by admin | May 12, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Not so fun fact: The three top mascots in the NBA—Rocky the Mountain Lion, Harry the Hawk and Benny the Bull—each pull in considerably more money annually than Jackie Young, the highest-paid player in the WNBA. With this statistic in mind, an advocacy group has...
by admin | May 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Emily Engstler caught the ball on the block and went to work Wednesday, flashing the most impressive sequence she has had during a pair of exhibition games with the Washington Mystics. She gave a quick shoulder shimmy toward the paint before spinning baseline to fake...
by admin | May 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Expansion plans for the National Women’s Soccer League won’t stop when the league adds two teams next season. NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman told the Washington Post on Tuesday that in three years, the league will have a total of 16 franchises, up from...
by admin | May 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW
If there’s one possible takeaway from the first quarter of the 2023 NWSL season, it’s that the next generation of stars may have arrived a little early. With both salaries and endorsement opportunities rising to make professional soccer an increasingly viable career...
by admin | May 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW
“Coach Paige” became a staple of college basketball this season as UConn’s Paige Bueckers helped guide her teammates from the sidelines. Over the weekend, Coach Paige was back to work, mentoring the country’s top high school players as part of the Overtime Takeover...
by admin | May 10, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
One month after being selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft, Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston signed a multiyear footwear and apparel endorsement deal with Adidas. “It feels amazing to be part of Adidas,” Boston said. “Adidas is...
by admin | May 9, 2023 | Representation, SEW
WHAT HAPPENED? Press is just one name on an incredibly long list of those who have suffered ACL injuries in the women’s game recently, alongside the likes of USWNT team-mate Catarina Macario, Ballon d’Or winners Alexia Putellas and Ada Hegerberg, plus the...
by admin | May 9, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi took the top honors at the annual Laureus World Sports Awards. Fraser-Pryce earned Sportswoman of the Year for the first time in her sixth nomination. The 36-year-old mom is coming off...
by admin | May 9, 2023 | Representation, SEW
From winning a national championship ring, to becoming a Sports Illustrated swimwear model, the Bayou Barbie has 2023 by the reigns. Angel Reese, the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player and star forward for Kim Mulkey’s Lady Tigers, will make her Sports...
by admin | May 8, 2023 | Representation, SEW
You cannot be imprisoned for 10 months, wrongly detained in desperate conditions millions of miles from home and not knowing when you’ll see your loved ones again, and not carry the scars. You can see their faint outlines when Brittney Griner says, emphatically, that...
Recent Comments