by admin | May 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
For all that was strange and unprecedented about the 2020 WNBA season in a bubble, one thing was standard: The team with the fewest questions won the championship. The Seattle Storm had all the pieces, led by WNBA Finals MVP Breanna Stewart. Even if coach Dan Hughes...
by admin | May 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The United States women’s national team will play a trio of June friendlies for preparation for this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. The USWNT will play a pair of matches at Houston’s BBVA Stadium, the first coming against Portugal on June...
by admin | May 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Distance is rarely a problem for the No. 1 golfer at Broome High School in this upstate Carolina city. Hanna Webber can bomb it. That’s where the similarities to her competition ends, though. Webber, a junior who moved into the Centurions’ No. 1 spot this season,...
by admin | May 7, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has been open about being inspired by Venus and Serena Williams while on the road to becoming the tennis champ she is today. After partnering with Nike and Laureus Sport for Good on a Japan-based initiative to do the...
by admin | May 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
If you took up tennis during the pandemic, you’re in good company. The sport boomed during shelter in place. At a time when gyms shuttered and many sports came to a halt, three million people started playing tennis — that’s a 44-percent increase over the...
by admin | May 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Olivia Moultrie, a 15-year-old soccer prospect who accepted a scholarship offer to UNC at age 11 and signed a marketing deal with Nike at 13, has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the National Women’s Soccer League. Moultrie alleges in the suit that the...
by admin | May 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The preseason game was not televised, nor were fans in attendance and it was a good thing they weren’t. The Washington Mystics start off their preseason on a not so high note as the Atlanta Dream came in and defeated the Mystics, 87-80. What started off as a great...
by admin | May 6, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
For all the hand-wringing, for years, about the void after Serena, it could scarcely have worked out better for the WTA. She’s become the veteran actress who legitimizes the production and draws the crowds (and financing) but other emerging stars draw the majority of...
by admin | May 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Ash Barty has stormed into the Madrid Open semi-finals after downing two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova. The Australian World No. 1 continued her recent fine form, beating Kvitova 6-1 3-6 6-3 to set up an encounter with Paula Badosa for a place in the finale....
by admin | May 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA announced its broadcast and streaming schedule for the 2021 season on Monday, which includes 100 telecasts across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS Television Network, CBS Sports Network and NBA TV. Additionally, there will be 12 games streamed on Twitter, and 20 on...
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