Good Game with Sarah Spain

Retired pro soccer player-turned-broadcaster Darian Jenkins joins Sarah to talk about the NWSL’s return to action, the Rivalry Weekend games she’s most looking forward to, why she thinks the Seattle Reign will make a run up the table, and the league storylines she’s keeping tabs on in the second half of the season. Plus, they’re chanting "It’s coming home," a mascot goes gaga, and Sarah recaps a wonderful women’s sports weekend in Portland.

• Watch Ellie the Elephant's Lady Gaga-inspired egg arrival here and watch her halftime dance here

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AU Pro Sports senior reporter Savanna Collins joins Sarah to preview this weekend’s Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) Championship Series, discuss how the Talons and Bandits carved their paths to the final weekend, and share what surprised her most about the league’s inaugural season. Plus, the Portland Thorns give a superstar her flowers, the Phoenix Mercury celebrate a homecoming, and a “What The Fact” about players and porta-pottys.

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• Follow the AUSL’s Bandits here, Blaze here, Talons here, Volts here

• The AUSL All-Star Cup schedule and list of players is here

• Check out the video of Torchy here 

• Read the Guardian’s report on the investigation into the San Diego Wave here

• Keep updated on the World Aquatics Championships here

• Read more about why Courtney Williams can’t show off her Moolah Kicks here

• The Tour de France Femmes schedule is here

• Check out the tribute video the Phoenix Mercury made for Brittney Griner here

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National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racers Ida Zetterström and Leah Pruett join Sarah to talk about recognizing their need for speed at a young age, why NHRA races are naturally co-ed events, how they handle the extreme toll racing can take their bodies, and the importance of having strong teams to ensure safety and aid success. Plus, a cowardly decision from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Venus Williams has still got it and one PWHL team has a new leader.

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• Find info on the NHRA Sonoma Nationals here

• Read Nancy Armour’s column on the USOPC’s decision here

• The WNBA schedule is here

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Today’s episode features Sarah’s conversation with WNBA legend Candace Parker from the WISE/R Symposium, a professional development event that was held during WNBA All-Star festivities last weekend in Indy. Parker discusses the impact coach Pat Summitt had on her life, what she learned about herself raising her daughter Lailaa on the road, and how she and her wife managed to keep their relationship private until it was time to welcome the world in. Plus, a “Yes, And” about the woman who was Caitlin Clark before Caitlin Clark ever existed.

• The AUSL schedule is here

• Pick up your tickets to Athlos NYC here

• Check out the Denver Summit FC logo and branding here 

• Listen to Post Moves, Candace Parker’s new podcast with Aliyah Boston, here

• Listen to Unsupervised, Sydney Colson and Theresa Plaisance’s new podcast, here

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Today’s episode features Sarah’s conversation with UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd from this weekend’s live show in Indianapolis. They discuss how winning a national championship showed her a different side of Geno Auriemma, how Fudd handles moments of self-doubt, how working with a sports psychologist changed the game, and using her famous friends (cough *Paige Bueckers* cough) to help get guests for her new podcast, Fudd Around and Find Out. Plus, Unrivaled makes some monster NIL signings, the American women’s mile record goes down, and bros with zero brain cells get deservedly dragged. 

• Subscribe to Fudd Around and Find Out here

• Check out The Athletic’s player poll results for:

• The WNBA’s best player & biggest trash talker here

• Which player will be the face of the WNBA in five years here

• Which city is ideal for expansion & what CBA priorities should be here

• The WNBA’s best & worst-run organizations here

• The best rivalry in the WNBA & who will win the championship here

• The WNBA schedule is here

• Read about Unrivaled’s NIL signees here

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Sarah and producer Mish are back from WNBA All-Star in Indianapolis and they dish on allllll the weekend happenings. From Sarah’s live shows with Candace Parker and Azzi Fudd, to the StudBudz stream, star sightings at the game, and, of course, the parties. Plus, broken records, the WNBPA makes a statement, and Trinity Rodman’s return to training.

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• Read more about the WBL ladies Mish mentioned here

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Women’s hoops journalist Greydy Diaz joins Sarah to discuss being the only lady in her “mildly washed” pickup basketball club, why she quit her job at ESPN to pursue her passion, her mid-season picks for WNBA MVP, and what she’s hoping to see at this year’s All-Star Weekend. Plus, one WNBA star moves up a list while another is honored with a mural, and we say goodbye to poet Andrea Gibson.

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• Pick up a copy of one of Andrea Gibson’s books here

• The AUSL schedule is here

• The announcement of the Diana Taurasi docuseries can be found here 

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Three-time Olympian and two-time World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe joins Sarah to talk birthday celebrations, being on the good side of 40, finding joy post-retirement, what’s on her decade to-do list, co-hosting a podcast with her fiancée Sue Bird, what is lost when athletes don’t use their voices, and being a target for far-right foolishness. Plus, hear from some of the stars at the USWNT Players Ball.

• Listen to A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe here

• Purchase tickets to WNBA Live here

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USA TODAY sports columnist Nancy Armour joins Sarah to discuss WNBA All-Star Weekend, whether Caitlin Clark could be doing more (and we’re not talking about defense), and what the three new expansion teams say about the WNBA’s relationship with the MNBA. Plus, a Fire is rekindled, a footy player makes her way back to the states, and the women’s Euro 2025 soccer tournament smashes some records.

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• Read Nancy’s column about how Caitlin Clark could quiet the worst part of her fanbase here 

• Check out the Portland Fire’s logo and branding here 

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Ben Pickman, women’s basketball writer and podcast host at The Athletic, joins Sarah to talk about the WNBA’s newly-announced expansion teams, DeWanna Bonner’s midseason move to Phoenix, what to expect at this weekend’s All-Star game, and his thoughts on the discrepancy between media, fan and player All-Star voting. Plus, the Diana Taurasi bench unveiling is set, when hotties can’t hoop and other Slice emails, and one young soccer player’s legacy is already in full bloom.

• Watch The L Word’s painful basketball scene here

• Listen to Sarah on Jemele Hill’s Spolitics podcast  here

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