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Brands Continue to Back Naomi Osaka, Showing an Evolution in How Sponsors Treat Athletes

by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Naomi Osaka is the world’s highest highest-paid female athlete. She has earned some $60 million over the past 12 months, according to Forbes, and is sponsored by a host of well-heeled companies, including blue-chip names like Nike, Nissan, Mastercard and TAG...

Chiney Ogwumike Talks Balancing WNBA Career and Sports Radio Show: ‘It’s Beautiful Chaos’

by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Chiney Ogwumike’s busy schedule is about to get even busier. The athlete, who already pulls double duty as a WNBA All-Star and an host for ESPN Radio, is getting her own podcast. Doing it all, she tells PEOPLE, is just part of her daily “chaos.”...

Tina Charles Has Found A New Way To Dominate The WNBA

by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Tina Charles is on a tear. The 6’4 big is thriving in her first year in Washington scoring at a more prolific and efficient clip than ever, spreading the floor like never before, and giving D.C. fans hope that the team’s 2019 championship run was just a taste of...

Lisa Leslie Talks 1st WNBA Dunk, Favorite Athletes, Big 3, More in B/R AMA

by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Few WNBA stars are more iconic than Lisa Leslie. The Los Angeles Sparks legend competed in the WNBA’s inaugural 1997 season and proceeded to win two league titles, three MVPs and receive eight All-Star nods. Leslie also won four Olympic gold medals with Team USA...

The Seattle Storm Is the Most Political Team in Sports

by admin | Jun 9, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

The WNBA’s Seattle Storm continues to make history on and off the court. The basketball squad won its fourth league title last year in the “bubble” (or “wubble” as the WNBA community called it), tying it for the most trophies in the WNBA’s 25-year history. The team is...

Letesenbet Gidey sets record in women’s 10,000 meter two days after previous record

by admin | Jun 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW

The Ethiopian set a new record of 29 minutes, 1.03 seconds at the Ethiopian Olympic trials, which are being held in Hengelo. Gidey took 5.79 seconds off the mark set by Hassan on Sunday. Hassan, an Ethiopian-born Dutch runner, had bettered the previous record held by...

Young Simone Biles Teases Future Greatness In New Documentary Trailer

by admin | Jun 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Simone Biles’ rise to sporting superstardom is getting the documentary series treatment. Facebook Watch’s “Simone vs Herself” charts Biles’ ascent from a young champion in the making to the greatest gymnast of all time, and explores pressures she faces preparing for...

LA Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike calls out WNBA broadcasters for mispronouncing names

by admin | Jun 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Minnesota Lynx forward Natalie Achonwa (uh-CHON-wuh) has played in the WNBA since 2015, but during her team’s June 6 game against the Atlanta Dream, her name was misspelled in a graphic on The Sports Network’s broadcast.  “Damn, don’t even have to worry about the...

Seven summers later, baseball remains Mo’ne Davis’s calling

by admin | Jun 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW

It was the bottom of the first, and 17 people were tuned in to the Facebook broadcast of the DC Grays, a college summer league team playing its season opener against the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts. With one out and the count 3-1, the voice of the most famous...

Murray, Roddick Join Swiatek’s Growing Fan Club

by admin | Jun 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Iga Swiatek’s fan club continues to grow, and Monday night it expanded to include two of the ATP Tour’s most iconic major champions and former No.1s: Andy Murray and Andy Roddick. The defending champion was playing her first night session...
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