Good Game with Sarah Spain

Long weekend = no NTK today! Instead, we’re giving you a re-air of Sarah’s conversation with Chicago Stars goalkeeper and former USWNT player Alyssa Naeher. She and Sarah talk about the origin of “Uncle Naeher,” succeeding Briana Scurry and Hope Solo on the national team, and how she knew it was time to retire from international competition.

• Grab tickets to the USWNT’s friendlies against China and Jamaica here

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Hilary Knight, an Olympic gold medalist, 10x world champion and captain of the PWHL's Boston Fleet, joins Sarah to talk about her decision to make the Milan Cortina Olympics her last Games, share her scouting report for the PWHL Finals series between Ottawa and Minnesota, reveal the story of her secret MBA, and explain why an SNL invite saw her taking an Uber from D.C. to New York. Plus, Northwestern’s golf team makes history, the French Open offers more access, and Gotham FC eyes a championship.

• The NWSL schedule can be found here

• The PWHL schedule can be found here

• The WNBA schedule can be found here

• Check out the Atlanta Dream x Cash App x Playa Society court here

• And grab your Atlanta Dream x Cash App x Playa Society shirt here

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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico's deputy editor and co-host of the Sporticast podcast, joins Sarah to discuss his reporting on the potential sale and relocation of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun, how pro sports team valuations are calculated, and why the WNBA’s unique ownership structure affects investment and expansion. Plus, French stars say “non” to EuroBasket, a salute to the start of our show side’s season, and one last, long mute.

• Read Eben’s reporting for Sportico here

• Listen to the Sporticast podcast here

• Read more about the Minnesota Lynx’s partnership with Bon Iver here

• And watch Napheesa Collier and Justin Vernon discuss the partnership here

• The USWNT training camp roster can be found here 

• The WER schedule can be found here

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Houston Dash players Michelle Alozie and Diana Ordóñez join Sarah to discuss the NWSL season so far, the squad’s possession-focused strategy under new head coach Fabrice Gautrat, and playing for their respective national teams. Plus tattoos, TikToks and tunnel fits--the pair dish out some superlatives to their Houston Dash teammates. 

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• Check out the photos of the NCAA women’s basketball players on RuPaul's Drag Race here

• Read about why softball player Michaela Edenfield says makeup is her competitive advantage here 

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Minnesota Frost goalie Maddie Rooney joins Sarah ahead of the PWHL Finals to talk about being back in the ‘chip for the second straight year, give her scouting report on opponent the Ottawa Charge and reminisce about winning gold with Team USA at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Plus, an historic upset in college softball, the Ballon d’Or folks make a long-awaited change, and an Italian footballer takes saying it with your chest to a whole new level.

• Watch the video of Maddie Rooney’s fiance and Taylor Heise’s boyfriend mic’d up here

• Find tune-in, ticket and schedule info for the PWHL Finals here

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Welcome to one of the most wonderful weeks of the year, when the WNBA, NWSL and PWHL stars are all aligned and in season. It’s better than a solar eclipse! We give you the top headlines from those leagues, Sarah’s back to dish on her experience at the Golden State Valkyries’ first regular season game, and Big Citrus convenes to talk top headlines from the opening weekend of WNBA games and get ya fired up for the PWHL Finals.

• Read Frankie de la Cretaz’s piece on the NWSL’s Call Her Daddy partnership here

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The 2025 WNBA season has finally arrived and we are celebrating with the final installment of The Shootaround. Today we discuss the WNBA’s new expansion team: the Golden State Valkyries. In addition to giving you the stars, stakes, stats and stories you need to know, Sarah also catches up with Valkyries President Jess Smith about how she’s feeling ahead of the team’s first ever regular season game tonight. Plus, the PWHL Finals are coming into focus, Paige Bueckers gets some hometown love, and the NWSL players association speaks out.

• The WNBA schedule is here

• The PWHL playoff schedule is here

• Watch the PWHL playoffs here

• The NWSL schedule can be found here

• Read the full NWSLPA statement here

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We’re in the home stretch of The Shootaround, our team-by-team previews getting you ready for tipoff of the 2025 WNBA season. Today’s subjects are the Dallas Wings and Los Angeles Sparks, two teams with nowhere to go but up. We’ve got you covered with the stars, stakes, stats and stories, a little history, a little lore, a little gossip and a little more. Plus, an update on Angel City FC defender Savy King, Brazilian soccer star Marta unretires from international competition, and could the Connecticut Sun be on the move?

• Watch Simone Biles’ commencement speech at Washington University in St. Louis here, about one hour and 45 minutes in
• See Toronto Tempo owners Serena Williams and Lilly Singh in their stunning suits here and here
• Check out Arike Ogunbowale smiling after a dime from Paige Bueckers here
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We’re staying out west for today’s installment of The Shootaround, our team-by-team previews getting you ready for the start of the 2025 WNBA season, and it’s alllll about the Seattle Storm and Phoenix Mercury. How are things looking up in the Pacific Northwest and down in the desert? We’ve got you covered with the stars, stakes, stats and stories, a little history, a little lore, a little gossip and a little more.

• Watch Dominique Malonga throw it down here

• Pre-order Sarah’s book Runs in the Family here

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You want more previews? We’ve got more previews! On today’s episode we dive into the Minnesota Lynx and Las Vegas Aces ahead of the start of the WNBA season on Friday. All the stars, stakes, stats and stories, a little history, a little lore, a little gossip and a little more. Plus, Stanford’s egg-beaters are world-beaters, an update on the Dearica Hamby/Aces federal discrimination lawsuit, and we tip our hats to Afghan refugee women fighting for their right to play.

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