Good Game with Sarah Spain

Lindsay Gibbs, creator of the women’s sports newsletter Power Plays, joins Sarah to discuss why she launched the newsletter, the importance of history and context in understanding the current moment in women’s sports, and why even dream jobs come with challenges. Plus, Title IX is 53, a friend of the show bids farewell to the beautiful game, and a soft hard launch that made our Pride month.

• Follow Lindsay on BlueSky here 

• Check out Power Plays here 

• Read Lindsay’s first ever story for Power Plays here 

• And read the other newsletter Lindsay referenced here 

• Watch Coach Jackie’s video about Azzi Fudd showing off her “Paige Bueckers’ girlfriend” phone case here

• And watch Paige and Azzi’s take on the restaurant bill trend here

• Listen to Meghan Klingenberg’s interview with Becky Sauerbrunn and Lindsey Heaps for the newly launched U.S. Soccer podcast here 

• Check out the Gender Equity Dashboard here

• Check out slice Dana’s ridiculous fake poster in honor of Sarah’s interview with Laura Stacey and Marie-Philip Poulin here

• Check out Jennifer King’s postgame interview with members of the Texas Elite Spartans here 

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Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey – partners on Team Canada, the Montreal Victoire, and in life – join Sarah to discuss their goal of bringing the Walter Cup to Montreal, the memorable moment sparks first flew for them and the decision to be more public with their relationship. Plus the joy of being dog owners, their reaction to Boston leaving Hilary Knight unprotected, and Laura explains why she wanted PWHL GMs to consider her as her own player and not Pou’s plus-one. 

• No idea who Marcus is? This post from The Gist will get you up to speed.

• Follow Marie-Philip Poulin on Instagram here 

• Follow Laura Stacey on Instagram here  

• Watch Ali Riley’s return to practice here 

• The PWHL transaction tracker is here

• The latest USWNT roster is here 

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Keeper Notes creator and official NWSL historian Jen Cooper and Her Hoop Stats contributor Richard Cohen join Sarah to discuss how they each discovered their passion for record keeping, why it's so important for leagues like the WNBA and NWSL – and women’s sports as a whole – to have advanced statistics, building relationships in order to source information that fans need, and whether their stat brains allow them to watch games for fun. Plus, at what point does a record become untouchable?

• Read Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s story about Juneteenth here

• And read Derrick Bryson Taylor’s story on the celebration here

• Check out Keeper Notes here

• Follow Richard on BlueSky here

• Check out all of the CBA and rules info Richard has helped compile for Her Hoop Stats here

• Watch Jeff Kassouf’s interview with Emma Hayes here

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Sports Illustrated women’s sports staff writer Emma Baccellieri joins Sarah to talk about her SI cover story on the Indiana Fever and their accelerated timeline in search of a title, why she’d love to write a long form profile of Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, the women’s basketball book she’s working on with friend of the show Jordan Robinson, and her soda Substack side-quest.

• Read Emma’s Sports Illustrated cover story on the Indiana Fever here

• See the moment Bria Hartley gets a handful of Angel Reese’s braid here

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Thirsty? Take a swig of some Big Citrus! The gang gathers to give you the juice on Mish’s weekend trip to Portland for the Athlete Ally summit, Alex’s answer to a slice’s question about WNBA contracts and payments, and Sarah’s take on Angel City’s “Immigrant City Football Club” shirts. Plus, PWHL free agency is in full swing, Angel Reese turns trolling into a trademark, and a precise formula determines the gayest teams in the WNBA.

• Get your ACFC “Immigrant City Football Club” shirt here

• And learn about the work of Camino Immigration Services here

• Watch pop artist Nezza sing “El Pendón Estrellado” even though the Dodgers organization told her not to here

• Learn more about Athlete Ally’s work here

• The full WNBA schedule is here

• Read Stephen Noh’s story disproving the theory that Angel Reese is a rebounding stat-padder here

• Check out Angel Reese’s “Mebounds” trademark application and thank you to the trolls here

• Find out how gay your favorite WNBA team is here

• Read Cassandra Negley’s story here

• The full AUSL schedule is here

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

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Actors James Roday Rodriguez and Tom Everett Scott join Sarah to discuss the WNBA fantasy league that brought them together, the W players surprising them most this year, and how two degenerate fantasy football players brought their sickness to a WNBA league in the first place. Plus, an explanation rooted in tongue waggling, seeing double while breaking records, and a strong message of support from the City of Angels.

• Read Lindsay Gibbs’s 2021 thread on Shey Peddy here and the related story here

• Submit your WNBA All-Star ballot here

• Don’t forget to send us your fave pride activations! Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 

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Howard Megdal, founder and editor of The IX Newsletter and The Next Women's Basketball Newsroom, joins Sarah to talk about his book Becoming Caitlin Clark, putting Clark’s meteoric rise in context, his experience covering women’s sports, and his role guiding young writers in the evolving women’s sports media landscape.

• Snag your copy of Becoming Caitlin Clark here

• Check out The IX Newsletter here

• Check out The Next newsroom here

• Learn more about Stephanie Case’s nonprofit Free To Run here

• And read or listen to the NPR story about Case here

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Annie Costabile of Front Office Sports joins Sarah to talk WNBA, Napheesa Collier’s MVP campaign, making the move from the Chicago Sun-Times to her new gig, and a little softball, including NiJaree Canady’s impact on Texas Tech softball and the way her 7-figure NIL contracts could affect salaries at the professional level. Plus, PWHL Seattle and PWHL Vancouver have rounded out their rosters, Allie Quigley says an accidental Irish goodbye, and another edition of Gimme a Minute with Big Citrus that’s all about snap judgments.

• The full PWHL expansion draft results are here

• Vote for the players you want to see in the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game here

• Read Philip Bump's column on youth sports here

• Watch Kendall Fletcher tell the US Women TST team about her IVF baby here

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

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In the first episode of our special six-part series "Life Beyond: Living Beyond Labels," World Cup champion and activist Ashlyn Harris joins Sarah to talk about finding identity and strength beyond the goalie box. Now retired from pro soccer, Ashlyn reflects on motherhood, advocacy, mental health, facing criticism and the work required to heal from the pressure of constant performance.

• Check out Ashlyn’s podcast “Wide Open” here

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

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Social media influencer Coach Jackie J and multi-hyphenate entertainer and improv teacher Shannon O’Neill join Sarah to talk about creating content, the intersections between women in comedy and women in sports, and how Jackie came up with her famous social media series “Are you gay or do you just coach women’s basketball?” Plus, an awesome new initiative from the WNBA, the Nutmeg Queen returns to Gotham City, and a high schooler’s athleticism puts us all to shame.

• Follow Coach Jackie on TikTok here

• Follow Shannon O’Neill on Instagram here

• Order Sarah’s book here
• Watch hurdler's Brooklyn Anderson winning somersault here

• Tell the WNBA about a park that needs a WNBA 3-point line and learn about the league’s Line ‘Em Up initiative here

• The AUSL website is here, and the league’s schedule is here

• Get your Good Game merch 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 Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist

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