Author Archives: David Bennett

You had an awesome career at Maryland. What initially drew you to the school? Maryland wasn’t even my dream school at first. It was actually the last school I visited. When I was going through the recruiting process my dad made me visit all of the schools that were looking at me so I wentContinue reading “Alex Aust talks lacrosse’s Olympic ambitions, building a personal brand”

Welcome to the big time.  With the 28th overall pick in this year’s WNBA draft, the Indiana Fever elevated Kamiah Smalls to the professional stage. “All we did was scream because we were so excited,” Small said. “I felt like it was so much better for me at that moment because I wasn’t expecting it.”Continue reading “Kamiah Smalls is ready for the big leagues”

The National Women’s Soccer League is making plans to return to the field by mid-May, according to Steven Goff of the Washington Post. While the specifics have yet to be determined, the league is projecting training camps to begin May 16 with the season starting without fans on June 27. As NWSL Players Association directorContinue reading “NWSL hopes to reopen training camps May 16”

Imani McGee-Stafford is a professional basketball player who recently announced her decision to take a two-year hiatus from the WNBA in order to pursue a law degree from Southwestern Law School in LA. A University of Texas graduate, McGee-Stafford was drafted 10th overall in the 2016 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky. Named to theContinue reading “Imani McGee-Stafford talks stepping away from the WNBA to pursue her law degree”

In an interview with The New York Times, Olympic champion Laurie Hernandez detailed the years of emotional and verbal abuse she suffered under coach Maggie Haney. USA Gymnastics has now suspended Haney from the sport for eight years. The interview sheds light on abuse that, according to Hernandez, “was all just so twisted that IContinue reading “Olympic Champion Laurie Hernandez details coach’s abuse”

The WPLL is the first and only women’s professional lacrosse league. Michele DeJuliis is the CEO and founder of the league. On April 14th, the league announced that it was cancelling its 2020 season due to the coronavirus. The season was originally intended to begin on June 13th. Below, DeJuliis discusses what went into thatContinue reading “WPLL CEO explains season cancellation”

USA Gymnastics has suspended elite coach Maggie Haney from the sport for eight years after multiple athletes claimed that she verbally and emotionally abused them.    The accusations – which included forcing athletes to train through serious injuries – were laid out during two months of hearings in front of an independent panel. Olympic champion LaurieContinue reading “USA Gymnastics suspends coach Maggie Haney for 8 years”

On an Instagram Live chat with Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu discussed her life since becoming the WNBA’s No. 1 draft pick on April 17. For the former Oregon guard, it was a dream come true.  “People had been talking about it the entire year I was playing [at Oregon] –Continue reading “Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart: Ducks would’ve won”

Ashley Hoffman plays as a midfielder for Team USA Field Hockey. A graduate of North Carolina, she helped lead the team to a national championship and won the Honda Sports Award as the nation’s best player in 2018. Below, she talks with Just Women’s Sports about Team USA’s failure to qualify for the upcoming Olympics,Continue reading “Ashley Hoffman talks Team USA’s Olympic failure”