Alexis Ohanian gets sports award, calls for reforms in NWSL
FILE - Serena Williams talks with her daughter Olympia and husband Alexis Ohanian after defeating Danka Kovinic, of Montenegro, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Aug. 29, 2022, in New York. Alexis Ohanian called out the need for a safe work environment in the National Women's Soccer League while receiving the Champions for Equality Award at the annual Salute to Women in Sports event on Wednesday night, Oct. 12. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

FILE - Serena Williams talks with her daughter Olympia and husband Alexis Ohanian after defeating Danka Kovinic, of Montenegro, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Aug. 29, 2022, in New York. Alexis Ohanian called out the need for a safe work environment in the National Women's Soccer League while receiving the Champions for Equality Award at the annual Salute to Women in Sports event on Wednesday night, Oct. 12. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Oct. 13, 2022 10:58 AM EDT
Julie Foudy poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Julie Foudy poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Oct. 12, 2022 08:09 PM EDT
Sunisa Lee poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Sunisa Lee poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Oct. 12, 2022 08:19 PM EDT
Elana Meyers Taylor poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. Meyers Taylor, who received the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award, is a four-time Olympic bobsledder and the most decorated Black athlete in the Winter Games with five medals. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Elana Meyers Taylor poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. Meyers Taylor, who received the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award, is a four-time Olympic bobsledder and the most decorated Black athlete in the Winter Games with five medals. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Oct. 12, 2022 08:24 PM EDT
Julie Foudy, left, Mary Carillo, right, and LaChina Robinson pose for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Julie Foudy, left, Mary Carillo, right, and LaChina Robinson pose for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Oct. 12, 2022 08:07 PM EDT
Alexis Ohanian, the recipient of the Champion for Equality Award, poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Alexis Ohanian, the recipient of the Champion for Equality Award, poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Oct. 12, 2022 08:14 PM EDT
Dawn Staley, left, and Billie Jean King pose for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Dawn Staley, left, and Billie Jean King pose for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Oct. 12, 2022 08:24 PM EDT
Maggie Steffens poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Maggie Steffens poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Oct. 12, 2022 10:24 PM EDT
Dawn Staley poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. Staley received the Billie Jean King Leadership Award. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Dawn Staley poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. Staley received the Billie Jean King Leadership Award. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Oct. 12, 2022 08:19 PM EDT
Destanni Henderson poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Destanni Henderson poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Oct. 12, 2022 08:15 PM EDT