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Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative, National Women’s Law Center,n Women’s Sports Foundation Launch ‘Demand IX’

WSF As many across the country are commemorating the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a coalition comprised of the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative, National Women’s Law Center, and the Women’s Sports Foundation are launching a national campaign to engage, galvanize and call to action. ‘Demand IX’ seeks to educate ...

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World TeamTennis announces 2018 broadcast schedule

World TeamTennis today announced an extensive television broadcast schedule that will include partnerships with ESPN, Tennis Channel, NBC Sports Regional Networks, and other regional sports networks to air more than 250 hours of programming for the 2018 season. In addition to the linear television distribution, every match will also be ...

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Sports P.R. Pioneer Alan Taylor Pens Memoir

Let’s start with the full disclosure: Alan Taylor is one of the people most responsible for my career in P.R. My work at his eponymous firm, Alan Taylor Communications (ATC), wasn’t my first job out of school, but it was the first outside of the college SID realm, introducing me ...

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Trailblazing Female Athletes and Coaches Celebrated at Women’s Sports Foundation’s 38th Annual Salute to Women in Sports

On Wednesday night, the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF)—the leading authority on the participation of women and girls in athletics — hosted the biggest night in women’s sports at its 38thAnnual Salute to Women in Sports awards gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. WSF Founder Billie Jean King and WSF President Grete Eliassen were among ...

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Mylan World TeamTennis Begins Sunday on ESPN3, Finals Live on ESPN2

The Mylan World TeamTennis (WTT) season begins Sunday, July 31, with 15 matches on ESPN3, concluding with the finals live on ESPN2 on Friday, Aug. 26. The season kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday with five-time defending champions – the Washington Kastles – facing off against a new ...

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