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Sue Barker breaks down in tears at Wimbledon as colleague John McEnroe leads tributes

Wimbledon legend Sue Barker couldn't hide her emotion as tennis star John McEnroe told her the players would be 'lost without her' as she retires from commentating on the tournament

Daily Mirror · Jul 3, 2022

Sue Barker in tears as emotional tribute is paid before her Wimbledon farewell

BBC tennis icon Sue Barker was celebrated on Centre Court as she prepares to step down from leading the coverage of Wimbledon following the conclusion of the 2022 tournament

Daily Mirror · Jul 3, 2022

Grand slam greats mark Wimbledon Centre Court centenary

Twenty-six previous champions, including Sir Andy Murray, Venus Williams and Billie Jean King, took to the grass in a short ceremony ahead of play.

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022

‘It means so much’: Celebrities share their abortion stories after Roe v Wade

The US Supreme Court ended almost 50 years of constitutional protection for women by overtuning Roe v Wade. Celebrities shared their stories in response.

The New Daily · Jul 1, 2022

'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s

Peanuts was a place where female athletes saw their presence on the playing field explicitly supported.

WEKU · Jun 26, 2022

Lightfoot’s hope for next 50 years of Title IX is more women in leadership roles

Mayor, first lady Eshleman announced Chicago Title IX week is coming in July

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 25, 2022

WNBA, NWSL, athletes react after United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade

Sports leagues and high-profile athletes are speaking out against the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn the 50-year-old abortion law decision.

ABC News · Jun 24, 2022

Athletes react to the Supreme Court's abortion decision

U.S. national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe is among a group of leading sports figures who have expressed anger over the Supreme Court’s decision to strip the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion, decrying an erosion of rights that women have had for a generation

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

WNBA players, sports legends react to Supreme Court’s abortion decision

LOS ANGELES — Anger, frustration and broken heart emojis began filling the Twitter and Instagram feeds of athletes on Friday morning.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 24, 2022

Helene Elliott: Billie Jean King on how Title IX went from near 'accident' to life-changing force

LOS ANGELES — Nowhere in the lone sentence that comprises Title IX, the 1972 law that forbids discrimination, denial of benefits or exclusion on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that receives federal financial assistance, does the word "sports" appear.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 23, 2022