Live from Phoenix, it's Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, presented by Capital One! For a second straight year, Sarah sat down with the two legends for a live show ahead of Sunday’s championship game. Sue and Diana discuss the current players and coaches they’d like to team up with, their thoughts on the many offseason options for players, WNBA expansion, and whether Diana has any plans to make it out to Door County to see her retirement bench. Plus, Sarah shares her thoughts on Geno-Gate and UConn’s exit in the semifinal round.

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Big Citrus jumps on the show for a quick check-in before this weekend’s big college hoops match-ups. With just four teams remaining in the tournament Sarah, Alex and Bianca bravely, boldly put their final title predictions on the record for all to hear — no take-backs! Then, get extra fired up for tonight’s big games by taking a walk down memory lane with Dawn Staley, Sarah Strong, Rori Harmon and some other friends of the show — all of whom just happen to be competing this weekend in Phoenix! Plus, Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart stay put, a Strong showing pays off, and a fan favorite must weather the Storm once again. 

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Julia Tocheri and Tessa Bonhomme of the PWHL’s Jocks in Jills podcast join Sarah to discuss the white hot Boston Fleet, why the league’s expansion teams have struggled mightily in their first year, and whether the PWHL might soon be playing in a town near you. Plus, everyone is headed to Phoenix, a few LinkedIn profiles just removed their “open to work” badges, and now’s the time to pull out that perfect 10. 

• The latest USWNT roster is here, and the schedule of friendlies vs. Japan is here
• Watch the video of NiJaree Canady receiving her AUSL Golden Ticket here
• Listen to the latest episode of Jocks In Jills here 
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ESPN play-by-play announcer Ryan Ruocco joins Sarah to discuss why the four teams still standing in this year's NCAA hoops tournament are clearly a step above the rest, talk about some of the breakout players of the tournament, and share how his signature “You bet!” call came to be. Plus, volleyball at the Friendly Confines, flagging this for the future, and the real bracket challenge enters the chat.  

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Reo Eveleth, writer and creator of the podcast “Tested,” and Sydney Bauer, a journalist who focuses on sports, health, culture and LGBTQ issues, join Sarah to talk about the International Olympic Committee reinstating genetic testing for female competitors, the history of gender testing in sports, the effects of the IOC’s policy on trans athletes and athletes with differences of sex development, and more. Also, we celebrate Trans Day of Visibility and trans joy with former soccer player turned host and speaker, Uncle Fish. Plus, the Fleet are in, the faves are down bad, and 26.2 times two. 

• The NWSL schedule can be found here
• Listen to Sarah’s conversation with Reo Eveleth from 2024 here
• Listen to Reo’s “Tested” podcast here 
• Read more of Caster Semenya’s statement on the new IOC policy here and here
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• Check out Team Iron Transmasc on Instagram here
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Jay Parry, the CEO of the Phoenix Final Four Local Organizing Committee and former president of the Phoenix Mercury, joins Sarah to talk welcoming the country’s best college basketball players to the desert this weekend. Jay also shares her thoughts on the monumental WNBA CBA agreement and what it was like to lead a WNBA team in the early aughts, winning titles with the great Diana Taurasi. Plus, big Duke energy, the Sun finds a new place to shine, and karma takes all our friends to the Summit.

• Read The Athletic’s profile of Sarah Graves here
• The NCAA basketball schedule can be found here  
• The LOVB schedule can be found here
• Check out Sarah’s Hear the Cheers charity campaign here 
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Vice President of Sporting for the NWSL and former New Zealand national team player Sarah Gregorius joins Sarah to talk about the “natural tension” between sport and business, the role the U.S. is playing in global soccer, how she’s working to fix the narrative that the league doesn’t center the sport of soccer enough, and how her lifelong tendency to be a troublemaker and agitator serves her on the job. Plus, the Olympics are doing a dangerous backstroke, a record climb to the Summit, and put on your party dress because you’re all invited to a Super Sweet 16.

• Check out the women's college basketball schedule here

• The NWSL schedule can be found here

• Watch Jess Carter’s interview about racism in soccer with The Line here

• Listen to the podcast "Tested" to learn about the history of SRY gene testing and other so-called "gender tests" here

• Check out the Miami Open results here

• Read about the only remaining perfect bracket here

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Founder and CEO of the Women’s Premier Basketball Association and Team Jamaica point guard Faatimah A joins Sarah to talk about how a Golden State Warriors basketball camp changed her life at a young age, the highs and lows of playing ball around the world, why she wanted to create a league for aspiring pro hoopers, and what to expect at the first-ever WPBA combine during NCAA Final Four Weekend. Plus, winter sports in the spring, a game of hot potato, and A-Town is getting ready.

• Watch Mikaela Shiffrin realize she made history – again – here
• Check out the full schedule and results for the Figure Skating World Championships here
• Watch Jessie Diggins’ final victory lap here and her emotional interview here
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Bestselling author Cheryl Strayed (Wild, Tiny Beautiful Things) has a new iHeart Women’s Sports podcast called Mind Over Mountain! Cheryl joins Sarah for a wide-ranging conversation about how high school track allowed her to express herself as a teenager, the mental and physical challenges of her now-famous hike on the Pacific Crest Trail, the ways she continues to be inspired by women doing hard things with their bodies, and the stories she hopes to tell on her new show. Plus, in honor of her advice-giving alter ego "Sugar," Cheryl shares some of the best and worst counsel she's ever offered, and talks about the power of horizontal advice. 

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Now known as the Langham Four, the quartet of Annie Costabile, Doug Feinburg, Alexa Philippou, and Jackie Powell camped out on the streets of New York to bring the world updates on the WNBA CBA negotiations. They join Sarah to share how they handled working alongside their competitors, what they learned about each other during long talks into the wee hours of the morning, and their biggest takeaways on the new agreement -- from salary cap to revenue share. Plus, we’re seeing red, the bench isn’t always a bad place to be, and -- en garde! -- the (sword) Fighting Irish make history.

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• Read Eden Laase’s story about Minnesota’s “Blanket Lady” here
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