by admin | Jul 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Four-time Olympic women’s basketball gold medalist Sue Bird and baseball player Eddy Alvarez have been chosen as U.S. flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday night. Alvarez, who won a silver medal in speedskating at the 2014 Sochi...
by admin | Jul 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
I was a late bloomer when it came to basketball. I didn’t play on an organized team until I was 13 or 14 years old. Two years later, I was invited to the Junior National Team, and it wasn’t until I looked around and realized that I was the youngest on the...
by admin | Jul 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Diana Taurasi thinks that women head coaches in the NBA and men’s basketball are on the horizon. But don’t expect the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer and unofficial greatest of all time to be in the mix of coaching contenders. Read More
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale smiled broadly but didn’t take the bait. After she helped Team WNBA beat Team USA 93-85Wednesday and won the league’s All-Star Game MVP award, she didn’t say, “Yeah, maybe I should have been on the...
by admin | Jul 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
WNBA star Candace Parker is the first female basketball player to grace the cover of the popular video game franchise NBA 2K. The two-time MVP will be featured on the special edition of NBA 2K22 in honor of the WNBA’s 25th season when it releases on September...
by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Natasha Cloud finds the video, lowers the volume, and hands you her phone. It’s a racist screed on Snapchat, yapped in a school cafeteria by a teenage girl who is white. It’s vile, pure filth—made even more disturbing because the girl is sitting next to a Black...
by admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
CNN spoke to WNBA star Jewell Loyd about the Olympics, athletes speaking out, and providing a path for the next generation of hoopers. Watch Here
by admin | Jun 29, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Duke women’s basketball coach Kara Lawson still gets intimidated. But not for reasons you’d imagine. Last week, Lawson joined LPGA player Stacy Lewis at the annual KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit to discuss what it means to break barriers and empower...
by admin | Jun 25, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
If a woman from a small town in West Virginia can become the owner of a WNBA team, so can other women, Montgomery told the audience at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Next Gen digital summit. “I have nieces, I have nephews,” Montgomery said....
by admin | Jun 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
April 22, 2021, was a big day for women’s professional basketball: It marked the 25th anniversary of the WNBA. It’s mind-blowing that it’s only been 25 years. I remember attending Detroit Shock games with my family and friends when I was growing up in Michigan. As a...
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