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Bonus hoops: WNBA exceeds last year’s number of OT games

by admin | Jun 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW

The WNBA season is only a few weeks old and there already have been five games that have been decided in overtime, including four in the past seven days. The total has already surpassed the entire 2020 season and equals the 2019 mark, according to the Elias Sports...

On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, WNBA Champion Devereaux Peters Feels Real Change Is Coming

by admin | Jun 2, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

In May 2013, I was in Minnesota for training camp, when I got a call from my mom around 2 or 3 in the morning. I kind of knew my phone was ringing, but I wasn’t fully conscious yet. She called back, and you know a double call is always an emergency. My cousin JoJo had...

Adidas Writing New Chapter With Growth of WNBA Roster

by admin | Jun 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Erica Wheeler could utter the same two words: “That’s me!”  The Sparks guard was nearly rendered speechless in April as she got a first look of herself on a larger-than-life Adidas billboard that spans the side of a building in Los Angeles. Anyone driving along...

Petra Kvitova withdraws from French Open; injured ankle in fall during media availability

by admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Petra Kvitova, a two-time major champion and the tournament’s No. 11 seed, has withdrawn from the French Open because of an ankle injury. In a statement posted to social media, Kvitova said she suffered the injury during her media obligations Sunday after her...

Naomi Osaka’s French Open Withdrawal Puts the Spotlight on Mental Health

by admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW

It’s second day of play at the French Open yet it’s hard to imagine a bigger story emerging from this year’s tournament. On Monday, Naomi Osaka announced that she is withdrawing from the event. “I’ll take some time away from the...

How big a deal is winning the U.S. Women’s Open? For So Yeon Ryu, it all but saved her career

by admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW

So Yeon Ryu’s U.S. Women’s Open victory 10 years ago at The Broadmoor continues to have a movie-like feel to her. The then 21-year-old directed the triumph through extended weather delays in Colorado, staging a climactic finish when she made a birdie on the 72nd hole...

Born into boxing: Caroline Dubois on her journey from disguising as ‘Colin’ to seeking Olympic gold

by admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Caroline Dubois was born with boxing in her blood. She comes from a family with a rich boxing history dating back centuries, but her journey to the top ranks was a fight of its own. At the age of 9 she was forced to disguise herself as a boy named “Colin”...

City leaders push for more women’s professional sports in Nashville

by admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW

In the last 25 years, the city of Nashville has spent around $1 billion to provide stadiums and incentives to its four professional sports teams. Proponents say those investments, beginning with Mayor Phil Bredesen’s decision to build the arena on lower Broadway in...

Serena Williams rallies to win first night match in French Open history

by admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Serena Williams won the first scheduled night session in French Open history. She overcame two set points to beat Irina-Camelia Begu 7-6 (6), 6-2 under the lights Monday in the first round. Matches at last year’s tournament in September stretched into the night...

Australian softball squad leaves for Tokyo Olympics, among first athletes to travel to Japan for Games

by admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW

The Aussie Spirit, the Australian women’s softball team, will be among the first athletes to arrive in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics after leaving Sydney on Monday.The squad of 23 will arrive in Ota City for a training camp before facing Japan on July 21, a game...
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