Good Game with Sarah Spain

Multi-sport athlete and advocate for transgender rights Chris Mosier joins Sarah a few days after protesting outside the Supreme Court in D.C. He shares his thoughts on the Court hearing oral arguments regarding trans athletes participating in sports, how he approaches having conversations with people who are ignorant or uninformed, what he thinks of some of the proposed “solutions” for trans inclusion in sports, and how he uses joy as a form of resistance. Plus, a different kind of Sunday Scaries, turning beets into borscht, and a cross-border rivalry over crowd size.

• Buy tickets to the Women’s Beanpot Championship here

• Meet all the Athletes Unlimited basketball players here

• And check out the Athletes Unlimited schedule here

• Read the Front Office Sports article on the WNBA considering buying back equity here

• Watch Jordan Chiles earn a career first perfect 10 on the vault here

• Find the Australian Open results here, and the schedule here

• Pre-order Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports here

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While folks everywhere are eating up the fictional TV series “Heated Rivalry,” we've got the real thing! Rivals-turned-wives Caroline Ouellette, four-time Olympic medalist with Team Canada hockey, and Julie Chu, four-time Olympic medalist with Team USA hockey, join Sarah to talk about navigating their relationship while captaining their respective national teams. Plus, handling the tension that comes with dating your opponent, how to balance your happiness with your partner’s sadness, and why they kept their relationship on the DL until they were done competing. Finally, with Caroline serving as an assistant coach for Team Canada at the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, who is Julie rooting for, her former team or her wife?! 

• Read the 2022 Sports Illustrated story on the American-Canadian hockey couples here

• Follow Julie on Instagram here

• Follow Caroline on Instagram here  

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Let’s do that hockey! Specifically: the Women’s Beanpot and hockey at the Winter Olympics. Sarah spoke to Northeastern and team Switzerland player Alessia Baechler, as well as BU and Team Germany twin sisters Lilli and Luisa Welcke, about transitioning from their home countries to playing and living in the States, the moment they found out they made their team’s roster for next month’s Milan-Cortina Olympics, and the record that organizers are trying to break at next week’s Beanpot championship game in Boston. Plus, grief with a grievance, there’s drama Down Under, and the second installment of the Friday Fatto Figo!

SHOW NOTES: 

• Check out the 2026 NWSL schedule here 

• Read Annie Costabile and Ryan Glasspiegel’s reporting on Unrivaled’s viewership for Front Office Sports here

• The 2026 Australian Open women’s singles draw is here and the schedule is here 

• The NCAA basketball schedule can be found here  

• The PWHL schedule can be found here 

• The Unrivaled schedule can be found here 

• The NCAA hockey schedule can be found here 

• The LOVB schedule can be found here

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NWSL Players Association Executive Director Meghann Burke joins Sarah to discuss the PA’s decision to file a grievance challenging the league’s new High Impact Player rule, whether the NWSL’s handling of recent issues might be eroding trust in leadership, and the ongoing uncertainty over Trinity Rodman’s status in the league. Plus, the cooler is in for the long haul, making it official with some city names, and wondering if there’s some tea we can dump in the harbor.

• Read Katie Barnes’ reporting on the oral arguments heard by the Supreme Court  here and here

• Watch Coach Jackie and content creator Allie O'Brien interview anti-trans protestors outside the Supreme Court here

• Learn more about all six AUSL cities – and their stadiums – here

• Read Doug Feinberg’s reporting on the WNBA and PA’s moratorium agreement here 

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Big East Commissioner and former WNBA President Val Ackerman joins Sarah to discuss how her job has changed as a result of NIL, the transfer portal and House vs. NCAA, how her previous career stops influenced her work as commissioner of a conference, and how the disparity between the football haves and have-nots is growing every day. 

• RSVP to the 2026 Congressional College Athletics Summit here 

• Check out Vogue’s compliment battle between Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams here

• And watch their very NSFW appearance with Buzzfeed here 

• Check out @AcceptingUncleMurphy’s video praising Unrivaled here

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Former WNBA player Sonia Chase and former NBA Players Association Executive Director Tamika Tremaglio join Sarah to discuss the behind the scenes of the WNBA CBA negotiations, the revenue sharing specifics keeping the two sides apart, and whether a work stoppage is the only thing that will get a new deal done. Plus, a Denver homecoming, college hoops delivers streaks and slides, and a reminder that you’re never too young to start manifesting your dreams. 

• Follow Tamika on Instagram here 

• Follow Sonia on Instagram here

• Watch baby Isabeau’s Olympic goal-setting session here 

• The AP college basketball rankings are here 

• Watch Khristina Williams' interview with Erin Drake here 

• Get tickets to the Women’s Beanpot here

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Defector tennis writer Giri Nathan joins Sarah to discuss the Australian Open and the start of the 2026 tennis season, which players might push the trio that’s been at the top of the game for the last few years, and the pros and cons of a WTA/ATP merger. Plus, showing up with pride, a footy rumor we’re trying to ignore, and it’s deja vu all over again in Storrs, Connecticut.

• Follow Giri Nathan on Bluesky here

• Check out Chelsea Gray’s back-to-back three-pointers here

• Read The Athletic’s Chris Johnston’s reports on the Olympic hockey test event here, here, and here

• Check out the head-to-head comparison between Sarah Strong and Maya Moore here

• Watch Abbey Murphy’s incredible move and assist here

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WNBA superstar and Unrivaled co-founder Breanna Stewart joins Sarah to discuss what she learned from Unrivaled’s inaugural season, her goals for season two, how the 3-on-3 league has played a role in setting a new standard for player experience and pay, and her best prediction for when the WNBA CBA negotiations will finally get done. Plus, a trip to the world’s most famous arena, a roster drop of the young and unattached, and a new segment in the lead-up to the Milan-Cortina Games: the Friday Fatto Figo!

SHOW NOTES: 

• Read David Berri’s story for Winsidr here

• The latest USWNT roster is here and tickets for the team’s friendlies against Paraguay and Chile are here 

• Get your tickets for the New York Sirens’ Madison Square Garden game here

• The Unrivaled schedule can be found here 

• The NCAA basketball schedule can be found here  

• The NCAA hockey schedule can be found here 

• The PWHL schedule can be found here 

• The LOVB schedule can be found here

• The full U.S. Figure Skating Championships schedule is here

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WNBA-hooper-turned-team-owner, analyst, activist and all-around badass Renee Montgomery joins Sarah to discuss yet another new title she’s adding to her resume, and to give her thoughts on the start of Unrivaled Season 2 and the ongoing WNBA CBA negotiations. Plus, serving up acronym soup, a design worthy of a star, and shooting for a record. 

• Get your tickets to the 2026 Women’s Beanpot here

• Get your tickets for the 2026 SheBelieves Cup here

• The U.S. Figure Skating Championships schedule is here 

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Ahead of season two of LOVB – aka League One Volleyball – league President Rosie Spaulding and LOVB Salt Lake player Jordyn Poulter join Sarah to discuss their roses and thorns from year one, the biggest changes the league has made for season two, the evolution of team ownership, and how LOVB views its main competitor Major League Volleyball (MLV).

• Watch the video of the prank on Orly, the Caitlin Clark doppelgänger here 

• The LOVB schedule and ticket info can be found here

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