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These next couple of years are your big shot, WNBA. Don’t screw it up.

by admin | Apr 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW

The WNBA is sitting on a gold mine. As the league prepares to welcome Aliyah Boston, Diamond Miller and sharpshooter Maddy Siegrist in Monday night’s draft, folks are still talking about Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark and the NCAA women’s tournament that ended a week ago....

How presumptive No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston projects in the WNBA

by admin | Apr 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Is presumptive No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston the player who will lead the Indiana Fever back to contention? Every playoff game Indiana has ever played featured franchise icon Tamika Catchings, who retired in 2016. In the eight seasons the Fever have played without...

USWNT shows vulnerability against Ireland, but Mallory Swanson injury is the biggest concern

by admin | Apr 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW

U.S. women’s national team star forward Mallory Swanson left Saturday’s match against the Republic of Ireland on a stretcher after sustaining an apparent serious left knee injury in the first half. She was immediately taken to a local hospital. After the...

Sha’Carri Richardson wins first race of 2023 season with record time

by admin | Apr 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Sha’Carri Richardson won her first solo race of the 2023 track and field season in historic fashion. The 23-year-old dominated the windy 100-meter sprint at the 2023 Miramar Invitational on Saturday, finishing with a time of 10.57 seconds, which registers at a...

How this historically black college gymnastics team made history

by admin | Apr 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW

For decades, thousands of black high school gymnasts have been faced with a difficult decision: either join a historically black college or university (HBCU) or keep their gymnastics careers alive. HBCUs are cherished among black Americans as a chance to join the...

Lou Lopez Sénéchal’s remarkable journey to the WNBA draft

by admin | Apr 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW

LOU LOPEZ SÉNÉCHAL folds her 6-foot-1 frame into a cushioned chair at the UConn bookstore on the Storrs campus. It’s the day before the Huskies fly to Seattle for the women’s NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16, and the woman who started her life in Mexico,...

Ditching white shorts is striking but periods’ link to injury is bigger issue

by admin | Apr 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Until very recently female footballers rarely talked about periods in public. Most fans were unaware that some leading internationals detested playing in white shorts during menstruation. “I’ve experienced it as an England player and you just sort of got on with it,”...

Mallory Swanson speaks on growth of NWSL, preparing for World Cup

by admin | Apr 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Mallory Swanson expects the 2023 World Cup to be “the biggest women’s World Cup that there ever has been.” The beautiful game has continued to grow, as is evidenced by the expansion of the NWSL and record attendance for the league’s opening...

NWSL announces San Francisco Bay Area franchise for 2024 season

by admin | Apr 6, 2023 | Representation, SEW

The NWSL has announced a new expansion franchise for the upcoming 2024 season. The American league finally awarded the rights of the 14th team in the NWSL to a San Francisco-area group, based in the Bay. The incoming club will debut next year alongside the Utah...

Women’s tennis has a problem: the biggest players aren’t playing

by admin | Apr 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW

The former Wimbledon champion Garbiñe Muguruza has become the latest high-profile woman to walk away from tennis, further depleting a tour which is already starved of star power. In an Instagram post, Muguruza said that she was “spending time with family and friends”...
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