by admin | Nov 29, 2021 | Guest Blogs, SEW
Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving weekend saw an almost constant stream of sports broadcasts flood the American airwaves. From the three nationally televised NFL football games on Thanksgiving Day to the women and men’s NCAA basketball tournaments that were taking place...
by admin | Nov 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Ahlana Smith and Kianna Smith led hot-shooting No. 10 Louisville with 11 points apiece as the Cardinals won their fifth straight by beating Colorado State 71-56 on Sunday. The Cardinals (5-1) shot 52.8% from the floor in a contest they never trailed. Emily Engstler...
by admin | Nov 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
After the Virginia women’s basketball team picked up its first win in over 600 days last week at Cal-State Fullerton, the Cavaliers were hopeful that they could turn that victory into a turning point for the season as they returned home to host the Cavalier Classic...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
What other city has had four WNBA No. 1 overall draft picks — Nneke Ogwumike (Cy-Fair), Chiney Ogwumike (Cy-Fair), Brittney Griner (Nimitz) and Charli Collier (Barbers Hill) — dating back to the beginning of the WNBA in 1997? None. The Houston Comets won the first...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Across the college basketball landscape, the success of most winning programs can be traced back to one or two players — players whose arrival ushered in new areas at their respective schools and whose individual greatness immediately elevated their programs as a...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Division I Council approved an expansion of the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship bracket from 64 to 68 teams, effective with the 2022 championship. “This immediate expansion of the women’s basketball championship reinforces the fact...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Women’s college basketball’s early signing period has arrived for the Class of 2022. Since releasing our initial top 10 of the class rankings in mid-October, there has been significant movement. (We also expanded the list to 25.) UCLA overtook Oregon for...
by admin | Nov 10, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Dawn Staley is giving Black coaches around the nation a piece of history in hopes they can do the same. The South Carolina women’s basketball head coach tipped off the 2021-22 season by sending a piece of her 2017 national championship net to Black female...
by admin | Nov 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW
After a breakout freshman season at UConn, Huskies point guard Paige Bueckers has landed her first name, image and likeness endorsement deal: a multiyear partnership with footwear and apparel marketplace platform StockX. The reigning 2021 John Wooden Award winner...
by admin | Nov 10, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Kim Mulkey got her first victory as coach of the LSU women’s basketball team — and also saw program history in the process, with senior guard Khayla Pointer recording the fourth triple-double by a Tigers player in an 82-40 win over Nicholls State on...
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