by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
There is a new financial model emerging in women’s sports, one that doesn’t depend on the traditional gatekeepers to coverage. On Monday, the media startup Just Women’s Sports announced a $3.5 million investment from a number of entities, including Kevin...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Right now – as a result of COVID-19 protocols – WNBA teams are going without male practice players for a second straight season. In their absence, coaches are rethinking how to structure practices so as to not wear down their players. “[Practice players] allow us to...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
When the WNBA decided to operate in Bradenton, Florida, last July, it marked the start of a season like no other, one that interrogated the careers, identities and principles of every player inside the league’s campus-style bubble. It was an emotionally grueling...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Breanna Stewart will be the first WNBA player with her own signature shoe in the last decade, and only the 10th overall, after leaving Nike to sign with Puma. The announcement was a coordinated release with Puma and various other outlets on Wednesday morning. Read...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Annika Sorenstam isn’t done playing USGA championships just yet. On Wednesday, the governing body announced that the World Golf Hall of Famer has filed an entry to compete in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open this summer at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Conn., July...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
She is set to take on Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska in the second round of the Italian Open, her first tournament since a semi-final loss to Naomi Osaka in the February’s Australian Open. The 39-year-old Williams is still on the hunt for a record-equalling 24th Gram...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Chiney Ogwumike is more than just vaguely familiar with the script of the upcoming ESPN Films documentary 144. In fact, she’s able to thoroughly describe its many scenes and recite long strings of dialogue with ease. In some ways, her detailed understanding of the...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Neither Serena Williams nor Rafael Nadal is ready to commit to the Tokyo Olympics, one month before the world rankings cutoff to determine the singles fields. “I haven’t really thought much about Tokyo, because it was supposed to be last year and...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Tennis star Naomi Osaka is currently one of the top-ranked players in the world. In 2019, she became the first player from Asia to be named the No. 1 on the women’s world tennis ranking, (via Reuters). She earned the coveted top spot after winning her second...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
On Sunday, just five days before the start of the 2021 WNBA season, the Los Angeles Sparks shook things up with a trade that will negligibly impact their upcoming season, but a deal they hope will serve them well for many seasons to come. The Sparks...
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