Tennis star. Tennis innovative. Celebrity of his time who appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine. A woman who also sang professionally, designed clothes, worked as a sports columnist, rubbed shoulders with movie stars and rebuilt her tennis career after a debilitating illness threatened to end it.But Madeleine Blais, in her latest book, says Alice Marble is largely forgotten today, even though she campaigned for greater equal pay and treatment for female athletes and helped break the barrier of color in tennis in the early 1950s.“Queen of the Court: The Many Lives of Alice Marble” aims to bring the former…
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Two cyclists pedal on the paved bike path through Leslie Groves Park in north Richland. Neighbors are unhappy with the city’s initial ideas for new park amenities along the Columbia River. Bob Brawdy [email protected] Richland, WashingtonRichland is rethinking plans for new parking lots, pickleball courts and other amenities at Leslie Groves Park under pressure from neighbors to keep the Columbia River waterfront as pristine as possible.Joe Schiessl, deputy city manager, told the Tri-City Herald they suspended planning for the 149-acre park after neighbors told the Richland City Council this week that providing it with amenities geared toward Human action would…
On October 15, several dog park visitors and their friends gathered at the Mad River Valley Dog Park in Warren to attend an introduction to dog park safety. Led by Janine Manninen of Green Mountain Dog Camp, this session was the first in a free three-part series held at the park. With the theme “How to Introduce Dogs to the Park,” participants learned many useful strategies for introducing dogs to the park and managing them during their stay. Eve Silverman, chairwoman of the Mad River Valley Dog Park committee, listed a few. The movement is magical!…
The Aces rallied late, then “held on” to earn a 70-69 victory over the Liberty and “win their second straight WNBA championship” in Game 4 at the Barclays Center last night. With the victory, the Aces became the first team since the 2001-2002 Sparks to win “back-to-back titles” (LAS VEGAS SUN, 10/18). Owner of Aces Marc Davis “watched with a smile” as his team celebrated its second consecutive championship. Davis is in his third season as Aces owner, and he “already has two championships to show for it.” However, Davis credited the Aces coach Becky Hammongeneral manager Nathalie Williams and…
Our relationship is based on trust. So I won’t pretend to have watched a second of the WNBA Finals last night, not when there was a baseball playoffs, Survivor, and…well, anything else. I also won’t pretend to know that the WNBA was in the finals. In fact, like most Americans, I am only vaguely aware of the existence of the WNBA, since most often the subject only appears in fantastic Bill Burr excerpts:But if you told me this is the kind of intense human drama that plays out every night in this league, I might consider watching it. That is…
With the seismic growth of women’s professional sports leagues, especially soccerit is crucial for clubs to ensure they remain as focused on labor rights and human resources as they are on winning. This is the first in a three-part series on the specific topic of parental leave. This includes leave related to birth, adoption, foster care, miscarriage, and childbirth complications. This series is intended to be a high-level overview for organizations operating in the field of women’s professional sports. This first blog covers the role of a CBA, a player contract and the club in relation to parental leave. The…
Peloton, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) announce a multi-year partnership, naming Peloton as the Official Fitness Partner of the NBA and WNBA. The collaboration will make NBA League Pass, the league’s premium live game subscription service, available to stream on compatible Peloton devices in the fitness platform’s new entertainment hub, which will launch during the NBA season 2023-24 – a one-of-a-kind Peloton. offer. The partnership will see these brands work together to leverage their fitness, lifestyle and sports expertise to create special access, offers and experiences for Peloton members and fans. As such,…
Aces’ championship victory peaked at 1.3 million viewersGetty Images Game 4 of the 2023 WNBA Finals between the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty averaged 889,000 viewers, marking the most-watched Game 4 WNBA Finals on record, and up 124% from compared to Game 4 in 2022. The Aces’ championship victory peaked at 1.3 million viewers. The entire 2023 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV on ESPN platforms averaged 728,000 viewers, making it the most-watched WNBA Finals in 20 years, and up 36% from to 2022. The 2023 WNBA playoffs on ESPN platforms also averaged 470,000 viewers, making it…
The season is now history for the Liberty after the WNBA Finals didn’t end with the championship they sought in their superteam clash against Las Vegas. So the business of the offseason is now a fascinating topic of conversation. The Liberty’s two best players, Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones, were in the running to become unrestricted free agents. But general manager Jonathan Kolb said Friday during the team’s exit interviews with the media that the plan was for Stewart to be designated as the primary player, effectively eliminating her free agency. The 2023 WNBA MVP sounded good with that. “This…
Links to the story The latest installment of the Nova Notebook looks back at the origins of Hoops Mania and some of the memories of those who were at the center of it. It’s not always easy to discern the level of enthusiasm among student-athletes. In the heat of competition, it is generally wise to stay focused on the job at hand. But bring up the theme of Villanova’s annual basketball kickoff festival, known for more than two decades as “Hoops Mania,” and the smiles quickly surface. “I was really excited every year for Hoops Mania,” says Corey…