Good Game with Sarah Spain

Veteran hoops reporter Doug Feinberg joins Sarah from Berlin to discuss the ongoing FIBA Women’s World Cup, how this year’s competition is different than the four previous World Cups he’s covered, why he thinks Team USA benefited from their near-loss to Italy, and what Paige Bueckers was really saying to China’s 7-foot-3 Zhang Ziyu. Plus, the puck drops everywhere, pack your mittens, and a lot of track with a little field.

• Read all of Doug’s reporting here, and check out his recent interview with Caitlin Clark here
• Results from the FIBA World Cup can be found here 
• The schedule for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship can be found here 
• Check out Kelsie Whitmore’s Instagram post here 
• Enter the Mt. Joy x Gotham FC sweepstakes collab here 
• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here
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Big Citrus jumps on the pod to discuss the news that Cathy Engelbert is stepping down as WNBA commissioner at the end of the year. They get into the factors that make it difficult to give her tenure an official grade, discuss the legacy she’ll leave behind, and start brainstorming the right person to take over the job. Plus, a quarter here, a quarter there, dive bombing to a historic low, and questions swirl in Kansas City.

• The WPBL schedule is here

• Read David Berri’s article on Cathy Engelbert here

• And read Nancy Armour’s op-ed on Engelbert’s tenure here

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Award-winning filmmakers Matt Hamachek & Erica Sashin join Sarah to talk about their new docuseries THE DYNASTY: UCONN HUSKIES, out now on Apple TV. They discuss how they decided which eras of UConn history to spend the most time on, Paige Bueckers' honesty discussing her return from injury, Geno Auriemma's many rivalries, and why they think he hasn’t yet walked away from the game despite threatening retirement many times.

• Check out Sarah’s photos with Geena Davis and Penny Marshall here
• Watch THE DYNASTY: UCONN HUSKIES here
• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here
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• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
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• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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Bex Smith, founder and CEO of Crux Football, a women-focused multi-club ownership group, joins Sarah to discuss going from soccer player to founder, the differences between women’s footie in the U.S. and in Europe, why former players need to be in the owner’s suite, and the pitch that got Sarah to invest. Plus, gunning for a fifth straight, the enduring legacy of Gloria Steinem, and Kim Mulkey f—ed around and found out.

• Tickets for the Unrivaled games in Brooklyn can be found here

• The FIBA Women’s World Cup schedule is here

• The US Open schedule is here 

• The Montpellier FC website is here

• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here

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• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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Stand-up comic Alaina Bamfield joins Sarah to share how she turned the unthinkable — being sexually abused by disgraced doctor and serial sex offender Larry Nassar — into “Untouchable,” her new comedy special. They discuss her background in wrestling and cheerleading, how a podcast episode inspired her to try stand-up, and the feedback she’s received from women who have survived similar trauma. Plus, wheels up, the phenom drawing crowds to the court, a new era begins in Los Angeles, and Women’s Sports Foundation CEO Danette Leighton sounds the alarm on NCAA sports.

• Watch Alaina’s special here 
• Follow Alaina on Instagram here
• Read Abigail Segel’s story about Esther González’s move to Saudi Arabia here
• The US Open schedule is here
• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here
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• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
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• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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Welcome to the 2nd edition of Big Citrus & Chill, aka the Good Game with Sarah Spain Movie Club! In honor of the inaugural season of the Women’s Professional Baseball League, Alex, Bianca and Sarah watched (or re-watched) the 1992 hit “A League of Their Own.” They unpack how the film remembers and honors the real-life All-American Girls Baseball League, the gendered expectations for female athletes that continue to resonate today, and the minor characters they totally forgot stole the show. And of course, the trio dives into the long-standing debate about the dropped ball.

• Read about how the WNBA used to provide makeup and fashion lessons during rookie orientation here

• Read the 2013 Elle story that includes Brittney Griner's reaction to the makeup session here

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Award-winning documentary filmmaker Mary Mazzio and former sailor and Olympic rower Amy Baltzell join Sarah to discuss the new documentary, Mighty Mary, which covers the first-ever all-women's crew to compete for the America's Cup sailing competition. Mary and Amy share how the film came to be, what it took to get Hugh Jackman and Elizabeth Banks to narrate, and the surprisingly thoughtful insight that their former male competitors brought to the documentary. Plus, move over strawberries and cream and mint juleps.

• Find a list of “Mighty Mary” screenings here
• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here
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• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
• Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork 
• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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With Simmons University introducing the first-ever master’s degree focused on the business and leadership of women’s sports, Sarah speaks to Dean Astrid Sheil and Professor Justine Pouravelis about how the school’s history makes it uniquely positioned to launch the program, what the curriculum will focus on, and which friend of the show is their dream guest lecturer. Plus, getting to a grand, go put your records on, and life imitating art.

• Watch the Questlove x Nike video celebrating Masai Russell’s world record here
• Read Jeff Kassouf’s story about the Boston Legacy’s stadium struggles here
• Pick up a copy of Sarah’s book “Runs in the Family” here
• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here
• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 
• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
• Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork 
• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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WNBA veteran and Seattle Storm center Stef Dolson joins Sarah to discuss what she wants to get out of her final years in the league, why it’s so important to have WNBA fans who actually know and love the game, the type of leadership she wants to see from Cathy Engelbert and Adam Silver moving forward, and how she handles talking to teammates about contentious issues. Plus, bench pointers, dreaming of another ‘chip, and bracing for the lead. 

• Check out Richard Cohen’s WNBA “maths” on Bluesky here

• Watch Lauren Gregory’s YouTube channel here

• Find women’s sports near you with the new Watch Women’s Sports IRL website here

• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here

• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 

• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323

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• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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Tennis star-turned-coach-and-podcaster Rennae Stubbs joins Sarah to talk about how she first learned  Serena Williams might be considering a comeback, her experience coaching Serena to return to play, and what she’s seen from the GOAT’s first few matches back. Rennae also shares her favorites for the US Open women’s singles draw and weighs in on the player protests over revenue share. Plus, the final golden ticket, we could’ve seen THAT coming, and Spikes Under the Lights.

• Listen to the Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast here
• Read Julia Poe’s story on the Sky’s decision to ban Enes Kantor Freedom here
• Read Jerry Brewer’s column on why Kantor Freedom’s actions are doing anything but protect women here
• Learn more about the history of the UTMB here and here 
• And watch the livestream of this year’s UTMB races here
• Check out the Minnesota Aurora job posting here
• Listen to the podcast “Dolly Parton’s America” here
• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here
• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 
• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
• Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork 
• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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