15 Female Athletes Who Broke Barriers in Sports By Leesa Davis The sports world would be very different without any of the women mentioned on this list. It’s impossible to deny the significant accomplishments of these athletes, but many of them represent more than medals, trophies, and numbers on scoreboards. These barrier-breaking women disrupted long-held traditions, particularly at a time…
NY Mets to Celebrate Women in Sports with Women’s Day FLUSHING, N.Y., August 8, 2022 – The New York Mets will host their first Women’s Day at Citi Field on Wednesday, August 10 when they take on the Cincinnati Reds at 1:10 p.m. Led by the Mets female driven employee resource group, “She-Unit”, Women’s Day at Citi Field will be a…
‘Invest in Women’: Female Athletes on Ownership in Professional Sports By Lindsay Schnell As a player in the WNBA, Renee Montgomery didn’t think much about who operated the league’s 12 teams. “I wasn’t thinking about ownership, I was only thinking about championships,” Montgomery, the fourth overall pick in the 2009 draft, told USA TODAY Sports. But when a unique opportunity arrived in…
How The Dynamic Of Women’s Sports Is Changing Despite facing challenging times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the future of women’s sports is looking brighter than ever. By Jennifer Machin Live sports has been a favorite pastime for many, but unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic briefly interrupted that last year. No need to worry, though. When it comes to sports, specifically women’s, there’s plenty to…
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The Pioneers: Two Black Women Whose Legacies of Sports Activism Live On By Mariah Lee Before Colin Kaepernick took a knee, and even before Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists on the Olympic podium, Rose Robinson refused to stand during the national anthem in 1959. Nine years later, Wyomia Tyus wore dark shorts in a protest for human…