Good Game with Sarah Spain

Basketball reporter Rob Knox, who covers HBCU hoops for The Next, joins Sarah to discuss how team success can affect player odds for individual awards, the college hoops stars currently flying under the radar, and the HBCU and mid-major teams everyone should be talking about. Plus, how to prep for Unrivaled’s tip-off, when heckling goes wrong, and an open question about just how many new pro volleyball leagues one country can have.

• Buy your own slice of Minnesota Aurora FC! Details can be found here
• Check out Rob’s recent reporting for The Next here
• Follow broadcaster Dom Patrick here
• Watch the video of Danielle Collins heckling back here
• Learn more about the rules Unrivaled will use via this helpful post from Just Women’s Sports
• Read more about the NCAA vote to provide “performance units” to women’s basketball teams here
• The full college basketball schedule can be found here
• Get your tickets to the Beanpot championship game here
• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected]
• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.bsky.social Instagram: @Spain2323
• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist
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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
• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected]
• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.bsky.social Instagram: @Spain2323
• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist
• Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

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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
• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected]
• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.bsky.social Instagram: @Spain2323
• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist
• Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

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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
• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected]
• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.bsky.social Instagram: @Spain2323
• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist
• Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

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Forward for the Minnesota Frost and two-time Olympic medalist with Team USA, Kelly Pannek, joins Sarah to talk about her goals for season two of the Professional Women's Hockey League, being PWHL teammates with rivals from Team Canada, her new beer "Been There, Won That," and balancing winter hibernation and summer fun. Plus, WNBA schedule release vids, PWHL TV deals and a hoops legend gets double-bruhhhhhh’d.

EPISODE NOTES:

• Check out the 2025 WNBA Regular Season Schedule here
• Check out the bracket for the 2024 NCAA women's volleyball tournament here
• Fill out a bracket in the ESPN Volleyball Championship Challenge here
• Follow Kelly Pannek on Instagram: @kpannek
• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected]
• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.bsky.social Instagram: @Spain2323
• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist
• Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

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