by admin | Jun 23, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
She is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion who ranks as the world’s highest-paid female athlete, having earned $57 million in 2021, mostly from sponsorships. Walmart recently began to stock products from her skin care company, Kinlò, in nearly 3,000 locations....
by admin | Jun 22, 2022 | Representation, SEW
ALREADY 22 HOURS into her journey, and with the final leg of her 6,000-mile trip still to go, tears prick the corners of Jonquel Jones’ eyes. The 6-foot-6 Connecticut Sun forward stretches her legs as much as she can in her exit-row seat. She needs more space,...
by admin | Jun 22, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The defending champion Chicago Sky overcame the largest deficit in WNBA history — 28 points — to win Tuesday, and did it against the first-place team in the league. Their 104-95 victory at the Las Vegas Aces was one for the record books in more ways than...
by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Nike (NYSE:NKE +1.78%) is paying homage to the 20th anniversary of Lisa Leslie‘s legendary and historical dunk in a WNBA game. Lisa Leslie became the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game in 2002. She has played for the Los Angeles Sparks since 1997 and has since won...
by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
“I should have been on the team. If I’m really honest about it, I think I was cut from the ‘92 team because I was gay. Because I think there were rumors about me, and one of the coaches was close to a coach who was very, very anti-gay.” Jennifer Azzi shared this...
by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The WNBA is releasing a new film telling the stories of WNBA newbie DiDi Richards, veteran Isabelle Harrison and legend Angel McCoughtry on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV). The film is called “We Are The W” and is meant to give an inside look at the three different...
by admin | Jun 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Chicago Sky have clinched the second and final spot in next month’s WNBA Commissioner’s Cup, where they will take on the WNBA-best Las Vegas Aces. The Sky secured their berth as the Eastern Conference representative with the Connecticut Sun’s...
by admin | Jun 19, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Catherine Raiche who was named assistant GM of the Cleveland Browns making her the highest ranking woman football executive. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Russia who has again extended Brittney...
by admin | Jun 17, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
I’ve saved just about everything. Since my journey in sports began almost exactly in parallel with the passage of Title IX 50 years ago, my souvenir collection has grown: newspaper clippings; cards; photos; game credentials; speeches I gave as the first president of...
by admin | Jun 16, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
WNBA legend and the league’s all-time assists leader Sue Bird announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of the 2022 season. “I’ve decided this will be my final year,” Bird posted on social media. “I have loved every single...
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