On today's episode of The IX Sports Podcast host @mayaxeverysport.bsky.social is joined by Dylan Nazareth to break down the Montréal Victoire's first-ever Walter Cup win. www.theixsports.com/features/pod...

A thing it took me 30 seconds to find on @wbbtimeline.bsky.social: #WNBA per-game attendance in 2026 is up 6.3% year-over-year from 2025, just as it rose in 2025 from 2024. Not dropping. www.acrossthetimeline.com/wnba/attenda...

Ankle and knee injuries are by far the most common injuries in the WNBA. Knee injuries are by far the most severe. Z-scores indicate how many standard deviations above/below average the value is. @theixsports.bsky.social

There wasn't a problem with trans people in sports at any level. Trans women have never dominated any sport. If trans people were proportionately represented in women's Olympic gold medals (just to take an easy example) we'd see a few trans women take gold every year, instead of zero ever.

Our Basketball Insider @howardmegdal.bsky.social writes about how Rickea Jackson changes the outlook for the Chicago Sky. Plus links from around the #WNBA media and more www.theixsports.com/newsletter/r...

The *vast* majority of back pain cases resolve within a week or two. There's a social stigma and bias around back pain, and it can be a legitimately devastating condition, but the vast majority of cases are minor and go away relatively quickly.

So exactly what is going on with the Phoenix Mercury defensively? Our @dylankanesports.bsky.social reports what Alyssa Thomas and Nate Tibbetts had to say about it after the Mercury's loss to the Toronto Tempo #WNBA WATCH: youtube.com/shorts/M2d8M...

The PWHL is expanding to San Jose, and the new team already appears to have a strong brand identity. @stephaniekaloi.bsky.social discusses everything you need to know about the league's new addition in today's Women's Sports Daily.

Chris DeMarco uttered one of the most known #WNBA inside jokes when I spoke to him earlier this month. My latest from @theixsports.bsky.social explores how he is learning the basketball and the culture of the league he now works in. He's aware of his critics too.

Now I do too!

This is a review essay featuring three books on trans-inclusion in sport: @katiebarnes.bsky.social's Fair Play, Harrison Browne and @rachelbrowne.ca's Let Us Play, and Ellie Roscher and Anna Baethe's Fair Game. I recommend them all! I recommend reading them all together.

Today on the College Basketball Edition of The IX Sports Podcast, co-hosts Melissa Triebwasser and @michaelwaterloo.bsky.social bring you a discussion of the transfer portal and an interview with Iowa’s Chit Chat Wright. www.theixsports.com/features/the...

What's next for Most Improved Veronica Burton? From @matthew-walter96.bsky.social www.theixsports.com/the-ix-baske...

We are doing so many great things at @theixsports.bsky.social, but I want to take a moment this morning to shout out Women's Sports Daily. A five-minute, audio-only podcast that gets you started for your day in women's sports each weekday morning! open.spotify.com/show/4GNIwuV...

For @valkyriesbeat.bsky.social I give my account of the Valkyries coaches-media game where I sustained at least two bruises www.valkyriesbeat.com/p/valkyries-...

The Seattle Storm have activated both development players for today’s game against Indiana. Taylor Thierry and Taina Mair will both be available to play and provide crucial depth with Magbegor, Samuelson, Malonga and Fam all out.

In Portland, where soccer has long been political, a new USL W team brought on the local Planned Parenthood as a kit sponsor. I spoke with folks from the Cherry Bombs, PP, & the Rose City Riveters about the collab & how reproductive health impacts women's sports: www.theixsports.com/the-ix-socce...

Never wrong, just early?

After the eightyleventh story solely using my name for clickbait & to stir up shit, I felt compelled to share. Been talking about this with a lot of friends/colleagues lately & I wish younger folks had been around for a better internet experience so they could know how f*cked the current space is.

Today on The IX Sports Podcast, @classicjpow.bsky.social and @howardmegdal.bsky.social are joined by Kelly Johnson to discuss the Las Vegas Aces. Also: officiating in the WNBA and the controversy surrounding Caitlin Clark’s appearance with Morgan Wallen. www.theixsports.com/features/the...

It’s hard to overstate how important it is to build our own media structures.

It's already clear that the 2026 Chicago Sky are different than the 2025 team that finished 10-34. It's not just their 2-0 record on the road, our @maggiehendricks.bsky.social writes. It's also how they've won two very different types of games. #WNBA

New: Wrote about my takeaways from yesterday's presser with Josh Harris and Bob Myers. Myers, leading Sixers basketball operations in the interim and hiring Daryl Morey's replacement, doesn't sound like someone who will fade into the background once that's done: www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...

The Houston Comets are officially back following the Board of Governors' approval of the Connecticut Sun's sale and relocation. @kennethward30.bsky.social details what's next for the team, as explained in its introductory press conference Thursday. #WNBA

The Walter Cup Finals are here, and for the first time in PWHL history, the champion will not be the Minnesota Frost. Also: new expansion teams. www.theixsports.com/features/can...

Remarkable, and why @seidler.bsky.social and @jeffreypaternostro.bsky.social are among the best in the business: on the night of the 2023 MLB Draft, right after the Mets selected him, I asked them for an AJ Ewing comp. Without hesitation, they answered in unison: “Grimace.”

WNBA officiating is getting an overhaul, and while it looks like it's been working so far, it hasn't been without growing pains. @howardmegdal.bsky.social has more on today's edition of Basketball Insider:

The expansion side Portland Fire beat the formidable New York Liberty to capture their first franchise win. @stephaniekaloi.bsky.social describes how they did it: www.theixsports.com/the-ix-baske...

I'm so happy I let the Montreal Victoire ruin my life for the past two weeks. ALLEZ VICTOIRE! defector.com/five-nights-...

After opening weekend in the W: Total injuries: 33 Total games lost: 148 Most injuries, body part: Knee (11) Most games lost, body part: Knee (115) Most injuries, team: Liberty/Sky (4) Most games lost, team: Mercury (59) @theixsports.bsky.social

We moved @thenextwomanup.bsky.social podcast over to @theixsports.bsky.social as The IX Sports Podcast: College Basketball Edition. Our first guest? Molly Miller. #NCAAWBB www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK6Q...

In 2025, the Washington Mystics trio of Shakira Austin, Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen scored 40.9 points per game. In two games this year, that’s up to 54.5. For @theixsports.bsky.social, I wrote about the Big Three’s growth and how their confidence elevates their teammates:

Tune it to Women's Sports Daily from @stephaniekaloi.bsky.social at The IX Sports to hear about how the Washington Mystics are shaking things up in the WNBA. open.spotify.com/show/4GNIwuV...

NEW @phlysports.bsky.social Wrote about Morey's tenure, ownership's role in the Sixers' current position, and where the organization goes from here allphly.com/sixers-fire-...

Often parties begin by taking positions in bargaining. Unanimous support for a salary cap is a position. It's not an interest. The more the clubs (that's what this multi-employer group likes to be called) talk about salary caps the slower the bargaining will go. 1/ www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

today's WOMEN'S HOOPS SHOW episode. Me + Autumn Johnson dive into: ⚡The Wings legit? ☄️The Mercury got a shooter on their squad ⚔️ The Valkyries start 2-0 🗽The Liberty still the team to beat despite missing key players? Listen: link.pscrb.fm/f0281/jr_ap Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeNS...

a 1.09 ERA for Skenes since… that. insanity.

Our @stephaniekaloi.bsky.social is back with another #NWSL recap. See what you missed in the league this week!

This is the highest number of declaring players since the inaugural draft. www.theixsports.com/the-ice-gard...

Hey: if you're not reading Julie anytime you can, you don't have a full picture of the current sports/culture landscape and how we arrived here. I cannot WAIT for this to come out.

It's early, but the Washington Mystics' Big Three are showing signs of reaching another level. Our @jennhatfield.bsky.social reports #WNBA www.theixsports.com/the-ix-baske...

Just a reminder: we have Women's Sports Daily podcast every weekday morning, first thing. Catch up on the most important stories to start your day while you brew that first cup of coffee! #WNBA #NWSL #PWHL #WTA #LPGA

Two HBCU women's basketball programs are hoping to be revived by new head coaches making a sort of homecoming. @knoxrob1.bsky.social takes an inside look at what Demetria Frank and Khadijah Rushdan are bringing to Bethune-Cookman and Delaware State.

From @macsmith413.bsky.social, a lot has actually changed for the Valkyries www.theixsports.com/features/a-l...

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When Angel Reese missed a layup toward the end of the game, she was down on herself. As soon as the clock stopped, Naz Hillmon ran over to her and put her hands on Angel's shoulders. I asked Angel about that exchange after the game. #WNBA I @theixsports.bsky.social

The Atlanta Dream secured Nye just hours before they opened their season in Minnesota. @michaelwaterloo.bsky.social with the details: youtube.com/shorts/SE2Gx...

Harpo Marx guest starred on I LOVE LUCY #OTD in 1955, recreating the mirror scene from DUCK SOUP (1933). "My dad had to play the part played by Groucho, so that Lucy could play the part usually played by Harpo," his son Bill Marx said. "There was a lot of rehearsal that went into it." #FIlmSky