by admin | Apr 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Kim Mulkey has moved on, but NaLyssa Smith remains at Baylor and the senior forward leads the way in ESPN’s first women’s college basketball player rankings for the 2021-22 season. Smith, who won the Wade Trophy last season as UConn’s Paige...
by admin | Apr 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Clara Lamore figured that making the U.S. Olympic swimming team at 22 was good enough to cap anyone’s athletic career. So after she was eliminated early on at the 1948 Games in London, she threw in the towel, giving up competitive swimming entirely. Thirty-two years...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
“ ‘Sup, Pepper?” WNBA superstar Sue Bird asked the only 10-year-old on a press call. That 10-year-old was reporter Pepper Persley, who has quickly made a name for herself as a fixture in the women’s basketball press corps. Bird and Diana Taurasi have been some of the...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The National Women’s Hockey League today announced a substantial salary cap increase for its seventh season in 2021-22, doubling it from $150,000 to $300,000 per team. The breakthrough terms were announced by Commissioner Tyler Tumminia. “The NWHL is committed to its...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka trains hard — and she’s always up for “one more,” as seen in a new BodyArmor ad released April 29. The premise is that she and a list of other athletes are fueled by the coconut water-based electrolyte drink to persevere on the field, on...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Alana Cook joined an exclusive club when she headed in a goal for Paris Saint-Germain against Barcelona last weekend. Megan Rapinoe, Christen Press and Carli Lloyd are the only other United States internationals to have scored in the semifinals or final of the Women’s...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Since winning her debut major at the ANA Inspiration, Patty Tavatanakit’s life has dramatically changed. “Definitely, I get the recognition, the attention and everyone reaching out,” she told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell. As a 21-year-old rookie,...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When Georgette Rolle describes how she got her start in golf at age 6, she says she simply got lucky. Her mother’s boyfriend at the time, looking for a way to get the kids out of the house on the weekend, suggested that Georgette and her sisters sign up for the...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
New LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey received an eight-year deal that will pay her at least $22.5 million before incentives, the school announced Wednesday. LSU is also buying out her contract at Baylor, and will provide a personal travel allowance of...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Before she faced Maya Brady in the close-knit California softball circuit, Delanie Wisz knew plenty about the talented prospect. Brady was going to UCLA, where she committed as a freshman at Oaks Christian. She was also Tom Brady’s niece. She must be really good, Wisz...
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