Tag: women
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In Part II of Our Series on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, We Speak to NBC Sports’ Kathryn Tappen About Lessons That Carried Over from Athletics to Her Career
By Cameron Song The NBC host talks to us about her journey from college athlete to covering hockey, the Olympics, golf and football, her thoughts on Title IX, and her passion for home improvement. To celebrate Title IX, we are launching a series of articles and interviews with some of the most exciting women in…
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In Part I of Our Series on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, We Speak to ESPN’s Mina Kimes on Her Pioneering Role in Sports Media
By Cameron Song The ESPN star talks to us about her amazing career, being an unlikely football expert, her thoughts on Title IX, and who she would pick as her Phone-a-Friend. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX, we are launching a series of articles and interviews with some of the most exciting women…
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15 Players of Women’s Spanish National Soccer Team Boycott Playing in Protest Against Head Coach
By Liz Kavanagh The head coach of Spain’s Women’s National Soccer Team, Jorge Vilda, who has coached Spain for around 7 years, has received many complaints by 15 of his own players saying that his coaching mechanisms are very detrimental to “their emotional state and their health.” Captain of the women’s national team, Irene Paredes,…
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Carli Lloyd Announces Her Retirement from the U.S. Women’s National Team
By Zac Cornell After playing for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team for the last 17 years, soccer star Carli Lloyd announced that she will retire at the end of this season. The two time World Cup Champion is one of the most famous and dominant players in the sport, having played for the U.S.…
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More Countries Have Announced Equal Pay for Men and Women’s Soccer Teams And The U.S. Must Follow
By Zac Cornell The U.S. Women’s National soccer team may be facing legal hurdles in their Equal Pay lawsuit with the U.S. Soccer Federation, but the court of public opinion and the actions of other countries are increasingly swinging in their favor. On September 2, 2020, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced that its men’s…
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National Women’s Soccer League Is The First Professional League to Resume Play in The U.S.
By Zac Cornell As Covid-19 continues to spread across the country, sport leagues have been taking appropriate precautions in order to safely return. The National Women’s Soccer League is the first professional sports league to return to play in the United States, with a bubble-style tournament starting on June 27th. The 30-day tournament, known as…
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