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Serena Williams dominated the decade, on the court and in conversation. There were, to begin with, the dozen Grand Slam single titles — no other woman had more than three over the past 10 seasons — and the 3 1/2 years in a row at No. 1 in the WTA rankings. And then there was […]

Nike is changing the way it handles contracts with elite female athletes that choose to become pregnant, according to Sports Illustrated.   In a letter from Nike EVP of Global Sports Marketing, John Slusher, to the company’s sponsored athletes last week, first tweeted by ESPN’s Emmanuel Acho, there was a clear change to the issue of pay for pregnant athletes. […]

During Black History month ESPN is taking the time to highlight and share the accomplishments of African American athletes. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with A.J Andrews who was the first woman to receive the Rawlings Gold Glove.  Andrews worked with ESPN on Unapologetic: The Black Female Athlete and she says it highlights some of the […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Olympic champion swimmer Simone Manuel of Stanford won the Honda Cup on Monday night for collegiate woman athlete of the year. It’s the second time Stanford has had back-to-back winners. Katie Ledecky, Manuel’s Olympic and collegiate teammate, won last year. Swimmer Tara Kirk won the award in 2004, followed by volleyball […]

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Serena Williams is a forced to be reckoned with, but that’s no secret. The Compton native has 23 Grand Slam titles, 319 weeks at the top, and an endless list of other accolades to her name. Even with all of those achievements, come 2019, the tennis superstar will have another honor to add, and this […]

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Serena Williams is a forced to be reckoned with, but that’s no secret. The Compton native has 23 Grand Slam titles, 319 weeks at the top, and an endless list of other accolades to her name. Even with all of those achievements, come 2019, the tennis superstar will have another honor to add, and this […]

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Team USA is stacked with talent. From the dominating basketball team, Kerry Walsh Jennings’ takeover in the sand to America’s gymnastics team. Four years ago we saw Gabby Douglas and team rise to stardom with their amazing performances in London. One of the rising stars on the newfound team is Simone Biles who stunned the […]

At this weekend’s Women’s Division 1 swimming games for the annual NCAA Championship, an awesome feat occurred–three Black women earned the top three spots in the…

We don’t know how much more of this girl’s awesome-ness we can take! Girl power icon-in-the-making and Little League champ Mo’ne Davis collaborated with “social enterprise”…

Mo’ne Davis, you know, the first Little Leaguer to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, was a special guest for the basketball team the…

International sports star Genoveva Anonma revealed that she was asked to strip naked to prove her “womanhood” in front of World Cup officials. Not only was her…

International sports star Genoveva Anonma revealed that she was asked to strip naked to prove her “womanhood” in front of World Cup officials. Not only was her…