Good Game with Sarah Spain

What’s the hottest seat in the basketball world right now? What’s up with the Chicago NWSL rebrand? Is Diana Taurasi staying or going? Should South Carolina be renamed A’ja Wilson University? (Yes, duh.) Plus, another “Yes, And” about WNBA ratings, more of Alex’s extracurricular goss-tivity, and a shout out to a famous WNBA superfan.

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Kansas City Current forwards Temwa Chawinga and Mwanalima Adam Jereko join Sarah to discuss their soccer beginnings in Malawi and Kenya, their goals for their respective national teams, and adjusting to life in KC. And if you think Temwa is exceeding her own expectations by breaking the NWSL scoring record, think again! Plus, Phee gets feisty, the ties that connect generations of athletes, and a "Yes, And" that goes back to the time of telegrams.

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• Watch episode one of The Offseason here 

• More info on the New York Liberty festivities can be found here 

• Women’s Final Four tickets are available for presale here 

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ESPN host, reporter and analyst Andraya Carter joins Sarah to answer more snake questions than anticipated, place the WNBA Finals’ brightest stars in the GOAT conversation, and to contemplate a burning question: did New York win… or did Minnesota lose? Plus, we show some love to Napheesa Collier’s incredible postseason, and some concern for commissioner Cathy Englebert’s game five fit.

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• Read Katie Barnes’ 2022 story on Jonquel Jones here

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The New York Liberty are WNBA champs for the first time in franchise history! Sarah, Misha and Alex attempt to process their emotions on the thrilling OT game-five classic by breaking out the mics right after the final buzzer sounded.

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Phoenix Mercury and college basketball play-by-play announcer Cindy Brunson joins Sarah to talk about where this WNBA Finals series ranks all-time, the evolution of Sabrina Ionescu, and all of the signs that Diana Taurasi is, indeed, done. Plus, the NWSL playoffs are almost locked and an ode to the Women’s Sports Foundation.

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• The full USWNT training camp roster is here 

• The All-WNBA First and Second Teams can be found here 

• Check out the trailer for “A Radical Act” here and watch the full documentary on the Roku channel 

• Check out Alison Gale’s NWSL playoff scenarios here 

• The NCAA volleyball schedule is here!

• The NCAA soccer schedule is here! 

• The video of the volleyball game between San Diego State and San Jose State, in which a SDSU player was hit in the arms, can be viewed here

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Gotham FC beat reporter Jenna Tonelli joins Sarah to talk through the BOS Nation unveiling, why there has been less parity in the NWSL this season, and how Gotham’s superteam put the pieces together. Plus, the return of No Dumb Questions AND the Good Game Hall of Fame.

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ESPN senior writer Michael Voepel joins Sarah to talk WNBA Finals, the tortured history of the New York Liberty, and the difference between being a “superteam” and a “super team.” Plus, fun porta-potty run-ins, very tired balls jokes, and a survey fit for slices. 

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• Check out Michael Voepel’s oral history of the New York Liberty here

• Read Steph Yang’s story on about the dispute at the center of Angel City’s salary cap fine here 

• You can watch BOS Nation’s launch video here 

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Recently retired WNBA hooper Layshia Clarendon joins Sarah to talk about the grief of ending a pro career and the uncertainty of what’s next, being the first out trans player in the W and watching a Finals series between two of his former teams. Plus, a poem you’ve gotta hear, and a doc you’ve gotta see.

• Check out Seimone Augustus’s poem here

• And watch her full Naismith HOF induction speech here

• Watch the Netflix documentary Will & Harper here

• Was Betnijah Laney-Hamilton talking about a medical shot or her jumpshot? Can you be a dawg AND a glue player? Should superstars be classified as dawgs? Are there breeds of dawgs? Tell us what you think about Monday’s discussion. Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 

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The WNBA Finals are tied up at one game apiece! Producer Mish and producer Alex join Sarah to talk about how the New York Liberty evened their series with the Minnesota Lynx. Plus, a streak ends, a record is set, Misha makes Sarah feel old for the fifty-leventh time and can a glue gal be a dawg, too?

• Check out Teresa Weatherspoon’s 2019 Naismith HOF induction speech here

• Was Betnijah Laney-Hamilton talking about a medical shot or her jumpshot? Can you be a dawg AND a glue player? Should superstars be classified as dawgs? Are there breeds of dawgs? Tell us what you think. Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 

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We're in our Expansion Era! President of the Golden State Valkyries Jess Smith and President of the yet-to-be named WNBA Toronto team Teresa Resch join Sarah to discuss what goes into building a team from scratch, why attention to detail matters in branding, and a few team name suggestions that didn’t make Toronto’s final cut. Plus, highlights from WNBA Finals Game 1, breaking coaching news and we're begging you to stop selling out of merch, people!

• The complete WNBA Finals schedule is here

• Alison Gale’s complete list of NWSL playoff scenarios can be found here 

• The NWSL schedule can be found here 

• Check out Juju’s Gatorade sweat treatment here 

• Want to know why Project 2025 is so scary? Read more here

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