by admin | Aug 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Brittney Griner had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Mercury set a WNBA record for points in a quarter with 45 in the first before holding off the short-handed Connecticut Sun down the stretch for a 90-84 win on Thursday night. Phoenix broke the record of 44...
by admin | Aug 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Spain edged past the Netherlands after extra time in a 2-1 win on Friday in Wellington, New Zealand to reach its first Women’s World Cup semifinals. Mariona Caldentey’s penalty after a VAR-reviewed handball decision looked to have won the match for Spain with just...
by admin | Aug 11, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Megan Rapinoe said it has been an “honor” to play for the United States after making her fourth and final appearance at a Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe, who has made more than 200 appearances for the national team, missed her spot kick as the US was knocked out of the...
by admin | Aug 11, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The star-studded LSU-Iowa NCAA championship game in April drew 9.9 million viewers to become by far the most-watched women’s college basketball game ever. This summer’s Women’s World Cup has seen record attendance. And the WNBA has continued its steady climb from...
by admin | Aug 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The Los Angeles Sparks have been forced to relocate two home games in the next month due to scheduling conflicts at Crypto.com Arena, the team announced on Wednesday. Their games on Aug. 23 against the Phoenix Mercury and Sept. 3 against the Washington Mystics will...
by admin | Aug 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Women’s World Cup odds have gotten an unexpected makeover over the past couple of days. That’s what happens when the two-time defending champion and pre-tourney favorite bows out, as Team USA did to open the knockout stage. Even before the USWNT’s untimely...
by admin | Aug 9, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The 2023 Women’s World Cup is now down to eight teams with the quarterfinals approaching, and some heavyweights are already on the plane home, including the United States, Canada, Brazil and Germany. While the U.S. was the only major casualty from the round of...
by admin | Aug 8, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Whenever a team falls short of expectations, there is always a chorus of opinions about what went wrong. A section of the fans thinks the players have suddenly lost their talent, while some analysts argue it was purely tactical, and that the coach was too strident in...
by admin | Aug 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW
When Simone Biles returned to training less than a year ago, she wanted to have fun and get back into shape. That’s it. She popped in and out of the gym, sometimes taking off for long stretches. She had speaking engagements in the fall, then became busy with the...
by admin | Aug 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner returned to action Saturday after missing the team’s past three games to focus on her mental health. She had 22 points, six rebounds and four assists in the Mercury’s 97-91 loss to the Seattle Storm at Footprint...
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