Shelina Zadorksy plays as a defender for both the Orlando Pride of the NWSL and the Canada women’s national team. With the CWNT, Zadorsky won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Below, she discusses Canada’s decision (before the games were officially postponed) to withhold athletes from the Tokyo Olympics, as well as howContinue reading “Shelina Zadorsky on Olympic postponement and NWSL uncertainty”
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Christine Nairn On Coming Out!
I am what people would consider a “perfectionist.” I can remember getting a 99 on a math test in 8th grade and immediately feeling a pit in my stomach. You couldn’t convince me that wasn’t a letdown. This pressure has always been self-inflicted. It’s the source of both my greatest achievements as well as myContinue reading “Christine Nairn On Coming Out!”
Who is Cindy Parlow Cone?
Following Carlos Cordeiro’s abrupt resignation as U.S. Soccer’s president, vice president Cindy Parlow Cone is now in charge of righting what appears to be a sinking ship. Cordeiro’s resignation was all but inevitable after the federation filed a legal argument in their case with the national team which claimed that the USWNT had less “skill”Continue reading “Who is Cindy Parlow Cone?”
College sports cancelled: reactions
The last few days have been entirely unprecedented in the history of college sports. Never before has the entire sports calendar been cleared of all of its most important events in a matter of hours. There’s no question that the NCAA did the right thing, as these cancellations are certain to save untold numbers ofContinue reading “College sports cancelled: reactions”
Jordan DiBiasi on her first USWNT call-up
Jordan DiBiasi is a midfielder for the Washington Spirit. The 3rd overall pick in the 2019 NWSL draft, DiBiasi played her college soccer at Stanford, where she helped the Cardinal win the 2017 College Cup. DiBiasi spoke with Just Women’s Sports from the national team’s camp in Florida, where the USWNT is training for theContinue reading “Jordan DiBiasi on her first USWNT call-up”
Becky Sauerbrunn is traded to Portland
Two-time World Cup winner and three-time NWSL defender of the year Becky Sauerbrunn is heading west. The long-rumored deal between Portland and Utah was made official on Tuesday, with the Royals receiving defender Elizabeth Ball and $100,000 in allocation money in exchange for Sauerbrunn. After trading away another USWNT defender in Emily Sonnett to theContinue reading “Becky Sauerbrunn is traded to Portland”
College softball: 10 players to watch
Sis Bates, Washington, Senior, Shortstop It’s not often that a short stop is as well known as Bates is for both her defense and her hitting. The reigning two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and two-time First Team All-American ranked fourth in the Pac-12 in hits last year and seventh in on-base percentage, allContinue reading “College softball: 10 players to watch”
Beverly Yanez’s retirement From Reign FC
Beverly Yanez joined Reign FC during the second season of the NWSL. She went on to play six seasons for the club, having previously playing abroad for INAC Kobe Leonessa in Japan. After a decade of professional soccer, Yanez announced this week that she was retiring from the sport. She sat down with JWS toContinue reading “Beverly Yanez’s retirement From Reign FC”
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