by admin | Aug 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW
United States women’s national team defender Julie Ertz announced her retirement from international soccer following Sunday’s heartbreaking defeat to Sweden in the Women’s World Cup round of 16. Ertz was part of a USWNT defense that recorded its...
by admin | Aug 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Following the USWNT’s loss in penalty kicks to Sweden on Sunday in Melbourne, there was plenty of backlash from the team’s supporters. But although the U.S. fell 5-4 in penalties after a 0-0 draw through regulation and extra time, forward Megan Rapinoe and manager...
by admin | Aug 4, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The World Cup group stage can be fun, breathless, a globe-spanning festival of sport. So many teams! So much soccer! In the middle of the night! Now the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup is upon us, heightening the intensity and pressure of each match. A...
by admin | Aug 4, 2023 | Representation, SEW
When Mercury star Diana Taurasi came off a screen near the right wing outside the 3-point line early in the third quarter Thursday night, she was sitting at 9,997 career points and starting to heat up. Her mind was thinking about one thing: Shoot the ball. Nothing was...
by admin | Aug 3, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The U.S. women got away from what got them here. Not the tactics or the rotation or even personal performances. Go back further. All the way back, to when they first fell in love with this game. The gleeful abandon they felt in running up and down the field, chasing a...
by admin | Aug 3, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Germany’s Women’s World Cup campaign came to an end in the group stage for the first time in their history as they were held to a 1-1 draw by South Korea, while Morocco’s 1-0 win over Colombia consigned the two-time champions to a shock early exit....
by admin | Aug 2, 2023 | Representation, SEW
As the WNBA heads into the final third of the 2023 season, a number of players have emerged as frontrunners for the league MVP award. Among the list of candidates once again is reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson, who has helped lead a stacked Las Vegas Aces team to a 24-2...
by admin | Aug 2, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Jamaica advance, Brazil go home: Jamaica’s defensive resolve held to secure a 0-0 draw over Brazil, sending the Reggae Girlz to the knockouts for the first time ever in their second World Cup. Jamaica’s Becky Spencer made eight saves in a match that was a...
by admin | Aug 1, 2023 | Representation, SEW
It was nervy. At times, it was panic-inducing and alarming. But the U.S. women’s national team is on to the Round of 16 here at the 2023 World Cup — barely, by the margin of a goalpost. The Americans were uninspiring and anxious over 90 minutes against Portugal on...
by admin | Aug 1, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The Western & Southern Open women’s field now features 12 Grand Slam major winners and five current or former world WTA No. 1s with the addition of Venus Williams. Williams, 43, was awarded a wild card to the Western & Southern Open next month in Mason,...
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