiatek says she will be donating $50,000 of her prize money in support of World Mental Health Day, after progressing to the last 16 of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Sunday. The world No. 4 took less than an hour to breeze through her...
by admin | Oct 11, 2021 | Representation, SEW
WNBA star Brittney Griner [she/her], 30, was the number 1 overall pick at the 2013 WNBA Draft, and publicly discussed being gay soon afterwards. She plays for the Phoenix Mercury, who picked her at the Draft after a stellar career at Baylor, and is a seven-time WNBA...
by admin | Oct 11, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, dynasties get fans talking. They get us invested in our sports. The 1990s Chicago Bulls were so transcendent that they spurred a 10-part ESPN documentary more than two decades after their last championship. In the early 2000s, UConn women’s...
by admin | Oct 11, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Diana Taurasi made it back home in time to see her wife Penny Taylor give birth to a baby girl — the couple’s second child. Taurasi flew back to Phoenix from Las Vegas immediately after helping the Mercury beat the Las Vegas Aces in Game 5 of their...
by admin | Oct 11, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Conventional wisdom in the world of high-stakes professional tennis is that to win a title in one of the four major events, a player needs to have talent, of course, but also experience. It’s hard to be a Grand Slam champion until your mettle has been tested and...
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