US Olympian Tori Bowie’s Tragic Death from Childbirth Complications The 32-year-old world champion sprinter and three-time Olympic medalist, Tori Bowie, died in May due to complications from childbirth, according to an autopsy report by the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office. Bowie was estimated to be eight months pregnant and undergoing labor at the time of […]
Breanna Stewart: A Beacon of Motherhood in Pro Sports Two-time WNBA champion, MVP, and Olympic gold medalist Breanna Stewart is blazing a trail in women’s basketball, and now, in motherhood as well. Her recent announcement of expecting a second child with her wife, Marta Xargay, is yet another reminder of the challenges that female pro […]
W.N.B.A. Coach Becky Hammon Suspended for Pregnancy Comments: A Continuation of Double Standards in Sports The suspension of Becky Hammon, coach of Las Vegas Aces, by the Women’s National Basketball Association (W.N.B.A.), for comments made to All-Star forward Dearica Hamby, have once again brought to light the pervasive double standards related to pregnancy in sports. […]