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WNBA early-season injuries sign of necessary preseason adjustments

by admin | May 28, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized

WNBA players are dropping like flies. More than a dozen top players are sidelined with injuries just a few weeks into the league’s highly-anticipated 2021 season. From rookies to key role players and former MVPs, stars across the WNBA’s 12 teams are set to...

Sabrina Ionescu, Sue Bird: 5 standout WNBA players from 2021 so far

by admin | May 27, 2021 | Uncategorized

After the first two weeks of the 2021 WNBA season, there’s so many talking points to take from these early games. GiveMeSport Women has selected five players who have really stood out with their performances so far… Read More

Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka: Two tennis stars are only women in top 100 highest-paid athletes

by admin | May 25, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW, Uncategorized

Unbelievably there are just two women who cracked the top 100, both of whom are tennis players. Japan’s Naomi Osaka is 15th, in between the former Houston Rockets duo of Rusell Westbrook and James Harden. The world number two won her second US Open title in 2020 and...

Chellsie Memmel, 2008 Olympian, enters first gymnastics meet in 9 years

by admin | May 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized

Chellsie Memmel, a 2008 Olympic silver medalist who retired from gymnastics in 2012, is entered in next week’s U.S. Classic, her first meet in nine years. Memmel, a 32-year-old mother of two who resumed gymnastics training in 2019, is likely to compete on two of the...

Seimone Augustus, three-time Olympic gold medalist, retires from basketball

by admin | May 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW, Uncategorized

Seimone Augustus, a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women’s basketball team, is hanging up her sneakers. The 37-year-old announced her retirement Thursday and will become an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks, for whom she played in her final...

From ‘traitor’ to trailblazer: the rise of NBA bench pioneer Becky Hammon

by admin | May 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW, Uncategorized

Still seething from a heated disagreement with the referee, Gregg Popovich pointed to one of his assistant coaches, Becky Hammon, and said, “You got ‘em.” There was 3:56 remaining in the second quarter when Popovich was ejected with his San Antonio Spurs trailing the...

HS softball player forced to cut hair per NFHS rules to keep playing: ‘I feel humiliated, embarrassed’

by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized

A Black softball player was forced to cut her hair to remove hair beads in order to keep playing in a high school game in Durham, North Carolina, last month.  Two high school umpires approached Nicole Pyles and her Hillside High School coaches in the second...

Naomi Osaka and Emma Chamberlain Star in Levi’s 501 Originals Campaign

by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized

In celebration of 501 Day, aka the 148th birthday of the blue jean, Levi’s is launching its 501 Originals collection. For this year’s celebration, which takes place on May 20th, the brand is also showcasing the collection on seven fresh faces who all...

In a change, WNBA season begins with U.S. Olympic roster spots in play

by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized

As the WNBA season starts Friday, players not only have a championship at stake, but also a spot on the most exclusive team in the sport. For the first time since 2008, the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball roster has not been announced before the start of the WNBA...

Michelle Wie West, Justin Thomas among prominent golf voices blasting NCAA over canceled women’s regional

by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized

Coincidence? Irony? The Golf Gods just being cruel? Whatever way you want to describe it, for the first time in days, the sun was out Thursday in Baton Rouge, La. However, the storm of frustration and bitterness hadn’t lifted after what transpired the previous...
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