ESPN to Give Women’s Soccer Team ‘Courage Award’ for Equal Pay Fight — While Defending Trans Athletes Replacing Women
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team is set to be awarded ESPN’s Arthur Ashe Award for their fight to gain equal pay
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team is set to be awarded ESPN’s Arthur Ashe Award for their fight to gain equal pay
TV ratings for Wednesday are in, and the numbers show that ESPN’s ESPY Awards broadcast fell for the second year in a row.
ESPN announced that former First Lady Michelle Obama to present the Arthur Ashe Courage Award to Special Olympics Founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver at the 25th annual ESPY awards.
The bizarre Bruce-to-Caitlyn Jenner saga that started as a distraction in the aftermath of Jenner’s involvement in a fatal car crash (see photo and story from TMZ here) only resulted in Jenner’s controversial ESPY Award because of a deal made behind the scenes among two companies owned by Disney, according to RadarOnLine.com.
On Wednesday, the recently transitioned Caitlyn Jenner accepted the “Arthur Ashe Courage Award” during ESPN’s ESPYs award show, broadcasted on ABC. He was introduced by United States Women’s National Soccer Team captain Abby Wambach and gave a speech that said was meant to inspire
RadarOnline.com reported Wednesday that Jenner’s representatives approached ESPN suggesting the network give her the Ashe award in exchange for plugs on her upcoming E! docuseries. ESPN and ABC are owned by Disney.
Former gold-medal Olympian and reality TV star Bruce Jenner–who came out to the world as “Caitlyn” on last month’s now-infamous cover of Vanity Fair magazine–celebrated his first Independence Day as a woman on Saturday.
NBC sportscaster Bob Costas reacted on NBC’s “The Dan Patrick Show” to Olympian gold medalist Bruce Jenner receiving the 2015 Arthur Ashe Courage Award from ESPN at the ESPYs on July 15.
Creative Artists Agency has signed Bruce Jenner to its public speakers department, where they will work with the former Olympian to create a platform to bring awareness to the transgender community.
During Monday’s “The Doug Gottlieb Show” on CBS Sports, host Doug Gottlieb reacted to the report that former Olympic gold medalist and now-named “Caitlyn” Jenner is being awarded the 2015 Arthur Ashe Courage Award at this year’s ESPY awards, presented by ESPN.
Former Olympic gold medalist Jenner has been announced as the 2015 Arthur Ashe Courage Award winner and is set to receive the award at the 2015 ESPY’s for the journey taken to change from a man to a woman. Jenner took
At ESPN’s ESPY Awards, the former world’s greatest male athlete will receive the acclaimed Arthur Ashe Award for coming out as a transgender.