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espnW's mission is to serve women as fans and athletes. espnW.com provides an engaging environment thatoffers total access to female athletes and the sports they play, takes fans inside the biggest events, and shares a unique point of view on the sports storiesthat matter most to women.
Founded in July, 2010, espnW lives across television, films, events, digital and social platforms. The annual espnW: Women + Sports Summit is the leading event of its kind in the sports industry. The Women’s Sports Foundation is a charity of choice for espnW.
We love sports because...
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Our own Julie Foudy says it best:
- When outsiders say you can't, the team says we can.
- People who take shortcuts eventually finish last.
- If you believe, you can achieve.
- We celebrate others (and life could use more of that).
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- Good pain is hard to find.
- We discover what truly matters in the soul of a teammate.
- We learn how to be comfortable in uncomfortable situations.
- Mediocrity has no place to hide.
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- You understand that pressure is a privilege.
- Confidence follows.
- Or you learn to fake it 'til you make it.
- Hard work becomes a habit.
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- That feeling of BRING IT ON, when you know you are fit and ready.
- Risk is indeed rewarded.
- You teach the butterflies to fly in formation.
- Discipline matters.
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- We learn that TOGETHER we are always stronger.
- Dreams aren't crazy, just courageous.
- The older I get, the better I was.
Our Contributors
Val Ackerman
Val Ackerman served as the WNBA's first president for eight years, before becoming the first female president of USA Basketball in 2005. During her term with USAB, both the men's and women's U.S. teams won gold at the Beijing Olympics. A graduate of UCLA's law school, she's currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University and serves as the U.S. representative to FIBA. She and her husband have two daughters.
- Man Up: Val Ackerman talks with sports TV consultant Neal Pilson
(04/20/2013) - Man Up: Val Ackerman talks with former NHL GM Brian Burke
(04/03/2013)
Gretchen Bleiler
Gretchen Bleiler is a four-time winner of the Winter X Games Halfpipe competition and a 2006 Winter Olympic silver medalist.
- Burke's accident leaves questions in its wake
(01/14/2012) - Burke's accident leaves questions in its wake
(01/16/2012)
Tamika Catchings
Tamika Catchings was a four-time All-American for Tennessee. A six-time WNBA All-Star and five-time Defensive Player of the Year for the Indiana Fever, Catchings is also a three-time Olympic gold medalist.
- Catchings: 'Pat Summitt is one remarkable woman'
(04/19/2012) - Back in the Games
(04/04/2012)
Graham Hays
Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999.
- Hays: Sooners continue to rule power rankings
(04/30/2013) - Hays: Wisconsin's Massei finds motivation in softball
(04/25/2013)
Kate Fagan
- Fagan: What exactly does it mean to be an openly gay athlete?
(04/19/2013) - Fagan: Liberty's Young motivated by late coaches' message
(04/16/2013)
Julie Foudy
During her stellar 17 years on the U.S. national soccer team, Julie Foudy won two World Cups and three Olympic medals (two gold, one silver). Foudy captained the national team for 13 years. A 2007 inductee into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame, Foudy now works as an analyst for ABC/ESPN and for NBC Olympics. She is also director of the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academies, a motivational speaker, and proud mother of Isabel and Declan.
- Foudy: Will latest women's pro soccer league be a success?
(04/13/2013) - Foudy: Filming 'The '99ers' reminds me how much I miss the team
(02/19/2013)
Rebecca Lobo
Rebecca Lobo won the 1995 Naismith National Player of the Year Award after leading the University of Connecticut women's basketball team to its first national championship. She was the youngest member of the 1996 gold-medal-winning Olympic team, and now, after seven seasons in the WNBA, she covers basketball for ESPN. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, Steve Rushin, and their three children.
- Lobo: Terps weather injuries, come out on top
(02/08/2013) - Lobo: Stage set for Duke to prove itself
(01/20/2013)
Jane McManus
Jane McManus has covered New York sports since 1998 and began covering football just before Brett Favre's stint with the Jets. Her work has appeared in Newsday, USA Today, The Journal News and The New York Times. Follow Jane on Twitter.
- McManus: Mary Cain finds her stride with a coach
(04/29/2013) - McManus: Patterson took unlikely path to NFL
(04/26/2013)
Jessica Mendoza
Jessica Mendoza is a softball player for the National Pro Fastpitch team the Florida Pride, a two-time Olympic medalist, former Women's Sports Foundation president, mother, an ESPN color analyst, athletic ambassador for Team Darfur and a board member of the National Education Association Foundation.
- Natasha Watley's winning moment
(05/23/2012) - Mendoza: Breaking down the softball regionals
(05/14/2012)
Elizabeth Merrill
- Merrill: From Boston to OKC, a race is finished
(04/29/2013) - NFL draft: Tales from the green room
(04/27/2013)
Summer Sanders
Summer Sanders was the most decorated U.S. swimmer at the 1992 Olympics, winning four medals (two gold, one silver and one bronze). She has appeared on a plethora of television programs as a correspondent and host, and is currently on air with the Pac-12 Network. She is married to Olympic skier Erik Schlopy and is currently starring in her greatest role, as Skye and Spider's mom.
- Summer Sanders hits Boston
(04/17/2013) - Summer Sanders hits Boston
(04/12/2013)
Michelle Smith
- Smith: UConn freshman Breanna Stewart is next big thing
(04/09/2013) - Smith: Cardinals' Slaughter finds confidence at right time
(04/08/2013)
Sarah Spain
Sarah Spain is a SportsCenter Anchor for Chicago's ESPN1000 and a reporter for ESPNChicago.com. She's a proud Cornell alum and a huge Chicago sports fan. You can follow her on Twitter @SarahSpain.
- TWSS: Hey Skylar, dig this list of demands
(05/01/2013) - W Debate: What's next for free agent Tim Tebow
(04/29/2013)
Mechelle Voepel
- Voepel: For Jiyai Shin, Kingsmill win a turning point
(05/01/2013) - 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' has always existed in sports media
(05/01/2013)
Our Advisory Panel
Gretchen Bleiler
Donna Carpenter
Tamika Catchings
Kerry Chandler
Christine Driessen
Ann Meyers Drysdale
Sue Enquist
Julie Foudy
Dr. Henry Friedman
Ilana Kloss
Leslie LaFronz
Dr. Nicole LaVoi
Lori LeBas
Jessica Mendoza
Dr. Jordan Metzl
Alana Nichols
Susan O'Day
Russ Rose
Summer Sanders
Amy Stanton
Dr. Kevin Stone
Hannah Storm
Judy Sweet
John Walsh
