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  • • Report: Becky Hammon makes history by becoming finalist for Blazers head coach
    Becky Hammon is a finalist for the Portland Trail Blazers’ open head coaching job, according to Shams Charania and Sam Amick of The Athletic. This makes Hammon the first woman to get this far in an NBA coaching search. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski also reported on Hammon getting another interview, with Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach […] The post Report: Becky Hammon makes hist...2021
  • • Spurs' Becky Hammon to interview for head coaching position with Trail Blazers, Magic, per report
    Earlier this season, Hammon became the first woman to act as head coach...2021
  • Browns' Callie Brownson convicted of operating vehicle while impaired
    • Browns' Callie Brownson convicted of operating vehicle while impaired
    Brownson, who made history in 2020 as the first woman to coach an NFL game on the sidelines, will not be fired....2021
  • • Wizards Hire Dr. Katherine Evans to Run Analytics Department
    The Washington Wizards continue to make historical moves within the franchise. One month after replacing their team jerseys for statement t-shirts in their team photo to promote social justice, the team hired the first woman to head the research and analytics department of an NBA franchise. Monumental Basketball announced the hiring of Dr. Katherine Evans […] The post Wizards Hire Dr. Kather...2021
  • • Taya Currie, 16, becomes first woman drafted in OHL history
    The Sarnia Sting selected the goaltender with the 267th pick in the draft...2021
  • Evans hired to run Wizards' analytics in NBA first
    • Evans hired to run Wizards' analytics in NBA first
    Katherine Evans is joining the Wizards as the first woman to head the research or analytics department of an NBA franchise....2021
  • • Cannon Blasts: Some offseason/postseason questions
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Some topics to debate, and more of this week’s links As the Columbus Blue Jackets offseason continues, and the Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway, I have some burning questions and topics to discuss: What impact will John Davidson’s return have? The big news of the last week is the return of John Davidson as President of Hockey Operations for the Blue Jac...2021
  • • NFL: We are monitoring “deeply disturbing” allegations against Deshaun Watson
    The first woman to file a lawsuit accusing Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault revealed her identity and spoke to the media at a press conference with lawyer Tony Buzbee on Tuesday. Ashley Solis called herself “a survivor of assault and harassment” at the hands of Watson, who faces 21 other civil lawsuits alleging [more]...2021
  • Ashley Solis becomes first woman to publicly accuse Deshaun Watson of sexual assault, harassment
    • Ashley Solis becomes first woman to publicly accuse Deshaun Watson of sexual assault, harassment
    Solis, a Houston-based massage therapist, spoke with media members in a news conference Tuesday....2021
  • Ashley Solis becomes first woman to publicly discuss allegations vs. Deshaun Watson
    • Ashley Solis becomes first woman to publicly discuss allegations vs. Deshaun Watson
    Ashley Solis said she has suffered from panic attacks, anxiety and depression over the past year....2021

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  • • Cannon Blasts: Some offseason/postseason questions
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Some topics to debate, and more of this week’s links As the Columbus Blue Jackets offseason continues, and the Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway, I have some burning questions and topics to discuss: What impact will John Davidson’s return have? The big news of the last week is the return of John Davidson as President of Hockey Operations for the Blue Jac...2021
  • • Morning Flurries: the Avalanche are a top 5 team in the NHL
    MONTREAL, QC - DECEMBER 5: Goalies Pavel Francouz #39 and Philipp Grubauer #31 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrate after defeating the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL game at the Bell Centre on December 5, 2019 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. | Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images and their sights set on first in the West. The Avs According to the standings this morning, following back-to...2019
  • • Coyne Schofield 1st woman in skills competition
    With Nathan MacKinnon out of Friday night's NHL All-Stars skills competition with an undisclosed injury, he was replaced by Kendall Coyne Schofield. A member of the U.S. women's national team, she's the first woman to compete in the event....2019
  • • Coyne to be 1st woman in NHL skills competition
    With Nathan MacKinnon out of Friday night's NHL All-Stars skills competition with an undisclosed injury, he'll be replaced by Kendall Coyne. A member of the U.S. women's national team, she's the first woman in the competition....2019
  • • Wills' Last Ride? America's Goalie Hopes Next Generation Ushers Lacrosse into Olympics
    At age 14, Devon Wills could clear the ball 50 yards up the field on the run with her non-dominant left hand. By high school, she cruised through workouts required of the U.S. and Canadian women’s national teams. But it wasn’t until she met Danielle Gallagher and Susan Stuart that Wills, a Denver native who grew up dreaming of playing Olympic ice hockey, realized lacrosse would be her life’s calli...2017
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Kaepernick Has Black Players Examining Place in MLB
    2016
  • • Redskins' Dr. Robin West Becomes 1st Female Head Physician in NFL
    2016
  • • The Past, Present and Future of Women and the NFL's 'Boys Club'
    2016
  • • NBA All-Star Game 2016 Rosters: Starters, Reserves, Injury Updates on Top Stars
    2016
  • • Atlanta Radio Host Unloads Ugly Twitter Tantrum on Female ESPN MLB Analyst
    2015

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  • • The Can-Do Kid: Becky Hammon's Incredible Journey from Rapid City to the NBA
    2014

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First Woman trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Taya Currie, 16, becomes first woman drafted in OHL history
    The Sarnia Sting selected the goaltender with the 267th pick in the draft...2021
  • • Cannon Blasts: Some offseason/postseason questions
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Some topics to debate, and more of this week’s links As the Columbus Blue Jackets offseason continues, and the Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway, I have some burning questions and topics to discuss: What impact will John Davidson’s return have? The big news of the last week is the return of John Davidson as President of Hockey Operations for the Blue Jac...2021
  • • Former UMass Lacrosse Star Hannah Burnett Loving Life as NFL Scout
    When the news broke in July that the New York Giants had just hired the first woman in the NFL franchise’s 95-year history to work full-time in its scouting department and that she played college lacrosse at UMass, you might have assumed Bill Belichick had something to do with it. All roads intersecting football and lacrosse seem to lead back to New England. But Hannah Burnett has never encountere...2020
  • • Jessica Mendoza resigns from job with Mets, will move to new ESPN role
    Jessica Mendoza is making some significant changes in her professional career. The New York Mets announced on Friday that they are parting ways with Mendoza, who previously worked for the team as a special advisor. Mendoza resigned from that position and signed a contract extension with ESPN, though she will no longer be part of the network’s “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcast. ESPN says Mendoza wi...2020
  • • Giants hire Alyssa Nakken, MLB's first full-time female coach
    The Giants finalized their coaching staff with Thursday's announcements that Alyssa Nakken and Mark Hallberg have been hired as major league assistant coaches.  Nakken becomes the first woman to ever hold a full-time coaching position on a big-league team, after working for the Giants in various organizational roles since 2014. Nakken was a first baseman for Sacramento State, earning All-Conferenc...2020
  • EXCLUSIVE: Carli Lloyd Has Received An Offer From An NFL Team To Kick In A Preseason Game
    • EXCLUSIVE: Carli Lloyd Has Received An Offer From An NFL Team To Kick In A Preseason Game
    Lloyd has been offered the chance to make history by becoming the first woman to play in a National Football League preseason game....2019
  • • Warriors draft first woman player into NBA 2K esports league
    After over three hours of sitting, waiting and stressing, Chiquita Evans heard her name called. She stood, smiled and put on a Warriors cap, striding to the stage backed by the loudest applause of the night....2019
  • • Warriors draft first woman into NBA 2K league
    Chiquita Evans has become the first woman drafted into the NBA 2K League....2019
  • • Browns reportedly interested in Condoleezza Rice as head coaching candidate
    The Cleveland Browns are in the early stages of finding a new head coach for 2019 and beyond, and they are reportedly interested in speaking with a former United States Secretary of State about the job. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Browns want to interview Condoleezza Rice as part of their head coaching search. General manager John Dorsey said last week that the team is considering hirin...2018
  • • ESPN columnist criticizes colleague Bill Barnwell, accuses him of secretly consulting for the Browns
    ESPN 850 WKNR personality Tony Grossi wrote a peculiar column on ESPN Cleveland Friday.In that column, Grossi professed that the Browns should draft Myles Garrett with the No. 1 overall pick but predicted that the team will instead pick a quarterback because of the “Harvard think tank” in the front office that “scrambles the brain of the head coach.”It’s clear that Grossi is no fan of advanced sta...2017

First Woman stats and results

  • • Sarah Fuller becomes first woman to score in Power Five game
    Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play in a Power Five game two weeks ago. On Saturday, she became the first woman to score in a Power Five game. Fuller kicked two extra points in Vanderbilt’s 42-17 loss to Tennessee. “I was just excited,” Fuller said, via NFL Media. “I was so [more]...2020
  • • Florence Schelling’s GM announcement means big things for pro hockey
    Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Schelling becomes the first woman to be named General Manager of a men’s pro hockey team The hockey world has been a little bereft of news lately (and that includes the Avalanche world!). So forgive me for veering a little off topic from the happenings in the mile high city for now — although the news that former Swiss national team goaltender Florence Schelling...2020
  • • Morning Flurries: the Avalanche are a top 5 team in the NHL
    MONTREAL, QC - DECEMBER 5: Goalies Pavel Francouz #39 and Philipp Grubauer #31 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrate after defeating the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL game at the Bell Centre on December 5, 2019 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. | Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images and their sights set on first in the West. The Avs According to the standings this morning, following back-to...2019
  • • Pistons' Kennard is no longer cool hand Luke
    Luke Kennard might be the latest Pistons wing to play his way out of the starting small forward spot, as I noted in the Detroit Free Press. Kennard has scored just 24 points over the last six games after a 28-point outing in Philadelphia. The second-year swingman out of Duke was benched during the second half of a 98-95 home loss to Atlanta on Sunday. Stanley Johnson and Glenn Robinson III were al...2018
  • • Becky Hammon set to interview for Bucks head coaching job
    Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon will become the first woman to interview for an NBA head coaching job next week when she meets with the Bucks. While the former WNBA star only has four years as an assistant coach to her credit, many feel she has gained traction to be a serious head coaching candidate, Ansar Khan of MLive.com writes.It remains unlikely that Hammon is hired as a head coach this su...2018
  • • ESPN columnist criticizes colleague Bill Barnwell, accuses him of secretly consulting for the Browns
    ESPN 850 WKNR personality Tony Grossi wrote a peculiar column on ESPN Cleveland Friday.In that column, Grossi professed that the Browns should draft Myles Garrett with the No. 1 overall pick but predicted that the team will instead pick a quarterback because of the “Harvard think tank” in the front office that “scrambles the brain of the head coach.”It’s clear that Grossi is no fan of advanced sta...2017
  • • NBA CBA Negotiations: Latest News, Rumors on Labor Talks
    2016
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Kaepernick Has Black Players Examining Place in MLB
    2016
  • • Future in question for Dale Jr.'s beloved Daytona 500 car, 'Amelia'
    Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn't know if he will get another chance to drive the beloved restrictor-plate car that he piloted to two dominant wins last season.The car, dubbed "Amelia" in honor of the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, suffered heavy damage to its front end with a head-on wreck into the inside wall on Lap 182 of 200 of Sunday's Daytona 500.Earnhardt, who had been fast througho...2016
  • • NBA All-Star Game 2016 Rosters: Starters, Reserves, Injury Updates on Top Stars
    2016

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  • Who is the female referee in Super Bowl 2021? Meet Sarah Thomas, the NFL's first woman official
    • Who is the female referee in Super Bowl 2021? Meet Sarah Thomas, the NFL's first woman official
    Sarah Thomas becomes the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl on Feb. 7, 2021. Her daughter will be watching from home and wants to be a ref, just like her mother....2021
  • • Becky Hammon Reveals Gregg Popovich’s Message After Ejection In Spurs-Lakers
    Becky Hammon probably won’t forget Dec. 30, 2020. The San Antonio Spurs assistant coach became the first woman to serve in a head coach role during an NBA regular season game Wednesday night when Gregg Popovich was ejected during the second quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers. It was a monumental moment, given a woman […] The post Becky Hammon Reveals Gregg Popovich’s Message ...2021
  • • Becky Hammon Makes History As First Woman To Serve As NBA Head Coach
    Gregg Popovich getting ejected Wednesday night paved the way for Becky Hammon to make history. The Spurs head coach was tossed from San Antonio’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second quarter, meaning Hammonn stepped in for the remainder of the game. Even though it was for a brief moment, Hammon — a […] The post Becky Hammon Makes History As First Woman To Serve As NB...2020
  • • Spurs’ Rudy Gay’s NSFW reaction to Becky Hammon coaching
    San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon made history Wednesday night when she became the first woman in NBA history to serve as head coach. Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected in the second quarter, appointing Hammon to take over in his stead. It was a fairly monumental moment and well-deserved for Hammon after seven […] The post Spurs’ Rudy Gay’s NSFW reaction to Becky ...2020
  • • LeBron James applauds historic moment for Spurs assistant Becky Hammon and the NBA
    Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James had nothing but praise for San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon, as she became the first woman to serve as a head coach for an NBA team after Gregg Popovich was ejected last night. “It’s a beautiful thing just to hear her barking out calls, barking out sets… She’s […] The post LeBron James applauds historic moment for Spurs assistant Becky ...2020
  • • Reactions To Kim Ng Hiring
    The Miami Marlins set baseball aflutter with their momentous hiring of Kim Ng as their general manager. Accolades have poured in for Ng, who becomes the first woman and the first Asian-American to hold the position of GM. Those diminishing the gravity of this hire have been appropriately shouted down, like the Athletic’s Britt Ghiroli…...2020
  • • Former UMass Lacrosse Star Hannah Burnett Loving Life as NFL Scout
    2020
  • • Morning Flurries: the Avalanche are a top 5 team in the NHL
    2019
  • • The NBA's coaching renaissance is in full effect
    When the Dallas Mavericks hired Jenny Boucek as an assistant coach this offseason, they made franchise history. Not only did the organization hire its first woman in a coaching position, but Dallas also hired, by extension, its first baby. Boucek, who coached in the WNBA for nearly two decades before joining the NBA as a player development coach for the Kings in 2017, is expecting her first child ...2018
  • • Wills' Last Ride? America's Goalie Hopes Next Generation Ushers Lacrosse into Olympics
    2017

Top First Woman news

  • • Chiefs-Cardinals game features NFL's first woman ref, assistant coach
    Once a men's-only world, the NFL entered a new era Saturday night, when Jen Welter became the first woman to coach an NFL game and Sarah Thomas became the first woman to work as a full-time on-field official....2015
  • • 'American Sniper' widow reveals reason behind late husband's passion for Dale Jr.
    On hand Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway where she became the first woman to receive the track's annual Stonewall Jackson Award for demonstrating the highest standards of patriotism, the widow of well-known Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" Chris Kyle revealed a couple little-known facts about her heroic husband....2015
  • • Jen Welter Hired by Cardinals, Believed to Be 1st Female Coach in NFL
    2015
  • • Alyssa Nakken gets reps coaching 1B for Giants
    San Francisco's Alyssa Nakken became the first woman to coach in an on-field capacity during a major league game when she took over as Giants first-base coach during the late innings of Monday night's exhibition game....2020
  • • Mendoza signs ESPN extension, leaves Mets job
    Jessica Mendoza, an analyst on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball since 2015, has reached a multiyear extension and will become the first woman to serve as a solo analyst on national baseball telecasts....2020
  • • Becky Hammon Becomes 1st Female Named to NBA All-Star Coaching Staff
    2016
  • • Nancy Lieberman to Be Kings Assistant Coach: Latest Details, Reaction
    2015
  • • Becky Hammon coaches Spurs to Summer League title
    Becky Hammon not only is the first female head coach in Summer League, she's the first woman to lead a team to a title....2015
  • • Best of Bake: 'American Sniper' widow discusses husband's affinity for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
    Taya Kyle, widow of well-known Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" Chris Kyle, speaks at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Daniel Shirey(Note: As 2015 comes to an end, we're looking back at some of the top Shake and Bake stories of the year. The following was originally published on May 25.)On hand Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway where she became the first woman to receive the track's annual Stonewa...2015
  • • Cardinals make history by hiring NFL's first female coach for preseason
    Jen Welter is believed to be the first woman to hold an NFL coaching position of any kind....2015
  • • The Can-Do Kid: Becky Hammon's Incredible Journey from Rapid City to the NBA
    2014
  • • Jen Welter Becomes First Female NFL Coach and Few in Football Will Care
    2015
  • • Cards hire Jen Welter as first female assistant coach
    The Cardinals hired Jen Welter of the Indoor Football League as the first woman to hold a coaching position in the NFL. Hear what coach Bruce Arians has to say about breaking the league's gender barrier....2015
  • • Mowins to be first woman on MNF play-by-play
    Mowins to be first woman on MNF play-by-play...2017

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  • • Cannon Blasts: Some offseason/postseason questions
    2021
  • • Sarah Thomas will be first woman official at Super Bowl; Carl Cheffers to ref
    The NFL announced the officiating crew for Super Bowl LV on Tuesday. Carl Cheffers has been named the referee for the game. He was the referee for Super Bowl LI and has officiated 17 playoff games over the course of his career. Down judge Sarah Thomas will be part of Cheffers’ crew. Thomas will be [more]...2021
  • • ESPN's Burke adds to milestones with playoffs
    ESPN's Doris Burke will become the first woman to serve as a game analyst on a network TV or radio broadcast this deep into the postseason when she calls the NBA conference finals and NBA Finals for ESPN Radio....2020
  • • Former UMass Lacrosse Star Hannah Burnett Loving Life as NFL Scout
    2020
  • Dean Blandino remembers hiring Sarah Thomas in 2015
    • Dean Blandino remembers hiring Sarah Thomas in 2015
    Sarah Thomas becomes first woman to officiate an NFL playoff game. Dean Blandino remembers hiring Thomas in 2015....2019
  • • Thomas becomes 1st woman to ref playoff game
    Sarah Thomas is the first woman to work an NFL playoff game as an on-field official....2019
  • Sarah Thomas 1st female on-field NFL playoff game official
    • Sarah Thomas 1st female on-field NFL playoff game official
    Sarah Thomas is the first woman to work an NFL playoff game as an on-field official...2019
  • Sarah Thomas 1st female on-field NFL playoff game official
    • Sarah Thomas 1st female on-field NFL playoff game official
    Sarah Thomas is the first woman to work an NFL playoff game as an on-field official         ...2019
  • • Pistons' Kennard is no longer cool hand Luke
    2018
  • Former women's hockey player AJ Mleczko breaks the ice as TV analyst for NHL playoff games
    • Former women's hockey player AJ Mleczko breaks the ice as TV analyst for NHL playoff games
    AJ Mleczko, a former U.S. hockey Olympian, is the first woman to work NHL playoff games as an in-booth TV analyst.         ...2018

First Woman rumors, scandals

  • • NFL: We are monitoring “deeply disturbing” allegations against Deshaun Watson
    2021
  • • Ashley Solis becomes first woman to publicly accuse Deshaun Watson of sexual assault, harassment
    2021
  • • Morning Flurries: the Avalanche are a top 5 team in the NHL
    2019
  • • Kendall Coyne ruled the All-Star skills competition and smashed an icy barrier
    The Team USA speedster was the first woman ever to officially take part in an All-Star event and she ended up shocking the hockey world with her hops. Save your excuses, haters. The post Kendall Coyne ruled the All-Star skills competition and smashed an icy barrier appeared first on TheHockeyNews....2019
  • • Wills' Last Ride? America's Goalie Hopes Next Generation Ushers Lacrosse into Olympics
    2017
  • • ESPN columnist criticizes colleague Bill Barnwell, accuses him of secretly consulting for the Browns
    2017
  • • Clint Hurdle Says He Believes Female Player Will Make MLB Team in Future
    2016
  • • The Past, Present and Future of Women and the NFL's 'Boys Club'
    2016
  • • Jessica Mendoza joins ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball full time
    ESPN announced on Wednesday that former softball player and two-time Olympic gold medalist Jessica Mendoza is joining the “Sunday Night Baseball” crew as a full-time analyst for the upcoming season. Mendoza and Aaron Boone will work alongside play-by-play commentator Dan Shulman. Sideline reporter Buster Olney will remain in his current role. Mendoza replaced Curt Schilling on the “Sunday Night Ba...2016
  • • Radio host goes on sexist rant against ESPN's Jessica Mendoza
    Former softball player and two-time Olympic Gold medalist Jessica Mendoza on Tuesday night became the first woman to work as an analyst for an MLB playoff game when she was part of the ESPN AL Wild Card broadcast team. Her role during the Houston Astros’ win over the New York Yankees infuriated a shock jock...Read More...2015

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