by admin | May 5, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Atlanta Dream coach Nicki Collen is leaving the WNBA to take over as coach of the Baylor women’s basketball team, the school announced Monday. She replaces Kim Mulkey, who left last week to become LSU’s coach. Current Atlanta assistant Mike...
by admin | May 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
“The women only play three sets and the men play five.” We’ve all heard it before. The tired retort that gets bandied about from time to time during a Grand Slam tournament, or worse – when a female tennis player dares to ask for her fair share of prize money. The...
by admin | May 5, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Arizona and women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes have agreed to new financial terms to her previously announced contract extension, the school announced Tuesday, which includes $5.85 million in base salary over five years. The deal, which extends Barnes through...
by admin | May 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Barbora Strycova, a former top-ranked doubles player and Wimbledon singles semifinalist, announced her retirement on Tuesday. “Until now, tennis was the only world I knew,” Strycova said in a statement. “I have always had enormous love for this amazing sport. Even...
by admin | May 5, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
As a forward on the U.S. women’s soccer team, Abby Wambach was a World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. She retired in 2015 as the all-time leading goal scorer in the sport, men’s or women’s. Since then, Ms. Wambach has written three books and invested...
by admin | May 5, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Gail Rice had a goal. “I always said I wanted to sell a million-dollar horse,” she said. “And I did, for a $1,000.” And with that, the 59-year-old self-described “backyard breeder” from Ocala, Fla., let out one of the most glorious and joyful laughs you have ever...
by admin | May 4, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird, who is getting ready for her 18th WNBA season, said Monday she feels “great” and isn’t bothered by the knee injury that caused her to miss 11 of 22 regular-season games last year. Bird, who turned 40 in October, is...
by admin | May 4, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Born in New York, Badosa was raised in Barcelona and identifies as Spanish. Her idol growing up was Maria Sharapova and many have been quick to point out the similarities between the two in terms of play Both are aggressive from the baseline, while Badosa also has an...
by admin | May 4, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka will serve as co-chair for the return of the Met Gala, which returns Sept. 13 – the Monday after the US Open final – after a year’s hiatus. Formally known as the Costume Institute Gala at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Met...
by admin | May 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Sofia Kenin became the first American tennis player to mathematically clinch a Tokyo Olympic spot, more than a month before the fields are determined via world rankings. Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion, is ranked fourth in the world and highest among...
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