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Fifteen of Spain’s top women’s soccer players are declining to play for the Spanish national team until working conditions improve, and alleged in Thursday emails that the situation around the team had “significantly” affected their “emotional state” and “health,” Spain’s soccer federation (the RFEF) and the players said in partially conflicting statements Thursday and Friday. The temporary resignations come weeks after a few Spanish stars reportedly urged head coach Jorge Vilda to step down,… Source link

South Carolina women’s head basketball coach Dawn Staley announced the Gamecocks won’t face BYU in a home-and-home series that was scheduled to start this year. A Black female Duke volleyball player accused BYU home spectators of shouting racial slurs at her during a match last week. “As a head coach, my job is to do what’s best for my players and staff,” Staley said in a statement Friday night. “The incident at BYU has led me to reevaluate our home-and-home, and I don’t feel that this… Source link

The women’s Wimbledon final match is set. Ons Jabeur of Tunisia will face Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan after both were victorious Thursday. Jabeur, 27, took down Tatjana Maria of Germany 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 while Rybakina, 23, beat Simona Halep of Romania in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. This final will be extra special for both competitors. Neither Jabeur nor Rybakina had ever reached a Grand Slam final in their careers, previously only advancing as far as the quarterfinals. Jabeur reached the… Source link

All Hail the hot dog king. Joey Chestnut won his seventh consecutive Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest title and 15th overall with a ridiculous 63 hot dogs and buns eaten in 10 minutes. The next-closest competitor consumed just 43 hot dogs. The 38-year-old Chestnut’s feat was even more impressive after he arrived at Coney Island on crutches. He said he suffered a ruptured tendon earlier in the year but claimed it wouldn’t affected his ability to defend his title. Chestnut’s 15th title surpassed… Source link

You really do find out so much more about people in their low moments than in their high ones. That goes for everything, though for our purposes we’re looking at it through the lens of sports. Last Sunday, South Carolina lost to Kentucky in the women’s SEC championship on a top-of-the-key three-pointer from Dre’una Edwards with 4.2 seconds to play. The inclination was to call it an upset, but the Wildcats have been on a heck of a run since their last meeting with South Carolina a month ago,… Source link

Designed by Laura Callaghan As we head into March, Yahoo is reimagining its logo in celebration of Women’s History Month. Yahoo tapped Irish illustrator Laura Callaghan to create a design that would capture the strength and accomplishments of females across the globe. “It’s a chance to reflect on all that has come before and how far there is to go.” Using the theme of “Impact to Inspo”, Callaghan looked for ways to communicate the importance of collaboration and momentum. “I wanted… Source link

YANQING, China — When Kaillie Humphries first ventured into the sport that would make her golden, its inequities alarmed her. “We weren’t allowed on the same bobsled tracks as the men,” she remembered. “We weren’t allowed in the same start houses as the men. We got a tent outside in minus-20 degrees. Prize money wasn’t the same.” She was told she wasn’t strong enough, nor fast enough, nor skilled enough, and her first reaction was, “What is happening?!?” Her second was to do… Source link

The WNBA signed a multi-year deal with Google on Monday to be the presenting partner for the league’s playoffs, part of the technology giant’s efforts to help champion women’s sports. Twenty-five WNBA games will be televised on ABC and ESPN in celebration of the league’s 25th season, with Google as the presenting sponsor. The league will also have 40 games on CBS and CBS Sports Network. The WNBA will also have 12 games streamed on Twitter and 20 on Facebook. Google is the… Source link

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA signed a multiyear deal with Google on Monday to be the presenting partner for the league’s playoffs, part of the technology giant’s efforts to help champion women’s sports. Twenty-five WNBA games will be televised on ABC and ESPN in celebration of the league’s 25th season, with Google as the presenting sponsor. Google is the latest business to join the league as a “WNBA Changemaker,” a program that Commissioner Cathy Engelbert started last year.

With the NCAA women’s basketball tournament being played in the area, Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs honored some of the top players in the history of the sport ahead of their matchup with the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. Spurs players all wore jerseys to the AT&T Center to pay tribute to some of the best players in women’s college basketball history. DeMar DeRozan showed up wearing a USC Cheryl Miller jersey, and Rudy Gay wore a Connecticut Rebecca Lobo jersey. Patty Mills… Source link