A Female-Run Sports Blog
When the opportunity was presented to me to possibly interview some amazing women in sports, Heather Barry was one of the top five that I knew I had to contact about it. I am beyond grateful she agreed to talk to me about her experiences in sports as a photographer, social media director, and content [...]
In 2017 the Philadelphia Flyers hired Andrea Helfrich to take over the duties as not only the in-arena host but the digital host. She had previously traveled the world working for Ultra as a host for their shows but now is back home in Philadephia working for her hometown team. These days her life is [...]
When you hear the name Pence in sports, you probably think of Hunter Pence. While Hunter is an amazing baseball player that has had a crazy successful career with the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and Texas Rangers, his wife Alexis is very successful in her own right. Alexis runs an amazing blog [...]
It's been several months since most fans have been to the ballpark. One thing I have heard that fans are missing besides the game itself is the food. So I did a little research and found some recipes that are supposedly as good as the food you find at the ballpark. Photo Credit: @josheatsphilly via [...]
In honor of Pride Month, we here at She Writes Sports wanted to share some posts made by athletes, teams, and leagues speaking up on the matter. The NHL posted letting fans know Hockey is for everyone. https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1276500473319616512?s=19 https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1276518113866113030?s=19 Meanwhile the Philadelphia Flyers and Gritty made a few posts including message from the team. https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1276545856070615040?s=19 [...]
Recently during the 2020 ESPY awards, the Los Angeles Dodgers were honored for the Sports Humanitarian Team Award. ESPN gives the award to one team that shows how teamwork can create an impact on a community or cause. In the case of the Dodgers, their work with the Dodgers Foundation in the Los Angeles community [...]
Photo credit: Heather Barry Claude Giroux is celebrating his first Father's Day. He and his wife Ryanne welcomed their first child, Gavin James, into the world last August. Ryanne often posts sweet moments of Claude with Gavin on her stories including bathtime, bike riding, storytime, rollerblading walks and holding Gavin while skating at family skates. [...]
Following Kobe Bryant's death, a movement was born called #GirlDad. It was inspired by a story ESPN reporter Elle Duncan told shortly after Kobe's passing. In the story, she mentions she had interviewed Kobe while pregnant and told him she was having a girl. Kobe proudly told her that he felt girls were the best [...]
" The story behind why I became a fan of those teams is a story for another time and I will share it if anyone is interested in hearing it. Until then though I will tell you all about how I became a fan of sports in general." We will be posting pieces on our website featuring all of our writers and their experience of being a sports fan.
For as long as I can remember reading and sports have been a major part of my life. I was always the one that could be found with their nose in a book. I still am that way even to this day. I won't lie, I haven't always combined my love for reading and sports [...]
