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As a Kid, She Raced Go-Karts. Now She's NASCAR's 1st Arab American Woman Driver
Toni Breidinger, the first Arab American woman to compete in NASCAR, recently raced at Daytona for the first time. She talked with LX News about coming up in the sport, racing Go-karts with her twin sister, and why her friends don’t want her to drive them around.
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‘Clap It Up': How Peloton Superstar Jess Sims is Building Strength and Community
You know her as the incredibly popular Peloton instructor with fans worldwide, but Jess Sims is so much more. Hannah Donnelly sat down with the Peabody native for the series #onhermark.
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4 Female Olympians Launch New Media Platform To Highlight Women in Sports
These athletes have eight Olympic gold medals, four WNBA Championship titles and two World Cup wins between them, but Alex Morgan, Chloe Kim, Simone Manuel and Sue Bird noticed something they’re lacking. It’s actually something the entire world lacks — adequate coverage of women in sports. But rather than simply complain about it, this quartet of athletic icons from...
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Alexi Pappas Is ‘Bravey' With New Memoir
Alexi Pappas is an Olympic runner, award-winning actor and writer. Her new memoir “Bravey” debuted at #1 in the sports and film category. She’s done all of this by age 30. Hannah Donnelly sat down with the force of nature to talk about how she does it.
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ESPN's GOAT Tweet Snubbed Female Athletes. From Simone to Serena, Here Are Our 7 Picks
In a now-deleted tweet ESPN posted a graphic created by an artist on Instagram meant to highlight the Greatest of All Time in the world of sports. The image included Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Tiger Woods and more standing in a stadium mingling with a few actual goats. But where were the women?
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Olympic Hockey Star Meghan Duggan, a Danvers Native, Reveals Hopes for Females in Sports
After fourteen years on the U.S. National Team, three Olympic medals and a win in the boardroom, Danvers native Meghan Duggan has left an undeniable mark on the game of hockey....
But it was more than the points and medals. Meghan was a leader on and off the ice, leaving the sport better than she found it....
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The Inside Story of Kobe Bryant's Final Public Show of Support for Women Athletes
In one of Kobe Bryant’s final public photos, the basketball legend is wearing an orange WNBA hoodie that speaks volumes about his support for women athletes. Eb Jones, a content and influencer consultant, joined LX News to share the inside story about how that moment happened.
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Beyond Serena: From Baseball to NASCAR These are the Most Powerful Female Executives in Sports
Kim Ng is shattering barriers but she’s hardly alone. While not a comprehensive list, these are among the most powerful women working within the sports industry today.
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Surfing Is Leading the U.S. Sports World in Equal Pay for Women — Here's How They Did It
Surfing became the first major U.S.-based pro sport to require equal pay for women in 2019 – setting a standard that other sports have yet to follow. Sophie Goldschmidt, the former CEO of the World Surf League, helps explain how the sport got to this point and how they plan to make it sustainable for generations to come.
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Her Playbook: How the 49ers' Hannah Gordon Is Changing the Game On and Off the Field
49ers Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel Hannah Gordon discusses her new book and the need for more diversity and inclusion in sports.