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How a Women’s College Volleyball Team Became the Center of the Transgender Athlete Debate

by admin | Dec 5, 2024 | Representation, SEW

On the court, they seem like any other college women’s volleyball team. At a recent game, the players moved around the court in staccato rhythm, setting and spiking the ball, springing into the air like pogo sticks to block attacking shots, all in their blue and gold...

NCAA champion Alexa Noel to make pro tennis debut at US Open

by admin | Aug 20, 2024 | Representation, SEW

NCAA champion Alexa Noel’s debut as a professional tennis player arrives next week at the U.S. Open – a decade after she went to Flushing Meadows with a racket in hand for the first time. When she was about 11, the now-21-year-old American recalled, she...

Dawn Staley on women’s sports: ‘It’s not a fad; We’re in high demand’

by admin | Aug 16, 2024 | Representation, SEW

’50 over 50′ honoree Dawn Staley joins Morning Joe, alongside Forbes Women’s editor Maggie McGrath, to discuss the growing momentum in women’s sports and her journey to becoming one of the highest-paid coaches in women’s college basketball. The South...

With another deal, UConn star Paige Bueckers is reshaping the endorsement world

by admin | Aug 13, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW

Paige Bueckers still has nine months left in her playing career with UConn women’s basketball. But the star is already making plans — historic plans — for her future. Bueckers recently signed a name, image and likeness deal with Unrivaled, the professional 3×3...

Board of Governors approves additional funding for women’s basketball distributions

by admin | Aug 13, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW

The NCAA Board of Governors on Thursday unanimously approved $25 million in additional funding for Division I that will be put toward the creation of the women’s basketball distribution funds. The women’s basketball funds — which were introduced as a...

Beauty brand Madison Reed bets on women’s sports with UConn basketball partnership

by admin | Aug 9, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW

The latest women’s college sports deal comes with a splash — of color. The University of Connecticut has struck a deal with beauty brand Madison Reed in a wide-ranging partnership that includes court-naming rights; name, image and likeness deals; and career...

Angel Reese ‘super excited’ for ‘direction’ of WNBA and details ‘inspirational’ mentor Shaquille O’Neal

by admin | Apr 30, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Angel Reese said she is “super excited” by the “really great direction” that the WNBA is heading in, after being drafted into the league by the Chicago Sky earlier this month. Reese was selected by the Sky with the No. 7 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, pairing her up...

USC Basketball News: Lisa Leslie is the Undisputed Champion of USA Basketball

by admin | Apr 30, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

In the pantheon of basketball greats, Lisa Leslie’s supremacy is unmatched when donning the iconic American jersey. A relentless force for Team USA, Leslie’s Olympic and FIBA World Championships resume is indisputable. Because of her unparalleled...

How former Olympics star Jordyn Wieber put Arkansas gymnastics on the map

by admin | Apr 24, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Wieber knew her name would generate buzz at Arkansas, but that alone doesn’t sustain interest year after year. Leaning on her experience at UCLA, Wieber worked on perfecting all aspects of home meets that turn the event into a show, including athlete introductions,...

Opinion: Women’s basketball is exposing the sexism of ‘play nice’

by admin | Apr 23, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Women’s basketball finally has the kind of audience it deserves, with the NCAA Championship Game drawing 24 million viewers in what some have called the “Caitlin Clark effect” and others have just called “a long time coming.” That is great for the game and has brought...
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