Shoutout to @richardcohen.bsky.social and the whole @herhoopstats.com team for their excellent WNBA research. Also, one nugget that didn't make it in here? WNBA players don't make a salary during the playoffs. They still get per diem payments and there are also playoff bonuses, but no base salary.

Odyssey Sims is a great story - a hardship contract player going off in the playoffs - but the financial reality for these fringe roster players isn’t the stuff fairy tales are made of. Producer @byalexazzi.bsky.social breaks it down. Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Big Citrus is back on the mic! @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social & @byalexazzi.bsky.social join me to discuss the WNBA semifinals matchups, the best championship storyline, the W’s coaching carousel, and OG fans getting priced out of tickets. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Great News! "Good Game With Sarah Spain" is a finalist for the Signal Awards in the Best Daily Podcast Category! We're up against some heavy hitters, but you can vote for us! (You have to sign up to vote, but it’s just an email & password--super quick.) Vote: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

With Sandy Brondello out, Cheryl Reeve has officially been on the job longer than every other WNBA coach combined. Cheryl Reeve's tenure: 5768 days Every other WNBA coach combined: 4529 days

I would love for a reporter with an established history/relationship with Sophie to ask her which of Charlie Kirk’s messages she agreed & disagreed with. I.E. “reject feminism,” “prowling Blacks,” Black women lacking “brain processing power.” Not in an antagonistic way, asking her with curiosity.

Cheryl Reeve's tenure with the Lynx: 5766 days The tenure of every other WNBA coach combined: 5862 days

The fact that Nate Tibbetts is now the fourth longest tenured coach in the WNBA is pretty wild.

Lexie Brown talks being a pro hooper whose biggest opponent isn’t on the other team–it’s her own body. After being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, she’s taken on a new set of challenges, including learning to speak openly about an illness many endure silently. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

I will appreciate this moment of progress, while still reserving the right to complain about how Google searches for "WNBA standings" still default to results by conference.

The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.

Broadcast icon Robin Roberts talks about the advice she got from fellow legend Billie Jean King when she was contemplating leaving ESPN. Listen to the full pm episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

It’s not exactly handling something in house when you have to make a press release about it

The NFL and Front Office Sports signed a deal this week that gives FOS behind-the-scenes access. And gives the NFL the means to silence yet another avenue of criticism.

Who needs medical professionals when you have league discretion (which, as always, means at the discretion of the commissioner at the end of the day)?

Big Citrus gathers to discuss the WNBA MVP race, including how voting works, whether “valuable” is the same as “best,” and how statistics, availability and vibes all play a role in which stars are considered MVP-caliber. Plus how did we forget the Sky is falling? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Come honor Diana Taurasi’s storied career — and complicated relationship with doors — at the DT Door County Bench Dedication Ceremony. Ceremony at 12pm tomorrow, August 23, at the observation deck at Whitefish Dunes State Park, with afterparty hangs at The Hitching Post in nearby Sturgeon Bay. 🍻🍊

The GOAT, Katie Ledecky, set out to prove it’s a myth that young female distance swimmers peak early and can’t regain that top form. And her mountain range of a career - peak, peak, peak, peak - proves it. 🗻⛰️ Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

After detailing the discomfort she & other female athletes felt during a recent equipment inspection, US ski jumper Paige Jones shares what she’d like to see done differently in the future & how female jumpers can be better considered in decision-making. Full ep: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Save The Date!🚪🐐🏀 Come honor Diana Taurasi’s storied career—and complicated relationship with doors—at the Diana Taurasi Door County Bench Dedication Ceremony. Saturday, 8/23 at 12pm at the observation deck at Whitefish Dunes State Park. Afterparty hangs at The Hitching Post in Sturgeon Bay. 🍻🍊

No, they didn’t “really” hang those receipts. With all the Al, fake news, misinformation out there (about serious shit, too!) let’s avoid adding to that mess with our promotional vids. It cheapens actual, real, cool activations & marketing campaigns!

Seattle Storm forward & French national team star Gabby Williams talks about overcoming early struggles in the WNBA, her priorities for the CBA negotiations, how her tattoos connect her to family & the W’s efforts to cement itself as the globally preferred league. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency. "Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die" Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:

SEASON TWO PREMIERE!! 👇🏻🎧 (now with more of my face) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Every time I see a mainstream media outlet invite Christine Brennan on as a WNBA ✨expert✨ and offer no additional editorial context… I am forced to question whether I can trust that outlet to vet guest experts on topics I know nothing about.

There will come a time when the discrimination this country now cheers will be seen for the small-mindedness that it is, and we’ll all be asked how we responded.

It’s a Big Citrus summer hang @byalexazzi.bsky.social, @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social & I discuss the WNBA storylines we’re watching, question the worth of NWSL exhibition games during the hiatus & share summer sports traditions (badminton & archery, anyone?). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

TIL that a mile is actually 1609 meters?!? You're telling me that -- back when I ran all of those timed "miles" for field hockey -- I was actually running just 99.44% of a mile?!? @runnersworld.bsky.social

According to multiple league sources, the Indiana Fever and DeWanna Bonner are headed for a breakup. More on what options the Fever have and where Bonner could end up: frontofficesports.com/fever-and-bo...

Big Citrus celebrates Pride with a PowerPoint Party! Each member of Big Citrus does a presentation on the intersection of women’s sports & LGBTQ issues. Plus, the night hockey dreams come true & a story that reminds us - once again - that sports are political. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

The last time a WNBA expansion franchise was above .500 this far into their inaugural season was in 1999, when the Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle managed it. Golden State have already won more games than the Sky or Dream did in their first years. #WNBA

There is POWER in her pen. 📝 With words that are raw, real, and rooted in truth, Croix Bethune reflects on the meaning and celebration of Juneteenth.

Keeper Notes creator & official NWSL historian @keepernotes.bsky.social & HerHoopStats’ @richardcohen.bsky.social share their passion for record keeping, why it’s so important for women’s sports leagues to have advanced stats & if they can still watch for fun. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Thanks @sarahspain.com (and @byalexazzi.bsky.social @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social ) for having our @richardcohen.bsky.social on today!

Big Citrus time! Get the juice on @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social’s trip to the Athlete Ally summit, @byalexazzi.bsky.social’s breakdown of WNBA contracts & my thoughts on Angel City’s “Immigrant City” shirts. + Angel Reese’s trademark & the gayest teams in the WNBA podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

That’s why I really believe there’s a place in media for political reporting that takes a point of view. The “view from nowhere” isn’t allowed to say “wtf, this guy doesn’t believe in GERMS?????” but it is entirely possible to say that while also doing sound reporting.

Fuck, if I just wanted people to say I’m the ally they want I’d just say this shit all day! I believe it & it’s true!! But I’m trying to get to what actually WORKS. I’m trying to find people where they are & pull them over to the right side. This is AWESOME but it’s preaching to the choir.

On the latest “Gimme a Minute” @byalexazzi.bsky.social discusses why it’s important to understand folks have different levels of knowledge about trans participation in sport & that welcoming allies to the conversation might require patience & education. Full ep: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

Brilliant from New Balance.

Uh, is the victory ceremony song at the French Open from the Inception soundtrack?

Literal jaw drop. Hilary Knight is going to Seattle.

Update: was told that this info will not be publicly disclosed. 🙃 Hey @herhoopstats.com, maybe it's time for y'all to launch a hockey side gig?

personal bias aside (including, honestly, feeling like HK belongs in Boston) but just looking at it with nwsl glasses on: it's intensely wild that a player of this caliber in this stage of her career has essentially no control over where she's playing (in the lead-up to the Olympics too!)

Related: The Yahoo women's sports hub (feat. a partnership with The Athletic) was a great concept ... until all of the AI-generated stories from Athlon Sports took over the home page.

It will never not be weird to me that WNBA and NWSL expansion teams are selling for $50, $110, $125 million ... but when you look for news on them, all of the top stories are AI-generated bullshit.

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

Big Citrus invented a new segment ‘cause we needed to rant about some of the coverage regarding Caitlin Clark’s injury… @byalexazzi.bsky.social @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social (Working title: Gimme A Minute. Open to suggestions… Start The Clock? The Take-Down? The Squeeze?) 1/2 👇🏻

Idk who needs to hear this, but if you think that the WNBA will need to give away tickets in Caitlin Clark's absence, it's a little weird to ✨simultaneously✨ argue that Clark is lifting up the league as a whole and finally shining a light on previously unrespected players. 🤔

Sportico deputy editor & co-host of the Sporticast podcast @ebennovywilliams.bsky.social discusses his reporting on the potential sale of the Connecticut Sun, how pro sports team valuations are calculated & why the WNBA’s ownership structure affects investment. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...