Good Game with Sarah Spain

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Engaging Meaningfully with Katie Barnes Jan 16, 2025

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Award winning journalist, producer and author Katie Barnes joins Sarah to explain the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” bill that the House passed earlier this week. They discuss who and what could be affected if the Senate passes the bill, potential unintended consequences, and what is and isn’t made clear in the language of the bill. Plus, another un-retirement, PVF players hit the court tonight, and some extremely gay math.

Get Katie’s book, “Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates” here

Find the PVF schedule here

Check Frankie de la Cretaz’s insight on queer players competing in Unrivaled here
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Which Basketball Club is MFU? An Unrivaled Team Draft Jan 15, 2025

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It’s Unrivaled Team Draft Day! Sarah, Alex, and Mish debut a fool-proof points system to help you pick which Unrivaled club to root for in the league’s inaugural season! It’s part hoops draft, part Seventeen magazine quiz and part Buzzfeed personality test. Plus, WoSo wedding szn and super slices have us siced!

Want to help contribute essentials to those impacted by the LA fires? The folks at Deep Blue Sports are helping organize a drive. Details can be found here!
All of the Unrivaled rosters, logos, coaches, and branding can be found on the league’s website. Check it out here
We want to see your Unrivaled draft sheet! Post a photo on social (and tag Sarah!) or send us an email at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com
Check out ArtButMakeItSports’s recent twitter post featuring Naomi Osaka and the 1830s painting “Under the Wave off Kanagawa” here
Shoutout to super slice Joey for making a composite calendar for LOVB, Unrivaled, AU Basketball, and Pro Volleyball Federation games. You can find that schedule here
Check out Toronto Tempo merch here
The Brittney Sykes dancing video Misha referenced can be found here
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Coaching Is Not An Autocracy with Muffet McGraw Jan 14, 2025

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Basketball analyst and former Notre Dame hoops head coach Muffet McGraw joins Sarah to talk about the incredible job her successor Niele Ivey is doing with the program, Hannah Hidalgo’s case for National Player of the Year, the pushback surrounding a post Hidalgo shared on social media last summer, and why the coaching landscape still doesn’t pass the gender bias test. Plus, Team Canada soccer is shaking things up, the coldest pot of beans you ever saw, and some excellent reading recs.

Watch Muffet McGraw’s viral comments on women in leadership here
Read Emily Jo Roberts’ essay on investing in women coaches here
Read Linda Lu and Chantal Hildebrand’s co-leadership essay here
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Slice-ees, Sellouts, and Shouting 'Diana Taurasi' Jan 13, 2025

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We nominated, you voted, and now the results of our first ever Slice-ee Awards are in! Plus, Sarah gets you caught up on the latest NWSL headlines, juiciest NCAA hoops upsets and favorites for the first tennis Slam of the year. Then, a PWHL “Good Game, Good Game, Fact You” featuring shattered records and the new iHeart Women’s Sports pods you should add to your rotation.

Links to funds helping those affected by the LA wildfires:

Donate to The LA Unified School District Education Emergency Relief Fund here, offering direct cash assistance and support to families and LAUSD employees affected by the fires
Donate to the LA Fire Department Foundation here, supporting the heroic firefighters responding in real-time
Donate to the International Community Foundation here, supporting front/second line farmworkers, day laborers, essential workers and families impacted by the fires
Help displaced families in the historically Black Altadena community affected by the fires here

Sydney Colson’s X post, the winner of The Very Unserious Syd Colson Award, For Excellence in Social Media Trolling, is here
Sam Kerr Tackling The Pitch Invader Video We Can’t Stop Watching Award winning video is here
The Serena Williams Catsuit Fit of the Year Award winning ensemble is here
Follow stylist Amadi Brooks here
Subscribe to Serving Pancakes here
Subscribe to Throttle Therapy here
Subscribe to Welcome to the Par-Tee here
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New Year, New Leagues: Bats, Balls and Sticks with Big Citrus Jan 10, 2025

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We close out our “New Year, New Leagues” series with a few more women’s sports leagues to keep tabs on in 2025 and beyond. Plus, Big Citrus convenes to review everything we learned this week, from what excites us most about these new leagues to some lingering questions and concerns.

You have one last chance to vote for the Slice-ees (aka our end-of-2024 women’s sports awards) before we reveal the winners next week. Vote here!
Follow the Women’s Lacrosse League here
Follow the Northern Super League here
Follow the Women’s Pro Baseball League here
Get tickets for the Lexus Championship Series – featuring the debut of the WLL – here
You can check out WLL merch here

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New Year, New Leagues: Women’s Elite Rugby with Dr. Jessica Hammond-Graf and Betty Nguyen Jan 09, 2025

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Women’s Elite Rugby (aka WER) is the focus of today’s edition of “New Year, New Leagues.” WER President Dr. Jessica Hammond-Graf and Chicago player Betty Nguyen join Sarah to discuss the inspiration for the league, the difference between 7s and 15s, and how each team filled out its roster. Plus, the stars, stakes, stats, and stories you need to know.

Follow the WER on Instagram here
Follow WER player Emma Farnan on Instagram here
Follow Dr. Jessica Hammond-Graf on X here
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New Year, New Leagues: Athletes Unlimited Softball with Cat Osterman Jan 08, 2025

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Our “New Year, New Leagues” series continues! Pitching legend and GM of the AUSL Volts Cat Osterman joins Sarah to chat all things Athletes Unlimited Softball League. They talk how this league will differ from previous AU softball formats, its groundbreaking year-round insurance policy for athletes, and the stars, stakes, stats and stories to look out for.

Follow the AUSL here
Purchase season tickets here
Follow Cat on Instagram here
Follow AUSL player Bubba Nickles here
Follow AUSL player Dejah Mulipola here
Follow AUSL player Carley Hoover here
Photographer/Videographer Jade Hewitt on Instagram here
AUSL senior reporter/broadcaster Savanna Collins on Instagram here

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New Year, New Leagues: LOVB Volleyball with Jordyn Poulter and Rosie Spaulding Jan 07, 2025

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League One Volleyball (aka LOVB) takes center stage for installment #2 of our “New Year, New Leagues” series. LOVB President Rosie Spaulding and Salt Lake City player Jordyn Poulter join Sarah to discuss how the league is prioritizing athlete experience and why in-game commentary will sound a little different. Plus, the stars, stakes, stats, and stories you need to know.

Watch LOVB! The full season schedule (including tune-in info) can be found here
Listen to the “Serving Pancakes” podcast here
Follow Evollve for reliable and accessible volleyball stats and data

Follow LOVB player Lauren Carlini here
Follow LOVB player Jordan Thompson here
Follow the league here, and follow the teams too!

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New Year, New Leagues: Unrivaled Basketball with Alex Bazzell Jan 06, 2025

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We’re starting 2025 with our “New Year, New Leagues” series of shows, bringing you everything you need to know about the new professional women's leagues kickin' off, tippin' off, first pitchin' and first servin’ their way into our hearts in 2025. First up, Unrivaled Basketball president Alex Bazzell joins Sarah to talk about the stars, stakes, stats and stories in the new 3-on-3 league.

Follow Unrivaled Basketball here, and follow the basketball clubs too!

Watch the Unrivaled roster selection here
Follow Alex @alexbazzell on IG
Follow Unrivaled player and co-founder Napheesa Collier here
Follow Unrivaled player and co-founder Breanna Stewart here
Follow Unrivaled player Sabrina Ionescu here
Follow Aliyah Funschelle on Instagram here

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Best of 2024: Sports Are Binary, Human Beings Are Not with Rose Eveleth Jan 03, 2025

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We’ve spent the week revisiting our favorite interviews of 2024, and last but not least is Sarah’s conversation with Rose Eveleth, host of the Tested podcast. They joined her back in August to talk gender verification testing, the binary categorization of humans, and the “dangers” that inexact sciences seek to protect women athletes from.

Subscribe and listen to Rose Eveleth’s podcast series, Tested here (scroll down to find it)!
Learn about the history of sex testing, the language Rose & Sarah use, and find additional reading here
Read the Scientific American Story that Sarah mentions here!
Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com
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Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

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