by admin | May 30, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Racism directed at athletes is getting worse, and software designed to protect them from abuse has little impact, former US Open champion Sloane Stephens said on Monday. Stephens, speaking after her straight-sets victory over Karolina Pliskova in the French Open first...
by admin | May 29, 2023 | Representation, SEW
After nearly a year, the Indiana Fever are back in the win column. The Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 90-87 on Sunday, Indiana’s first victory since June 19, 2022. It ended a 20-game losing streak, which was tied for the longest in WNBA history. Read...
by admin | May 29, 2023 | Representation, SEW
With head coach Becky Hammon on the sideline for the first time this season, the Las Vegas Aces received their 2022 WNBA championship rings Saturday night. So did former Aces player Dearica Hamby, who was traded in January to the Los Angeles Sparks, Las Vegas’...
by admin | May 26, 2023 | Representation, SEW
As the outdoor track and field season began in earnest, Sha’Carri Richardson offered a succinct self-assessment that, so far, can also apply to U.S. women’s flat sprinting. “Y’all say I’m back,” she said earlier this month. “I’m not back. I’m better.” Ten months ago,...
by admin | May 26, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
It’s welcome news the Chicago Sky are taking steps toward getting a practice facility of their own. It’s also an embarrassment. The WNBA is now in its 27th season – that’s more than a quarter of a century – and the Sky have been around for 18 of those. They won their...
by admin | May 26, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Chicago Sky star Kahleah Copper says she expects the fans to bring the energy now that the WNBA season has started. Speaking to PEOPLE, Copper, 28, says, “Oh yeah, the fans are definitely our sixth man, I think. Just talking in terms of the finals and how the...
by admin | May 26, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Former LSU standout Alexis Morris is apologizing to WNBA veterans for calling for their retirement to make way for incoming rookies after she was waived from the Connecticut Sun earlier this month. “To the veterans of the WNBA, please accept my sincerest...
by admin | May 25, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is set to kick off in Australia and New Zealand on July 20. The eighth iteration of the tournament will feature 32 participating nations for the first time in the competition’s history. The U.S. women’s national team...
by admin | May 25, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Following the Mystics’ 80–74 loss to the Sun on Sunday, Washington star Elena Delle Donne blasted the officiating. “I’m just going to say it,” the two-time league MVP said. “I’m so sick of being treated like a rookie with calls. If I get fined–whatever. I’ve been...
by admin | May 24, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Major news struck the US soccer landscape last week as the National Women’s Soccer League may have a domestic competitor in operation from as early as next year. What has happened? The USL Super League project got under way in 2021, at which time it was announced as a...
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