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
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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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Sam Mewis, former USWNT player and editor in chief & host of The Women’s Game podcast, joins Sarah to talk about downing pink margaritas at Lynn Biyendolo’s wedding, Emma Hayes's big plans for U.S. Soccer, why the SheBelieves Cup should be renamed after Emily Sonnett, and whether the NWSL is doing enough to prevent future player health and safety issues. Plus, the NCAA women’s hoops rankings are as stable as a suspension bridge, we're eying up some show hardware, and the “Gulf of America” is not a real thing.

• Subscribe to Sam’s podcast the The Women’s Game here
• Check out this week’s AP women’s basketball Top 25 here
• See all the fans swarming Boston Guard captain Charlotte North here
• Watch Caylee Waters’ emotional post game press conference moment here
• Grab your copy of Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez here
• Read Henry Bushnell’s story on how Emma Hayes wants to revolutionize U.S. soccer here
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Stef Strack, founder and CEO of VOICEINSPORT, and Maggie Munson, a track and cross country athlete at Wisconsin and the school’s VOICEINSPORT chapter president, join Sarah to talk about the Fair Play For Women Act that they’re re-introducing in Congress tomorrow, the misleading Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, and title IX compliance issues at Wisconsin. Plus, the WNBA could be headed to Philadelphia, a wild free agency stat, and USA Softball honors an active college coaching legend with a big move.

• Watch Kim Mulkey smack a clipboard out of Seimone Augustus’ hands here
• The AU Pro Basketball schedule is here
• And Opening Night watch party info is here
• RSVP to join the Voice in Sport Foundation on Capitol Hill tomorrow here
• Make a donation to the Voice in Sport advocate program here
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• Check out the scenes at the Junior Junkanoo in the Bahamas here
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Kansas City Current defender Alana Cook joins Sarah to talk joining the Current via midseason trade, getting her teammates to eat vegan food, trying to keep up with Temwa Chawinga in practice, and microdosing failure. Plus, our show mascot obsession grows and there's a new No. 1 in college hoops!

• See the full college hoops AP poll for Week 4 here
• Pro Volleyball Federation draft results here
• Check out the list of AU Softball League GMs, players, and coaches here
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