Award-winning sports journalist Nancy Armour interviews icons, Olympians, and trailblazers in this eight-part series exploring how women have revolutionized sports as we know it, and the ripple effects they have on society as a whole. USA TODAY Sports is joined by Laurie Hernandez, Muffet McGraw, Nneka Ogwumike, Doris Burke and more. These women are journalists, coaches, and athletes from a variety of sports, including football, gymnastics, soccer, and BMX freestyle. Each have had very different lives and careers, but every single one of them offers fresh and interesting insight into how women have fought to shape the world of sports, and what they think still needs to be done. From the pressbox to the podium, this is how women are Changing the Game.
As a Black woman in an overwhelmingly white sport, Simone Manuel knows her experiences and opinions on racism and inclusion carry weight. But she’s tired of talking. Addressing systemic racism is a societal problem and, if it’s going to be fixed, everyone needs to be part of the conversation.
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16 Jul 2020
S1E8: Tierna Davidson Upholds the Tradition
When Tierna Davidson earned a spot on last summer’s World Cup squad, she knew what was expected. Dominance on the field, of course, as the defender was the youngest member of the team that won a fourth World Cup title. But strength off of it, too, as Davidson has joined her teammates in using her platform to advocate for women, the LGBTQ community and people of color.
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14 Jul 2020TRANSCRIPT
S1E7: Jen Welter Doesn’t Want to be Last
Jen Welter was the first woman to coach in the NFL, hired five years ago as a training camp assistant with the Arizona Cardinals. But momentous as her hiring was, it’s the women who’ve come after her that make Welter so proud. Being first is great. Not being the last is even better.
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9 Jul 2020
S1E6: Cheyenne Woods Finds Her Way
Cheyenne Woods doesn’t want anyone else to define her. As a professional golfer and with her last name, she knows the questions are unavoidable. But she’s found a way to establish her own identity, to make a mark in her own way.
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7 Jul 2020
S1E5: Chelsea Wolfe Wants In on the (Olympic) Games
Chelsea Wolfe just wants equal treatment. As a female BMX freestyle rider, she and her fellow competitors have been excluded from their sport’s biggest events. As a trans athlete, society has tried to exclude her very existence. When BMX freestyle makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo, Chelsea wants to be there. For herself, for her sport and for the trans community.
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2 Jul 2020
S1E4: Doris Burke Is Shaping The Next Generation Of Sports Fans
To this day, Doris Burke misses being a coach. She misses the chance to work with young women, and help build their confidence through sports. And yet, as a lead analyst for ESPN, a broadcaster whose voice – and talent – is recognized by players, coaches and those watching the games, Doris is still helping to shape young women. And men. In Episode 4 of Changing the Game, Doris Burke explains how the little things add up to make a big impact.
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30 Jun 2020
S1E3: Nneka Ogwumike Wants You To Bet On Women
The WNBA’s landmark new contract makes a statement. It is what happens when women believe in themselves and ask for what they’re worth, and it is what happens when employers put action behind their words. In Episode 3 of Changing the Game, Los Angeles Sparks forward and WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike talks about the importance of women knowing their value and standing up for it.
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23 Jun 2020
S1E2: Muffet McGraw Is Tired of "Firsts"
It’s not enough to mold women into champions. Women have to be each other’s champions. Former Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw is the guest on the second episode of Changing the Game, and she explains why the lack of women in the top positions in women’s sports – and everywhere else – is unacceptable, and what she’s doing to make sure it ends with this generation.
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23 Jun 2020
S1E1: Laurie Hernandez Has Got This
Laurie Hernandez is part of a new generation of female athletes, unafraid to own her talent and her success. In the debut episode of Changing the Game, the Olympic gold medal gymnast talks about how she found her voice and why it’s important to use it, even when it’s difficult. Especially when it’s difficult.
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19 Jun 2020
S1E1: Introducing Changing the Game
Tune in on Tuesday, June 23rd to join award-winning journalist Nancy Armour from USA TODAY Sports as she sits down with icons, Olympians, and trailblazers to explore how women are revolutionizing the world of sports. They're changing the game—for themselves, and for women everywhere.
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S1E7: Jen Welter Doesn’t Want to be Last
Published 14 Jul 2020 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And so it becomes very important to listen and list and honor those allies. No matter how good you are, that's not what translates or is successful. And being a first is not about being only and it's certainly not feeling like you have to take the weight of the world on your shoulders by yourself. […]
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