Good Game with Sarah Spain

Angel City FC goalkeeper Angelina Anderson joins Sarah to talk handling multiple transitions between starter and backup roles with her NWSL club, her reaction to new ACFC head coach Alexander Straus, the battle for the USWNT keeper job, and what Emma Hayes is like as a manager. Plus, USA Hockey & Oklahoma Gymnastics put trophies on the shelf, a big turnout for college softball’s Big Swin...

Briana Scurry, one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, joins Sarah to break down the battle for the USWNT’s No. 1 keeper job, shares the tough decision to pawn her Olympic medals after sustaining a career-ending concussion, and the importance of financial literacy in women’s sports. Plus, the PWHL Draft is heading north, the least competitive race of all time, and a Canadian icon...

ESPN gymnastics commentator and NCAA perfect-10 record holder Trinity Thomas joins Sarah to preview the best teams, stars and storylines in this weekend’s NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships, share what it takes to keep eyes on the prize in the most stressful moments, and help us all be smarter viewers. Plus, Paige Bueckers makes a money move, Kim Ng is...

Canadian soccer legends Christine Sinclair and Diana Matheson are here to get you pumped for the launch of Canada's new professional women's soccer league, the Northern Super League (NSL), tonight in Vancouver. The duo joined Sarah to discuss their roles in the league -- Diana as co-founder and chief growth officer and Christine as a co-owner of Vancouver Rise FC -- plus Christine explains why she...

Comedian and Herlights podcast host Erin Foley joined Sarah late Monday night to debrief on the WNBA draft, from the best fits on the orange carpet to the best fits between player and team. Plus, a hot take about socks, an open question about whether a No. 2 pick can be a steal, and a prediction about when men will become obsolete. Watch the awkward 2022 WNBA draft rotary phone feature here Check...

Jordan Robinson, host of “The Women’s Hoops Show,” joins Sarah to talk transfer portal and preview tonight’s WNBA Draft—and she even shares a few way-too-early predictions for next year’s WNBA Draft. Plus, a Gamecock on the move, LOVB crowns a champion, and some very timely hoops and gay shit.  Listen to The Women’s Hoops Show here   Read Katie B...

ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo joins Sarah to unpack the college hoops season, share her take on whether Geno Auriemma was crying about Paige Bueckers in that viral press conference clip, and give her best predictions for next Monday’s WNBA Draft. Plus, we love us some LOVB, the BJK Cup Finals are on the move, and a GOAT gets the doc treatment. The Women’s Hockey World Championship schedule...

Tiffany Oshinsky, host of the “Serving Pancakes” podcast, right here on the iHeart Women’s Sports Network, joins Sarah to talk about the parity in LOVB’s inaugural season and the teams and players to keep an eye on in the playoffs this week. Plus, she talks dark books, good wine and her cat, who has one of the best names we’ve ever heard (you’ll have to listen t...

RaShauna Hamilton, the vice president of fan growth and community for the Washington Spirit, joins Sarah to discuss why it’s crucial for teams to listen to fans, how to create a memorable game day experience, and why she pivoted from her original goal of being a coach to get into community engagement. Plus, our NCAA tourney bracket winner and a fan meets the moment with an all-time jam.&nbsp...

Two-thirds of Big Citrus got their sweat glands activated down in Tampa at the Women’s Final Four, so the gang gets back together to chat about UConn's big win, the unexpectedly lopsided semifinals and all the action that went down on and off the court. Plus, EDD says B-Y-E, Good Game merch is a hit, and one tournament’s trash is The Sports Bra’s treasure. Get your Good Game merc...

Live from the Final Four, it's Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, presented by Capital One. Sarah sat down with the two legends in Tampa on Saturday to discuss the very first day they met, why their late night plan to team up in the WNBA never came to fruition, how DT's kids will help her stay on schedule post-retirement, and what WNBA owners could learn from their play...

Ahead of this weekend’s Final Four in Tampa, Florida, Big Citrus gathers to discuss their predictions for the semifinals, the noticeable difference in the media coverage of this year’s tourney, and why they’re leaving impartiality at the door when it comes to Paige Bueckers’ title hopes. Plus, the sisterhood of the traveling net.  Watch the Final Four! The full schedul...

Oh slices, this one is special. Presented by the all-new Nissan Armada, former Stanford women’s basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer and former Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw join Sarah to reminisce about their head-to-head battles during March Madness, hooping against each other in staff games at Cathy Rush Basketball Camp back in the day, the pros and cons of the changing landscape o...

Jane McManus, longtime sports reporter, NYU professor, and author of the new book “The Fast Track: Inside The Surging Business of Women’s Sports,” joins Sarah to discuss the NCAA basketball tournament one year after Caitlin v. Angel, why organizations need to stop using the men’s formula for the women’s game, and how media gatekeepers are the arbiters of who...

Former Harvard women’s basketball coach Kathy Delaney-Smith joins Sarah to talk 40 years in Cambridge, from accepting the Harvard job to get free tennis court time and the most athletic team she ever faced (hint: Olympic track star Marion Jones played point guard), to her team’s legendary upset of a No. 1 seed and using meditation with her players. Plus, one college hoops star is harne...

It was a big weekend of basketball and Big Citrus is here to discuss it all, from revenge tours to farewell tours and busted noses to broken records. Plus, sharing visibility, skating with freedom, and taters gonna tate. Check out TCU’s “Sorry Bout Your Brackets” post here Check out Lauren Betts’ hat tower here Check out Sarah’s Starch Madness Final Four here   Y...

CeCé Telfer, the first out transgender athlete to win an NCAA title, joins Sarah to discuss her fraught relationship with International Transgender Day of Visibility, why self-care means so much to her, and the reason she’s willing to talk to politicians – even those who oppose transgender women in sports – about her lived experience. Plus, the Sweet 16 is here, and a What...

Longtime USA Today sports columnist Nancy Armour joins Sarah to talk being labeled “a goddamned national disgrace” by right-wing commentator Megyn Kelly, the effect JuJu Watkins’ injury could have on the NCAA basketball tournament, and how news outlets have changed their approach to women’s sports throughout her career. Plus, the Boston NWSL team has a new name, World Athle...

Hailey Salvian, hockey writer and podcaster for The Athletic, joins Sarah to discuss why she thinks almost every PWHL team is a contender for the league championship, the secret behind Marie-Philip Poulin and Hilary Knight’s successes, and the reason she thinks the PWHL will choose two U.S. cities for expansion. Plus, we try to FedEx an ACL to southern California and we provide an array...

Allison Galer, founder and president of sports agency Disrupt the Game, joins Sarah to share the story of starting her agency a year out of college, the failures that fueled her success, and the scripted TV show she’s working on with hooper turned analyst Chiney Ogwumike. Plus, Women’s Elite Rugby scrumming commences, our Starch Madness Final Four is set, and  The More Y...

Everyone *does* watch women’s sports, and we’re so glad to have so many games on our TVs… but WOW do we need more screens. Big Citrus convenes to talk through just a sliver of the exhilarating action in the NCAA college hockey and college basketball tournaments. Plus, a debut NWSL goal for the ages, a PWHL score that sent fans into a frenzy, and LSU’s Flau’jae Johnso...

Women’s college hockey writer Nicole Haase joins Sarah to discuss this weekend’s Frozen Four, the favorites for the Patty Kazmaier Award, the current college-to-pro pipeline and her unique path to covering hockey. Plus, March Madness is upon us, a new rugby era starts now, and a What The Fact about a bracket built on malicious compliance. Follow Nicole Haase on social media!...

Geno Auriemma, UConn head coach and the winningest head coach in college basketball history, joins Sarah to share why Paige Bueckers’ biggest strength is her delusion, changes he'd make to the NCAA Tournament format, how his approach to coaching differs from the regular season to the tournament, and how he found out Diana Taurasi was retiring. Plus, a new stadium in the Mile High C...

Former USWNT & NWSL player turned analyst and founder and CEO of The Keeper Institute, Jill Loyden, joins Sarah for an in-depth club-by-club NWSL preview, to discuss how soccer has evolved since her playing days, and to share a big change she believes would elevate the NWSL’s level of talent. Plus, the return of one of our favorite segments: Fight Me!  Check out The Keeper...

The gang’s all here! Sarah, Alex and Mish link up to talk through a handful of happenings: from the March Madness bracket reveal to Mish’s alma mater going dancing for the first time, and a Starch Madness recipe that may or may not call for a power drill. Plus, the weird timing of an extremely gay WNBA trade, the PWHL is killing the puckin’ game, and you slices have got a lot of...