by admin | Aug 2, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The Team USA women have been so dominant in the Olympics over the past 30 years that even playing a close game causes a reaction. Belgium put a rare scare into the Americans Thursday, pulling to within four points in the second half before Team USA established control...
by admin | Jul 31, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a tension in the air. They’d all been in the Olympic spotlight before, experiences that left them with medals but also the kind of...
by admin | Apr 18, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Laila Edwards became the third-youngest American woman to record a world championship hat trick as the Americans reached the gold-medal game for the 23rd time in 23 all-time editions. Edwards led the U.S. to a 5-0 win over Finland in Saturday’s semifinals in...
by admin | Apr 15, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Team USA women will play Germany in an exhibition game July 23 at the O2 Arena in London just ahead of the Paris Olympics, USA Basketball announced Thursday. It will be part of a USA Basketball Showcase that week in London with the men’s team playing Olympic...
by admin | Jul 25, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Texas A&M women’s basketball coach Joni Taylor was tasked with leading the USA U19 FIBA World Cup Team this season, and that decision has paid off in the form of a gold medal. Team USA beat host country Spain on Sunday 69-66 to claim gold. Taylor wins her...
by admin | Dec 23, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The House has passed a bill that ensures equal compensation for US women competing in international events, a piece of legislation that came out of the US women’s soccer team’s long battle to be paid as much as the men. The Equal Pay for Team USA Act, passed late...
by admin | Oct 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Before the U.S. women’s basketball team began the 2022 FIBA World Cup with an overhauled roster, some wondered whether a squad with only five returning players from last season’s Tokyo Olympics might be vulnerable. But just as generational talents such as...
by admin | Sep 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Playing a professional sport puts a lot of stress on the body. There’s a reason athletes talk about feeling their best at the beginning of a season. Injuries and fatigue build up as the year goes along. If a player is fortunate enough to play through bumps and...
by admin | Sep 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
It had been a minute since Team USA looked a step behind on the court, but that was the case Thursday in its FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup quarterfinal game. Team USA trailed for the first time all tournament 4-0 and shortly afterward at 11-7 against a...
by admin | Jun 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A Team USA Artistic swimmer was dramatically rescued by her coach after she appeared to faint in the water during the world aquatics championships in Budapest on Wednesday. In harrowing images, 25-year-old Anita Alvarez could be seen floating toward the bottom of the...
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