by admin | Jun 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In the GQ Sports series Breaking Points, young tennis phenom Jannik Sinner talks to athletes about the mental side of sports. And in the latest episode, the Italian linked up with WNBA star Didi Richards, a guard for the New York Liberty. The two went deep over...
by admin | Jun 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA-leading Las Vegas Aces clinched the Western Conference spot in the Commissioner’s Cup championship game Wednesday with their 92-84 victory at Dallas. The Commissioner’s Cup, which began last year, will be played July 26 and consists of each of the...
by admin | Jun 16, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Title IX radically altered the sports landscape, but not all at once and not without resistance. In the early years of the statute, the “forgotten heroes” challenged bias and championed equality—and the impact is still felt today. Read more about Title IX’s pioneers...
by admin | Jun 16, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
A quarter-century after they helped lead the United States women’s basketball team to an Olympic gold rush that continues today, Dawn Staley and Tara VanDerveer sat on a stage and razzed each other about their chess games. In Manhattan to watch the world...
by admin | Jun 14, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Kentucky women’s basketball assistant Gail Goestenkors has retired from on-court coaching but will remain on Kyra Elzy’s staff until her replacement is hired. Elzy said a national search will begin immediately to replace the Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer, who is...
by admin | Jun 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A court in Russia has extended the pre-trial detention for WNBA star Brittney Griner. Griner, who was detained in February, will remain in custody at least through July 2, according to Russian state media outlet TASS. Read More
by admin | Jun 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
State Department officials met Monday with members of the Phoenix Mercury about Brittney Griner’s monthslong detention in Russia and the Biden administration’s efforts to secure her release. The State Department confirmed the meeting, which involved...
by admin | Jun 13, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
WNBA players didn’t even have a contract for the first two years of the league’s existence, and it would be six years before they got free agency. Not until 2005, after the U.S. women had already won two World Cups and two Olympic gold medals, was U.S. Soccer...
by admin | Jun 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The coach of the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, Vanessa Nygaard, told reporters after their game on Sunday that the team was expecting to be briefed by the US State Department Monday on the latest efforts to bring team member Brittney Griner home from Russia, where she...
by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
For the last 50 years, Nike has proven its dedication not only to serving athletes, but also to redefining what it means to be one, expanding the definition to include everyone from champions in sport to everyday people, supporting athletes of all backgrounds. For the...
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