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What Candace Parker’s retirement means for WNBA, Aces

by admin | May 2, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

At 6-foot-4, she could handle the ball like a guard and could create her own transition opportunities, and the way she played impacted the next generation, as players modeled their game after her. Two-time MVP A’ja Wilson has credited Parker as one of her...

Epiphanny Prince retires from WNBA after 14-year career

by admin | Apr 29, 2024 | Representation, SEW

A day after announcing her retirement, Epiphanny Prince has a new job working with the New York Liberty as director of player and community engagement. Prince will serve on the basketball operations and business staffs, bringing her 14 years of WNBA experience to the...

Caitlin Clark: Iowa set to retire number 22 jersey

by admin | Apr 16, 2024 | Representation, SEW

The Iowa Hawkeyes are set to retire Caitlin Clark’s number 22 jersey. The announcement at Iowa’s end-of-season celebration ceremony comes days after her record-breaking NCAA career came to an end. She finishes as the all-time leading scorer in college...

Sakshi Malik quits wrestling after election of new WFI president; Vinesh says ‘harassment will continue’

by admin | Dec 22, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW

Sakshi Malik has announced her retirement from wrestling, as the Olympic medallist confirmed she would not compete under newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India president, Sanjay Kumar Singh – who she termed a ‘right-hand’ of former WFI...

Gabby Douglas, Olympic Gold Medalist, Announces Her Return To Gymnastics

by admin | Jul 14, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas has announced she’s making a return to competitive gymnastics. In her first Instagram post since August, the 27-year-old gymnast wrote Thursday that she “did a lot of journaling, reflecting, soul searching and...

USWNT teammates lament losing Megan Rapinoe after retirement

by admin | Jul 10, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

The announcement that the upcoming Women’s World Cup will be the last for U.S. women’s national team winger Megan Rapinoe was, to a degree, expected. But for U.S. teammate Crystal Dunn, the news still hit hard. Prior to Saturday’s training session...

Saluting Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles ahead of WNBA jersey retirements

by admin | Jun 9, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

More than nine months have passed since Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles played their final WNBA games. The legends retired after the 2022 season, Bird on Sept. 6 when her Seattle Storm were eliminated at home in the WNBA semifinals, and Fowles on Aug. 14 when her Minnesota...

Ex-USWNT star Ali Krieger to retire after 2023 NWSL season

by admin | Mar 24, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Former USWNT star Ali Krieger confirmed on Thursday that she will retire at the end of this season after a professional football career that has stretched some 16 years. Krieger, 38, who won two World Cups with the United States in 2015 and 2019, said she will finish...

Lynx star Maya Moore officially retires from basketball

by admin | Jan 16, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Maya Moore has officially decided to retire from playing basketball. The Minnesota Lynx great stepped away from the WNBA in 2019 to help her now-husband Jonathan Irons win his release from jail by getting his 50-year sentence overturned in 2020. After gaining his...

USWNT goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris announces retirement

by admin | Nov 15, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Longtime USWNT goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris announced her retirement from professional soccer at an event in New York City on Monday. Harris was on the 2015 and 2019 World Cup winning squads. Her final appearance with the USWNT came in 2020 during CONCACAF Olympic...
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