More Than The Power Four with Rob Knox
01/17/25 • 32 min
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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.
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- Check out Rob’s recent reporting for The Next here
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- 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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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
- Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social
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Good Game with Sarah Spain - More Than The Power Four with Rob Knox
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Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we can't stop watching the clip of American tennis player Danielle Collins heckling the hostile crowd at the Australian Open when I say our jaws dropped. It's Friday, January seventeenth, and on today's show, we'll be talking to basketball writer for the Next Rob Knox about the front runners for Women's College Player of the Year, the under the radar stars you need to know about and HBCUs that could ma
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