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Opinion: Australian women send message to athletes at US Olympic swimming trials

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Adelaide, Australia, is 9,482 miles away from the site of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, but Sunday, it felt like it was next door. Australia is holding its Olympic swimming trials this week too, and two of its young stars have already sent the Americans a message...

Minnesota Lynx to retire jersey numbers of Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

The Minnesota Lynx today announced the franchise will retire the jersey numbers of both Rebekkah Brunson and Seimone Augustus during the 2022 WNBA season. Brunson’s number 32 and Augustus’ number 33 will be the second and third numbers officially retired in franchise...

Matilda Castren victorious in LPGA event at Lake Merced to become first Finnish winner on Tour

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

 Matilda Castren became the first Finnish winner in LPGA Tour history Sunday in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, pulling away on the front-nine at foggy Lake Merced and holding off Min Lee by two strokes. “It’s a huge honor to be a winner as a rookie,...

French Open organizers say they took ‘pragmatic’ stance with Naomi Osaka

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

French Open organizers defended their “pragmatic” approach in their dealings with four-time major champion Naomi Osaka during the tournament, saying Sunday they tried to engage with her several times before she decided to withdraw because she...

Trail Blazers coaching candidates include Becky Hammon, Mike D’Antoni: Sources

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

With the Portland Trail Blazers’ head-coaching search underway, San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Chauncey Billups, Brooklyn Netsassistant coach Mike D’Antoni and...

Claressa Shields took the first step in a long journey by winning her MMA debut

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Claressa Shields is a champion. She has showed that for years in the boxing ring, winning gold medals in two Olympics and becoming a three-division world champion (twice undisputed) in an undefeated professional career. On Thursday night, she showed a different...

All In On Five: Sheryl Swoopes is frustrated Houston doesn’t have WNBA team, would love league to expand

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Walk into any arena around the country, professional, collegiate or high school, and you’ll see a trophy case, retired jerseys and scores of memorabilia. It’s a mini-museum of history ahead of a sporting event. That isn’t the case for the Houston...

Pepper Persley, 10-Year-Old Podcaster From New York, Broadcasts NBA Playoff Game On TV

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

It takes most broadcasters years to rise through the ranks to become a game analyst at a network. But a 10-year-old girl from New York has already done it, CBS2’s Steve Overmyer reported Friday. “A lot of adults ask, ‘Oh, what do you want to be when you grow...

Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova wins French Open women’s title

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Thinking of her late coach the whole time, Barbora Krejcikovawent from unseeded to Grand Slam champion at the French Open. Krejcikova beat 31st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the final at Roland Garros on Saturday to win the...

Simone Biles destroyed her NFL-player boyfriend in a rope-climbing race, and he accepted the loss by admitting he ‘burned out’

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Simone Biles has accomplished nearly everything one could in an illustrious gymnastics career. But now she can add beating an NFL player in a test of strength to her already impressive résumé. Biles recently took on her boyfriend, Jonathan Owens, a safety for the...
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