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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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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