On today's 42nd episode of The unTITLED Podcast, Quinnipiac Assistant Coach Jen Fay re-joins Shannon on the podcast to recap the first four rounds of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament and make their Final Four predictions. Shannon and Jen start by reacting to the news of Paige Bueckers being named the Associated Press Player of the Year, the shocking first round exit of Arkansas and the Caitlin Clark/Paige Bueckers showdown in the Sweet 16 (3:50); Before moving onto the Elite 8 match-ups between South Carolina and Texas (15:59); Louisville and Stanford (20:23); Arizona and Indiana (24:35); and finish off with arguably the best game of the tournament so far, UConn and Baylor (29:36); To close it out, they make their Final Four predictions and we have the 42nd edition of "Player Voicemail" (35:42).

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On episode No.41 of The unTITLED Podcast, Shannon and Stacey sit down to discuss a number of topics surrounding the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament and a landmark broadcasting deal for the FAWSL. On the back half of the podcast, Radha Lath Gupta of "She Talks Ball" returns to chat Fran Kirby, the Continental Cup Final, Chelsea, Arsenal-United, a slew of upcoming international friendlies and make their picks for the Team GB squad.

Shannon and Stacey kick off their conversation on the Women's NCAA Tournament with some thoughts on the performance and media coverage of Paige Bueckers, praise the Tweets of Megan Rapinoe, Dawn Staley reaching 500 wins, offering a hot take on (3) point shots, and the latest edition of "What Did Casey Stoney Wear This Week?" in "Odds & Ends" (1:29); In "FAIR" they continue their conversation on the Women's NCAA Tournament by chatting about the television coverage, and games so far, before switching gears to a landmark broadcasting deal for the FAWSL (14:21); In "FOUL" they discuss the glaring inequalities made public between the Men's and Women's NCAA Tournaments and the suggestion that the WNBA lower their rims (22:36); Later, Radha Lath Gupta rejoins the podcast to chat the brilliance of Fran Kirby, the Continental Cup Final and the success of Chelsea (34:43); the Champions League 1/4 Final Draw, and Arsenal's recent win against Manchester United (48:28); Before offering their thoughts on the upcoming slate of international friendlies and making their picks for Team GB (59:23); To close it out, the 41st edition of "Player Voicemail" (1:22:40).

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In the first edition of the bonus podcast, I am joined by my friend and friend of unTITLED, Jen Fay to make our picks for the Women's NCAA Tournament. Jen is an assistant Women's Basketball Coach at Quinnipiac University where she spent her college career as a player, making four NCAA Tournament appearances and reaching the Sweet Sixteen her Sophomore year. Jen and I go region by region, making our picks, talking potential match-ups we are hoping to see and spotlighting players to watch.

We start in the Alamo region where the Stanford Cardinal reign as the #1 seed (3:32); Then head down to the Hemisphair region where South Carolina and Maryland will likely battle it out for a spot in the Final Four (13:16); Then over to the Mercado region, where the NC State Wolfpack makes a well-deserved appearance as the #1 seed (23:36); And finally, head up to the Riverwalk region where UConn, Iowa, Tennessee, Baylor and Kentucky call home in perhaps the most exciting region in the bracket (32:05); We close it out, by discussing our Final Four picks and choosing out tournament champions (46:36).

The Women's NCAA Tournament tips off today at Noon. Watch, engage and support.

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On today's episode of The unTITLED Podcast, Director of Player Experience and Operations for the NWSL's newest expansion team, Racing Louisville FC - Brynn Sebring. Prior to moving to Louisville, Brynn served as the Associate GM for the OL Reign. The position she holds at Racing Louisville FC is the only one of its kind in the NWSL. She helped curate it, and she gave her time to us to discuss its creation, her approach to working with the athletes and what makes Racing Louisville so special.

Brynn and I jump into the conversation by chatting about the coffee scene in Louisville compared to her former home in Seattle before Brynn talks about the influence her parents had on her confidence when she was younger and how she has carried that with her into her professional life (3:40);We then talk about what ultimately got her to move from Seattle to Louisville, what her first priorities were after arriving in Louisville and how she defines, or doesn't define "player experience." (9:25); Brynn then talks about her approach to working with the players, and whether or not she considers herself a coach (20:15); We close out the conversation with Brynn offering advice "For the Girls" and defining "Womanhood in 3 Words" (23:35); And of course, the 40th edition of "Player Voicemail" (29:54).

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On episode No.39 of The unTITLED Podcast, in "Odds & Ends" Shannon and Stacey take a few minutes to celebrate a recent Twitter moment and Stacey gives a High School Sports update before diving into the Women's College Basketball Conference Tournaments, getting excited about a new documentary from HBO Max about the USWNT's fight for equal pay and discuss SB Nation's ranking of the best Women's College Basketball Team Ever (1:30); They also share another edition of "What Did Casey Stoney Wear This Week?" and chat about movies as awards season gets under way with the Golden Globes (22:38); in "FAIR" they talk about Laurie Hernandez's incredible return to Gymnastics competition, Claressa Shields headlining the first all-female Boxing Pay Per View, the importance of the PWHPA on television, and why everyone should watch Athletes Unlimited Volleyball (31:01); in "FOUL" they discuss the major pay disparity between the Men's and Women's FA Cup prize money (36:52); and To close out the episode, the 39th edition of "Player Voicemail: (43:31).

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Episode No.38 of The unTITLED Podcast and we have an interview with a legend of the WNBA and the game of basketball - Tully Bevilaqua. Tully is full of wisdom and stories and nuggets from her career that began in the early days of the WNBA and spanned 15 years - from 1998 in Cleveland to 2012 in San Antonio. She won a championship with the Seattle Storm in 2004 and an Olympic silver medal representing Australia at the 2008 Beijing games. She has competed alongside some of the greatest players to represent the W and the game itself - Tamika Catchings, Katie Douglas, Becky Hammon, Jackie Stiles, Sophia Witherspoon, Lauren Jackson and Sue Bird. But, she too, is one of the greats. If you have seen her play or now, like myself, have had the pleasure to spend some time with her, that much is true.

In our conversation, we jump off by chatting about a big highlight from her career that recently surfaced on the internet, she gives a tour of her jersey room and shares the stories behind her jersey numbers, her style of play, how she adapted to different roles, and the transition from position to positionless basketball within the league (3:48); She then reflects on her career: being cut from Cleveland in '98, paying her way to Miami Sol and Portland Fire tryouts in '00, the energy in Portland in the early days of the league, their rivalry with Seattle and why that city needs a franchise (14:45); We talk about the hardest players she played with and had to guard, and she shares a Lauren Jackson story (22:07); We then take it back and discuss her confidence as a kid, how she found that through success in sport, a time in her teens when that confidence left her, and she reflects on the support of her parents in pursuing a career as an athlete (26:28); Tully then shares a story for the first time - her greatest act of bravery - being honest with herself and coming out to her family and friends in her 30's (33:00); To close out the conversation, Tully offers advice in our "For the Girls" segment and defines "Womanhood in 3 Words" (42:29); Finally, the 38th edition of "Player Voicemail" (49:11).

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On today’s Wildcard episode of The unTITLED Podcast, Shannon and Stacey run through “Odds & Ends” “Fair” “Foul” and discuss their next documentary “Rising Phoenix”, before Shannon is joined by Radha Lath Gupta, founder of the platform “She Talks Ball” to chat USWNT, WSL, the Lionesses hire of Hege Riise and their recent friendly with Northern Ireland.

In “Odds & Ends” Shannon and Stacey discuss a recent article outlining the five best Freshman to play for UCONN by Alexa Philippou, shout out Connecticut’s own Alyssa Naeher for breaking an incredible record as goalkeeper for the USWNT, the latest edition of “What Did Casey Stoney Wear This Week?” and as usual, they disagree on a television show – this time, it’s “Bridgerton” (1:37); In “Fair” they talk about Naomi Osaka’s recent Australian Open win, the greatness of Serena Williams, and how they hope she leaves the game on her own terms; they also give a shout out to two of the best Women’s Football players in the world, Magdalena Eriksson and Pernille Harder for a wonderful and important gesture they made on Valentine’s Day (21:11); In “Foul” they discuss the refusal of Birmingham City to approve a 500 pound fee to move a recent match of their Women’s team to a playable pitch (26:31); Shannon and Stacey end their conversation with a discussion of the incredible, emotional and inspiring documentary “Rising Phoenix” which highlights the stories of nine Paralympians and chronicles the history of the Paralympics up to its near cancellation in 2016 (28:32); For the second part of the episode, Shannon and Radha talk about the USWNT, starting with Radha’s history watching and following the team, what contributes to their sustained success, the positive effect that American players are having in the WSL, and why Becky Sauerbrunn is her favorite player (41:37); They then jump to discussing England’s recent friendly with Northern Ireland, including reactions to the starting lineup, the first signs of the positive influence of interim manager Hege Riise (55:33); And further break down how a change in leadership may be the difference for England in reaching their potential (1:04:26); Shannon and Radha then share the players and partnerships they think will be the most crucial in England’s success over the next decade, specifically their young core (1:15:19); And despite Radha being a Chelsea fan and Shannon being an Arsenal fan, they have a friendly chat about the race for the WSL title and three Champions League spots (1:27:57); They close out their conversation with Radha sharing a story about a recent fundraiser she organized for a friend in need (1:32:23); To close it out, the 37th edition of “Player Voicemail” (1:40:00).
 

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On episode No.36 of The unTITLED Podcast, an interview with Paralympian Dana Mathewson. Dana is the 9th ranked Paralympic Tennis Player in the world and will compete in Tokyo this Summer. Along with being one of the best in the world in her sport, off the court she is pursuing a Doctorate in Audiology. Dana received a rare diagnosis at age ten that confined her to a wheelchair. On today's episode, she shares that story, along with the many other things that make her tick, including, the classroom, the game of tennis and competition.

We begin our conversation with Dana sharing the effects of the pandemic on her training in preparation for The Paralympic Games in Tokyo, how the time has been a productive one of discovery and recharge (3:56); and that she is overall feeling positive that the games will take place as planned (8:32); We then head back in time as Dana reflects on the confidence she had as a kid and when athletics really entered the picture for her (12:45); before sharing the story of her diagnosis at age ten and how her Mom showed her that she was and could be brave (18:22); I then ask Dana to walk us through the first time she competed in wheelchair tennis, and why after playing team sports as a girl she gravitated and ultimately chose an individual sport like tennis. She also shares the athletes she looked up to growing up (29:42); Dana then discusses the mentors she has had within the game, and breaks down the major tournaments in Wheelchair Tennis (43:51); To close out our conversation, Dana discusses what the classroom brings out in her that the tennis court does not, offers some invaluable advice for young women and defines "Womanhood in 3 Words" (51:30); To end the podcast, the 36th edition of "Player Voicemail" (1:04:05).

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On episode No.35 of The unTITLED Podcast, we have three conversations. First up, Stacey and Shannon run through ODDS & ENDS, including more love for Paige Bueckers, a history-making Super Bowl, Serena Williams' trophy room and a new segment "What Did Casey Stoney Wear This Week?" highlighting the Manchester United manager's contribution to  sideline style (1:31); In FAIR, they discuss Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi's contract extensions, and comments Taurasi made in a recent interview about her legacy, some more WNBA free agency moves and NIKE's new initiative to bring access to flag football to girls in high school (14:14); in FOUL, they discuss the Tokyo Olympic Chief's suggestion that women speak too much in meetings and an unfortunate premature end to the 6th NWHL season (27:25); Then Hartford Courant writer Alexa Philippou joins Shannon to discuss Paige Bueckers, UConn's first 11 games and how she has navigated an up-and-down season from a media perspective (35:23); Later, Shannon is joined by a former player of hers and fellow Arsenal fan, Kayleigh Carson to chat a little basketball and a lot of soccer. They start their conversation by reacting to UConn's overtime win over South Carolina, Hege Riise's first roster as interim manager of the Lionesses ahead of their friendly vs. Northern Ireland (57:010); and Arsenal's loss to Man City on Sunday (1:06:22); They then take an Arsenal Women deep dive, by discussing their lack of success against the league's top teams and what may be contributing to that (1:10:35); and spend some time talking about a few players whose contracts are approaching expiration, particularly Vivianne Miedema and Leah Williamson (1:20:07); They end their conversation by offering sympathy to whoever has to pick the midfield for team GB and predict the WSL title winner (1:35:12); To close it out, the 35th edition of "Player Voicemail" (1:40:20).

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Episode No.34 of The unTITLED Podcast features a conversation with the energetic, passionate, no-nonsense - Chiene' Joy Jones. Chiene' will jump out of your headphones with her passion for coaching, leading and mentoring and the personal stories she shares. We start the conversation by talking about her approach and philosophy at Grow Our Game; protecting her athletes, and making meaningful connections with them and for them (1:08); We then discuss how she has navigated her work and leadership through the pandemic and what she's most looking forward to once activities can safely resume in New York City (11:56); We then head back in time as Chiene' shares stories from her youth in New York City: the support of her parents, her first experience playing basketball, and the creative outlet she connected to most (20:02); She then talks about the females who have had the most significant influence on her life (28:07); And shares the most important leadership lesson she ever learned (33:19); We close out our conversation, with Chiene' defining "Womanhood in 3 Words" and sharing some invaluable advice for girls (36:15); To end the podcast, the 34th edition of "Player Voicemail" (39:32).

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