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Pro Football Hall of Fame recognizes women's impact

By ROB MAADDI travel with the team after
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A his wife gave birth to the
15-year-old boy made his couple's first child.
way through the the Pro —Katie Sowers' 49ers polo
Football Hall of Fame mu- from the 2017 season,
seum on Friday, checking when she became only the
out the memorabilia and second woman to serve as
bronze busts before stop- a full-time NFL coach. San
ping to take a picture of Francisco hired Sowers as
Jen Welter's blue-and-pink an assistant for the 217 sea-
jersey to send to his young- son. Kathryn Smith was the
er sister. first female full-time coach
"She will love this," said Zach with the Buffalo Bills in 2016.
Fleming, a Pittsburgh Steel- —The shoes Buccaneers as-
ers fan in town with his dad sistant defensive line coach
for the first time. "I want her Lori Locust wore when she
to know girls can make the and assistant strength and
Hall of Fame, too." conditioning coach Maral
Welter became the first Javadifar became the first
woman to coach an NFL female coaches to win a
game in 2015 when she Super Bowl after Tampa
joined the Arizona Cardi- Bay's victory over Kansas
nals as an assistant coach- City on Feb. 7, 2021.
ing intern for training camp —Maia Chaka's referee
and the preseason. uniform and penalty flags.
The shirt, pants and sneak- Chaka became the first
ers she wore on the sideline Black woman to officiate
in all four exhibition games an NFL game in 2021.
are on display at a new ex- —Six-time national cham-
hibit in the Pro Football To- pion quarterback Allison
day area of the museum. Cahill's signed jersey from
Welter's game-worn Texas This photo shows a display with Jen Welter's blue-and-pink jersey, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 in Canton, her MVP performance in
Revolution jersey, her Dal- Ohio. the Boston Renegades' vic-
las Diamonds helmet and Associated Press tory in the 2021 Women's
a commemorative helmet Alliance of Professional
signed by Team Australia women who have played, at the Pro Football Hall of worn jacket and a signed Football National Cham-
during her time as head coached, officiated and Fame. "We've had other ball from the game in pionship Game played at
coach of the national broadcast the game at its exhibits featuring women which she became the first Tom Benson Hall of Fame
team is also displayed in a highest level. in pro football and it got to woman to serve as a posi- Stadium. —Hannah Storm's
separate glass enclosure. "There's a lot of women in- the point where we could tion coach for an NFL reg- and Andrea Kremer's
The "Women's Impact on volved in pro football and do something larger and ular-season game with the headsets from 2018, when
Football" exhibit debuted we wanted to recognize more permanent." Cleveland Browns on Nov. they became the first all-
ahead of this week's en- their contributions and Other items on display in- 29, 2020. Brownson filled female broadcast team to
shrinement festivities. It tell their stories," said Ben clude: in as the tight ends coach call an NFL regular-season
features artifacts from Ankrum, assistant curator —Callie Brownson's game- when Drew Petzing didn't game.q

Chun takes halfway lead at Women's British Open

In Gee Chun is making an- Congressional in June de- I had two bogeys over the to claim the halfway lead
other strong run at a major. spite consecutive weekend last two days but I want to when she made an eagle
The South Korean golfer rounds of 75, carded six keep trying to make a bo- and four birdies to race
took the halfway lead at birdies and a solitary bogey gey-free round." to the turn in 30, but after
the Women's British Open in her round at Muirfield. Of Chun's four LPGA Tour picking up another shot
after a 5-under 66 in the Sunday's winner will earn victories, three have come on the 11th she could not
second round on Friday, more than $1 million but at majors, including the make any further gains and
putting her in position to Chun said she was also mo- 2016 Evian Championship dropped her only shot of
challenge for a second tivated by a slightly smaller and 2015 U.S. Women's the day on the last.
major title of the year, and cash prize on offer. Open. Overnight leader Hinako
fourth overall. "Before the start of the On Friday, she even got Shibuno followed her open-
Chun had an 8-under total tournament my caddie some help from one of the ing 65 with a 73 to fall four
of 134, putting her one shot Dean and I talked about gusts of wind that make shots off the pace.
ahead of South Africa's the course and after that Scottish links golf so tricky. Jessica Korda, who was
Ashleigh Buhai and Swe- we had a little bit of bet- "I have a great reason to second after the first round,
In Gee Chun of South Korea den's Madelene Sagstrom, ting," Chun said. "If I make love the Scottish wind now," settled for a 74 and was in a
plays her tee shot from the 3rd who both shot 65. a bogey-free round he's Chun said. "My ball was tie for 17th. Four-time major
during the second round of Seven-time major winner said he's going to buy me around the edge of the winner Laura Davies, mak-
the Women's British Open golf
championship, in Muirfield, Inbee Park, also of South dinner and pay me 100 dol- hole today, and after like ing her 42nd appearance
Scotland Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. Korea, was a shot further lars each day. So before three seconds it dropped. at the event at the age of
Associated Press back after a 67. each round it's like setting So now I can enjoy more 58, missed the cut after an
Chun, who won the Wom- another goal. That mindset the Scottish wind." 81 which included a 10 on
MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) — en's PGA Championship at helped a lot on the course. Buhai looked on course the 18th.q