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Hayley Wickenheiser photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images |
On November 18, 2019 Canadian legend was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In her speech, she thanked her family and her mom in particular. Apparently, not only her parents said yes to her playing the game that girls were not playing at that time, but her mom set up leagues in every town they moved to.
She also talked about the debt her family went into for her every four years around the Olympics, and how she wasn't even able to help them retire or pay off their mortgage. Obviously, many men inducted into the Hall of Fame before her were able to do that as professional athletes.
Wickenheiser is the seventh woman to be inducted into HHOF. Watch her speech here:
Korda sisters play down rivalry in the hunt for the CME Group Tour Championship prize
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| Nelly Korda, the top-ranked American golfer source: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images |
Pitting women against each other never stops. Even if the women in question are not only friends, but sisters. American golfers Jessica and Nelly Korda say there is no rivalry between them despite the public's desire to see some.
Since younger sister Nelly joined the LPGA Tour in 2017, Jessica had never seen her win a tournament. So when such an opportunity was mentioned, the elder sister started crying.
"I was not only proud of her from a sister standpoint but a professional standpoint. Seeing how she's grown. Seeing her make so many mistakes coming down the stretch and then just fighting back and not giving up," - Jessica Korda
Nelly became the top American player in her third season on the LPGA tour. This week both sisters compete for the largest prize in women's golf history: $1,5 million.
"Everyone wants to build this rivalry between us. And yes, obviously we are competitive. But at the same time we are not mean. We are always going to help the other one out. At the end of the day, we are sisters. We are best friends," - Jessica Korda
Megan Rapinoe Surprises Teen Soccer Star with News She’s Sports Illustrated's SportsKid of the Year
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| Ally Sentnor |
Ally Sentnor, 15-year-old soccer player from Hanson, Massachusetts learned she was crowned Sports Illustrated SportsKid of the year from.. Megan Rapinoe herself! Megan was the first to congratulate Ally. "I didn't even know they knew who I was", said Ally in awe to hear the news from her hero.
Sentnor is a supporter of the U.S. women's team. In her interview with People Magazine, she says she looks up to all of the players on the team. She was also wearing the team's jersey during the interview.
Ally will receive the award on December, 9 in New York City. You can watch a short story about her by Sports Illustrated here:
As UEFA's women EURO 2021 qualifying is in progress, it is important to notice this: there's a record 47 teams competing for 15 places alongside the host, England, in the finals.
Current holders of the title, the Netherlands, compete in group A and currently are ahead of everyone else in the group with six victories in six games. Kosovo has their debut in the same group.
Another new-comer, Cyprus, compete in group E alongside Finland, Portugal, Scotland, and Albania.
On November, 12 Poland were the last team to open qualifying. They played in a city of Lublin with a record crowd of 7,528. The game finished with a 0-0 draw against a Spain side that had won their previous 22 qualifiers including their first two games in the group.
The group winners and the three runners-up with the best record against the sides first, third, fourth and fifth in their sections will join hosts England in the final tournament.
Germany have won eight titles and Norway two, while Sweden and the Netherlands have one each.
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