by admin | Feb 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In 4½ years of rigorous training, a promising junior can vault to being an Olympic contender. But after a 4½-year layoff, even an Olympic champion is likely to tumble into obsolescence. Laurie Hernandez flipped that narrative — and reclaimed her joy in the sport in...
by admin | Feb 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
One young lady is pounding the mat for girl wrestlers in North Carolina. Heaven Fitch became the first girl to win a North Carolina High School Athletic Association individual wrestling state championship last weekend in Greensboro. Fitch beat Luke Wilson of...
by admin | Feb 19, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Washington Spirit on Wednesday announced the addition of a high-profile group of investors representing sports, business and politics, including Chelsea Clinton and Jenna Bush Hager. The daughters of former U.S. presidents were joined by 40 other new investors,...
by admin | Feb 16, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
“He didn’t buy any tickets from me. But he did ask, ‘What do you really want to do?’ I told him I wanted to be an NBA general manager one day,” Nichols said in a recent phone interview. “He said, ‘Why are you in sales?’ ” Nichols inched closer to her dream job this...
by admin | Feb 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Major League Baseball celebrated the hiring of a woman as a sign of progress on diversity in its executive ranks. Every comparable hire over the last two years has been a white man. In a sport dominated by men — specifically, at the top, by white men — Ng symbolized...
by admin | Feb 8, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Through the end of the 2019-2020 season, all NFL officials wore fitted ball caps, the kind without a large hole in the back. That meant Thomas, as the lone female member of the league’s officiating corps, had no choice but to tuck her hair up into the cap....
by admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Two women will coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in this year’s Super Bowl, a milestone in the N.F.L.’s gender diversity efforts. Women in football hope their presence quickly stops being noteworthy. Read in Full.
by admin | Feb 4, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The number sounded ridiculous when Brenda Frese was hired to take over the Maryland women’s basketball program as a wide-eyed 31-year-old. Really, 499 wins? Nineteen years later, Frese reached that milestone, matching Chris Weller, who was at the helm for 27 seasons,...
by admin | Feb 4, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When it comes to making history at the Super Bowl, when Tom Brady will go for his seventh title, both Locust and Javadifar said they plan to just focus on doing their jobs, like every other coach on the field. Read in Full
by admin | Feb 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Parker, long the face of the Los Angeles Sparks, opened her W.N.B.A. career with a statement game. Its message has held up for 13 seasons and counting: She deserved the hype. Read in Full
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