Almost a century ago, a 17-year-old American girl named Jackie Mitchell became the first female pitcher to sign a contract as a professional player. Mitchell, a minor league pitcher, even took to the mound to face the New York Yankees in an exhibition game. The story goes that this talented left-handed pitcher managed to strike … Read more
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — South Carolina State women’s basketball coach Audra Smith was fired Thursday, a day after she sued the school in federal court alleging Title IX violations and discriminatory practices at the university. Smith had led the women’s team the past four seasons when she was fired. She filed a lawsuit in response … Read more
The female presence in the NBA not only moves to the court, but also to arbitration, offices and the media. Ronald Cortes/Getty Images Becky Hammon, who has been the main female face of the league for the last five years, will play his last season in 2022 as an assistant to Gregg Popovich in the … Read more
Former WNBA stars, Becky Hammon, DeLisha Milton-Jones Y penny taylor are among eight to be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 11, it was announced Monday. They will be joined by DePaul’s current coach, Doug Brunoformer coaches Paul Sanderford Y Bob Schneiderthe collaborator Debbie Antonelli and veteran player … Read more
The Netherlands and football in general are shocked by the drift that the Overmars Case is taking. On Sunday, the scandal of the alleged sexual harassment of the general director of Ajax to colleagues within the club’s work came to light. Little by little, more intimate details of these events are becoming known. Several affected … Read more
It wasn’t too long ago that women with aspirations to work in the baseball world found themselves limited in the jobs they could realistically get. But since a series of signings that took place in November 2019, many women have joined major league teams in nearly every area of ​​the sport, including some that were … Read more
“We’ve had a lot of wonderful coaches, and we’ve had a lot of great players, but one player who gave us international respect was Lucy Harris.” Pat Summitt, Legendary Tennessee Basketball Coach In life, all Lusia Harris wanted was to be recognized. Ten days after her death, Harris is being showered with compliments and praise … Read more
One of the selections in the 1977 draft of the then New Orleans Jazz was historic. In the seventh round (position 137), said franchise chose Lucia Harris (1955-2022). That is, a woman selected to reach the NBA and play against men. Pure history. Who was Lucia Harris? Lusia Harris was an interior born in Minter … Read more
Yasiel puig has been involved again in the controversy, since this Monday, December 13, reports emerged that would have abused two other women. According to the information available, the Cuban would have carried out these actions before the 2017 Season of MLB, year in which he was still playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The … Read more
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has put his father’s name up high in recent seasons of MLB, being second place in the race for the American League MVP this 2021 remembering in many respects Super Vlad, who is a member of the Hall of Fame. But nevertheless, Vladdy Jr. or “El Negro” how his father tells him … Read more
