by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Georgia has hired Katie Abrahamson-Henderson as its new women’s basketball coach, the school announced Saturday. Abrahamson-Henderson, who led UCF to the American Athletic Conference championship and the second round of the NCAA tournament this season, is a...
by admin | Mar 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW
This is the first March Madness of the NIL era, meaning athletes can monetize their fame during one of the biggest sporting events of the year. State of play: Social media has been the most lucrative channel for athletes since the NIL era began in July, per marketing...
by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The first 68-team women’s NCAA tournament field has been whittled down to only 16 as the second week of play is finally set. While all four No. 1 seeds advanced, there was plenty of madness to go around. Eight wins by double-digit seeds set the record for most ever in...
by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The NCAA’s name, image, and license rules—which went into effect last year and have since allowed college athletes to make money by advertising brands and marketing their own—are also a boon to sportswriters. There tend to be two prevailing questions vis-à-vis star...
by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In the interest of her team’s health, Tara VanDerveer years ago made a rule just minutes into the careers of twin sisters Lexie and Lacie Hull, guards on the Stanford women’s basketball team: Lexie and Lacie were not allowed to guard each other. Like, ever. Lacie...
by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
It’s going to cost fans more to watch South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and her powerhouse Gamecocks next season. The athletic department said Tuesday it is raising season ticket prices for women’s basketball on the 13,784 non-student seats at Colonial Life...
by admin | Mar 22, 2022 | Representation, SEW
If this year’s women’s NCAA Tournament hasn’t already dispelled the myth with the product on the court that there’s widespread demand for the women’s game, another record-breaking statistic only bolsters the case. Through the first and...
by admin | Mar 22, 2022 | Representation, SEW
An unlikely hero emerged during the first round of last week’s men’s NCAA tournament game between Indiana and Saint Mary’s as a Hoosiers cheerleader rescued a stray basketball that lodged itself atop the backboard. A viral video emerged of Cassidy Cerny saving the day...
by admin | Mar 22, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The No. 3-seeded LSU women’s basketball team was upset 79-64 by 6-seed Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Monday, but Tigers coach Kim Mulkey still labeled the season “one of my most enjoyable years ever in my career.” Mulkey,...
by admin | Mar 22, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team turned on the style as it thrashed the Oklahoma Sooners 108-64 at the NCAA women’s tournament on Monday. Notre Dame reached the Sweet 16 and set a program record for points scored in the process,...
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