Good Game with Sarah Spain

New Toronto Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello joins Sarah to discuss why her ouster from the New York Liberty didn’t come as a surprise, how she’s approaching team building during a very uncertain offseason, and the barriers keeping women and former players out of the coaching ranks. Plus, building an arena too small for women, more evidence this isn’t a backup plan, and the road to the College Cup begins here.&nbs...

Ahead of The Annika – the second-to-last event on the LPGA calendar – Sarah chats with Maya Reddy, a former pro golfer, current sports law and policy consultant, and forever LGBTQ+ activist. They discuss how the LPGA has handled issues of gender, sexuality and identity, what to make of one particular athlete who received an invitation to compete at this week’s event in Florida, and the golf drag brunches you ...

Yahoo Sports contributor Maggie Hendricks joins Sarah to discuss the biggest college hoops storylines, the upcoming games she has circled on her calendar, the best reactions she’s gotten to her famous cookies, and the very unprofessional cheering she’ll be doing during the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Plus, Carolina Blue is always in, winning a tie game, and a reminder to always vote.

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First Sarah breaks down a wild NWSL quarterfinal weekend. Then, with just under three months until the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, Alex sits down with sisters Alli, Lauren, and Sam Macuga to discuss how they got their start in three different winter sports – moguls for Alli, alpine skiing for Lauren, and ski jumping for Sam – and why their parents might need a helicopter if they want to watch their daughters compete ...

Former Iowa basketball coach turned NBC Sports analyst Lisa Bluder joins Sarah to discuss her new role behind the broadcast desk, watching her former players hoop in the pros, her 20+ year career leading Iowa women’s basketball, and what it’s like being at the center of the Caitlin Clark commotion. Plus, pulling out the dictionary to get to know our new teams and the age-old question: WWMD?

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Allie Kleva, the Chief Growth Officer for Athletes Unlimited, joins Sarah to discuss the latest season of AU Volleyball, big announcements to expect ahead of the next Athletes Unlimited Softball League season, the power of investing in top front office talent, and how advice from an Uber driver resulted in a years-in-the-making gift for her kids. Plus, a battle we’re not sure we want, our favorite border war is back, and cele...

Tamerra Griffin, women’s soccer writer and podcast host for The Athletic, joins Sarah to discuss all the NWSL Decision Day chaos, preview this weekend’s quarterfinal matchups, and unpack what it means for Racing Louisville to finally end its ninth-place curse. Plus, Sarah demands answers to tough questions, like which team’s color is the cutest. 

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With college hoops season upon us, Sarah gets you up to speed on the stars, stakes, stats and stories you need to know. She breaks down the preseason favorites, tells ya who's where with "old faces in new places," and shares her five burning questions as the season tips off. Plus, streaking for veebs, falling back in love with the game, and the fastest way around the city is on your feet.

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Sarah and producer Alex Azzi introduce you to Little Citrus (just a squeeze or two short of Big Citrus). They discuss the chaos that was NWSL Decision Day, reveal the postseason matchups now that the bracket has been set, and cross their fingers that what they think they saw wasn’t what they saw at all. Plus, the hope of a day-to-day prognosis, a powerful response to one player’s late-season cry for attention, and the r...

Live from the annual espnW Women + Sports Summit, Sarah is joined by Ilana Kloss, CEO of Billie Jean King enterprises, Kara Nortman, Managing Partner of Monarch Collective and Co-Founder of Angel City FC, and Fielding Jamieson, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Tipt Ventures. The quartet gathered to discuss investing in women’s sports, the challenges of being in the business of sport, and the importance of making r...

Dr. Nicole LaVoi, the Director of the Tucker Center, and Emily Jo Roberts, the Director of women’s coaching and executives for The Collective, join Sarah to discuss getting more women coaches into women’s sports, the trends they’re seeing at both the college and pro ranks, and the sport that’s the worst offender when it comes to hiring women coaches. 

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Jen Millet, president of NWSL expansion team Denver Summit FC, joins Sarah to discuss being the club’s first hire, how the Summit will tell the story of its city, and the race to get the team onto the pitch and the temporary stadium up and built. Plus, the W goes glam, steppin’ up for the CBA, and creating a problem to freak out over.

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Thayer Lavielle, managing director of The Collective, the women’s division of Wasserman, joins Sarah to unpack how brands and consumers drive the women’s sports economy. They dig into research revealing how different demographics watch, engage with, and spend on women's sports, and how The Collective plans to shape the next era of investment. Plus, one big-name athlete sends a message to the candy corn haters ...

Ahead of the start of the college hoops season, the Hartford Courant’s Emily Adams joins Sarah to discuss UConn’s championship offseason, the Huskies’ chances of repeating, and the teams most likely to challenge them. Plus, a skier creating new peaks, a race reaching new heights, and a coach making WNBA history. 

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President of the Portland Fire Clare Hamill joins Sarah to discuss how she’s preparing for her team’s looming tipoff amidst an uncertain WNBA offseason, why this is the perfect “retirement job” for her, and how the new Portland Fire plan to engage with the legacy of the OG Portland Fire. Plus, shouting across a void, a gymnastics streak continues, and Brondello is back.

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U.S. women’s national team legends Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach sit down with Sarah for a live interview as part of the Women’s Sports Foundation's Athlete Leadership Connection. They discuss how Abby and Julie handled the transition from pro athlete to post-soccer life, why women's sports are inherently political, learning how to enjoy the ordinary and not just the extraordinary, and how Julie and Abby’...

Northern Super League co-founder and chief growth officer Diana Matheson and filmmaker and director of “The Pitch” Michèle Hozer join Sarah to discuss the inaugural NSL season, how Michèle’s film documents Diana’s fight to launch the league, and the moments along the way when the duo thought the first-ever women’s pro soccer league in Canada might not happen at all. Plus, new threads just...

Softball player Erin Coffel joins Sarah to discuss being a part of the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League season, earning the AUSL’s first-ever MVP honors, her transition to the pros, and why she still gets starstruck meeting legends of the game. Plus, killing in the best way, hometown heroes get their due, and there’s no Midwest Nice once you step on the ice.

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Play-by-play announcer Kate Scott joins Sarah to discuss how she got her start, the nuances and challenges of calling different sports, trying not to screw things up for an entire gender, and what she’s doing to prepare for her new job as the lead voice of the USA Network's WNBA coverage. Plus, making the leak official, birthing berths, and the wrath of the injury gods is fierce. 

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