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Alicia Jay and Terrika Foster-Brasby are BACK talking ALL THINGS Winter Olympics in our preview episode. They break down the USA-Canada hockey rivalry, Lindsey Vonn's comeback hopes being in jeopardy, why you should be excited about figure skating and more. (0:00) Intro 0:49 Why the United States holds an EDGE over Canada in women's hockey, Laila Edwards making HISTORY (7:44) Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin mounting MAJOR COMEBACKS (16:29) Why the U.S. could SWEEP THE PODIUM in women's figure skating (27:20) What makes curling THE sport to watch (35:44) Unrivaled makes history plus HOTTEST WCBB takes To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Could Iowa make a push for a 1-seed in the NCAA tournament? And can anyone stop Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open? Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala get into all of that and more on this week's episode. (0:00) Intro (0:45) Women athletes have a legacy of activism  (10:25) Is the Australian Open title Aryna Sabalenka's to lose? (13:55) Coco Gauff viral video brings calls for player privacy (20:35) WCBB Bracketology: Why there's NO VACANCY among the 1-seeds (32:49) It's a BIG weekend for WCBB (37:40) History-maker Trinity Rodman is not JUST her father’s daughter + Crystal Dunn’s retirement To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Where could Sarah Strong rank among UConn players when all is said and done? And what is Iowa’s ceiling this season? Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala break down all of that and more on this week’s episode. (0:00) Intro (2:44) Why Sarah Strong could end up one of the BEST players in UConn history (7:47) Iowa back in the Top 10 for the first time since Caitlin Clark era (12:14) Mikayla Blakes among underrated players in WCBB this season (16:25) Why UConn and Vanderbilt are the BEST story in WCBB this season (23:54) PWHL sets attendance RECORD + Is Taylor Girard’s suspension fair? (34:13) Games to WATCH this weekend in WCBB (38:28) CBS Sports Bracketology: Iowa State on the bubble? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Does the SEC have a 'vendetta' against Texas? And does UConn have what it takes to go undefeated? Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala are back breaking it down PLUS give an update on WNBA CBA negotiations, some Olympics qualifiers and MORE. (0:00) Intro (1:41) LSU and Notre Dame REBOUND with statement wins (5:35) Why we're SURPRISED by Vic Schaefer's recent comments (10:02) Can Iowa State build beyond Audi Crooks? (15:00) The Remaning Unbeatens: Can UConn go all the way? (18:48) The Remaning Unbeatens: Can Mikayla Blakes get some help (21:34) The Remaning Unbeatens: How high can Texas Tech rise? (24:20) WNBA CBA update: Why this is unfair to the expansion teams (32:43) Olympics Update: CONTROVERSY around Team Canada + U.S. Figure Skating HISTORY (41:20) Why you want to watch Unrivaled (45:33) AP Poll REACTION: Coach Yo, Ole Miss SNUBBED? (51:12) Social moment of the week: Skylar Diggins at the Golden Globes and hockey MAGIC To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Should LSU fans be panicking over back-to-back losses? And are the Gamecocks national title contenders with the addition of Alicia Tournebize? Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala break it all down on this week's episode plus talk the latest WNBA CBA news, Laila Edwards making history and MORE. (0:00) Intro (1:24) LSU's losses a sign that parity is on the rise (7:59) What Alicia Tournebize brings to the Gamecocks (17:25) Why Napheesa Collier's surgery is coming at the right time (24:47) Everything you need to know about WNBA CBA negotiations as deadline nears (34:36) Laila Edwards makes HISTORY in women's hockey (42:59) Coco Gauff, Venus Williams headline Australian Open: Why you NEED to watch (46:35) REACTING to the WBB AP Poll To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala break down the top 10 women's sports moments of 2025. (0:00) Intro (1:37) Top moments (1:48) A’ja Wilson had a year like NO OTHER (5:18) Mikaela Shiffrin is doing is like nobody else (9:21) Lindsey Vonn is having a moment (11:41) The PWHL is one of the PREMIERE women’s sports leagues (15:02) Gotham FC wins title No. 2 (19:02) Texas A&M takes down three No. 1’s en route to volleyball natty (21:47) WNBA All-Star was a MOMENT (26:04) StudBudz take over the internet (30:38) The Valkyries showed WNBA expansion teams HOW IT’S DONE (34:20) The WPBL is bringing baseball to women’s sports (37:44) Women’s rugby broke RECORDS in 2025 (41:38) Guarantee of the Week: What to look forward to in 2026 in women’s sports (49:07) Will the Aces repeat in 2026? Who is OUR sportswoman of the Year? (52:12) Giving love to the 2025 retirees To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the WNBA going on STRIKE? And could the Connecticut Sun be moving to Houston? Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala are BACK with a special holiday edition of WNTT Now. They break down three BIG things in women's sports before getting into what they're gifting this year PLUS blind ranking HOLIDAY MOVIES. (0:00) Intro (1:24) Texas A&M are NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (5:37) UConn, Texas LEAD WCBB power rankings (12:29) Sylvia Fowles headed BACK to the WNBA? (18:42) Why NOT to panic over WNBA strike authorization vote (24:24) Why a new Houston WNBA team SHOULDN'T be called the Rockets (31:57) What we're gifting: Tennessee needs to find its identity; Chris DeMarco needs PREPAREDNESS (40:35) What we learned in 2025 45:50 BLIND RANKING Holiday movies To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can UConn go undefeated? And who could be the player of the year? Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala break it all down on this week's episode. (0:00) Intro (0:55) Audi Crooks LEADS NPOY conversation (6:07) Jazzy Davidson is the BEST freshman in the country (10:10) Can UConn go undefeated? (16:38) WNBA CBA Update (30:43) USA Basketball is 'young and turnt' (38:55) Our picks to WIN the NCAA Volleyball championship (48:01) Lindsey Vonn is LOCKED IN To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Which teams have surprised us the MOST one month into the WCBB season? Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala break it down, give their updated Final Four predictions and MORE.  (0:00) Intro (1:28) The 5 teams that have surprised us to start the WCBB season (11:55) UConn, Texas, South Carolina and MORE: Which teams we're taking to the Final Four  (19:49) Get to know Erica L. Ayala (42:39) Who is Awa Fam? Get to know the WNBA prospect everyone is talking about To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(0:00) Intro (1:19) How long is it acceptable to eat leftovers? (4:57) Make your case: Texas should be the No. 1 team in the country (10:47) Is UCLA as dominant as they were? (14:28) Mind your business: Janiah Barker, UCLA moment OVERBLOWN (19:55) Harvard making history (23:18) WNBA CBA Update (34:50) Why Audi Crooks should be a frontrunner for NPOY (and why she won't win) (39:45) AP top 25 reaction To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(0:00) Intro (2:34) WNBA Draft Lottery Explainer: How Minnesota ended up at No. 2, Washington Mystics have bright future (7:50) The Chicago Sky's draft outlook is a MESS (15:11) Why the WNBA having NO Black women head coaches is a PROBLEM (21:33) Did anybody ask for a Phoenix Mercury rebrand? (28:40) Who's winning? Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd, Sarah Strong vs. Sue Bird, DT, Maya Moore (35:49) Texas vs. UCLA PREDICTIONS (47:11) What's your favorite Thanksgiving side dish? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alicia Jay is joined by Brandi Chastain and Briana Scurry LIVE from NWSL championship weekend! (0:00) Intro (0:52) On the impact that winning the 1999 World Cup had (3:39) On how they carried the weight of that impact (6:44) One untold story from the 1999 USWNT World Cup win (9:45) On the reaction and stardom that stemmed from that win (14:56) Briana Scurry opens up about being one of the only Black and openly gay women's soccer players (19:15) On the iconic image of Abby Wambach and her partner at the 2015 World Cup showcasing the growth in women's soccer (21:12) Brandi Chastain on being an ally, supportive teammate (23:25) On the growth of women's soccer and women's sports as a whole (27:39) What growth still needs to happen when it comes to women's sports (30:56) On the NWSL salary cap, Trinity Rodman contract talks (35:49) On importance of being mindful of the growth of women's sports (39:29) Where they see Trinity Rodman's trajectory (43:15) What they still want to accomplish in their careers To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is anyone close to Sarah Strong's level? And can Notre Dame evolve around Hannah Hidalgo? Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala get into those questions PLUS discuss the Duke, Kara Lawson debacle, why you SHOULDN'T worry about Team USA, Audi Crooks' big night and MORE.  (0:00) Intro (1:30) Audi Crooks' evolution as a player is a beauty to witness (5:45) Duke loss + Why we SHOULDN’T press the panic button on Kara Lawson as Team USA’s coach (17:18) What it's going to take for Sarah Strong to meet the Breanna Stewart comparisons (22:37) Hannah Hidalgo can't do it all by herself (plus is Michigan underrated?) (29:17) Why THESE non-WNBA cities should host the All-Star Game (38:36) NWSL Vibe Check: NWSL semifinals update (44:49) Why we're picking Gotham FC to win the NWSL championship To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LSU's MiLaysia Fulwiley stops by to talk about playing at LSU, her favorite basketball memories and more! (0:00) Intro (0:25) Her favorite part about playing for LSU (1:04) The greatest lesson she’s learned as a point guard so far (1:49) How becoming a PG has changed her game (2:30) Her biggest personal goal for the season (3:17) How LSU has made her a better person off the court (4:43) LSU’s team goal for this season? A National Championship (6:19) On using opposing team chitchat as fuel and the team’s response to Charlotte (8:49) On preparing to play Duke (10:12) Which game is she circling on the calendar? February 14th against South Carolina (11:01) What has surprised her about Kim Mulkey (12:05) What she’s learned from Flau’jae Johnson (13:35) On freshman standout ZaKiyah Johnson (15:12) On LSU’s secret sauce for chemistry and how it’s so good (16:15) On living away from home for the first time and making the transition (18:15) Her favorite part of living in Baton Rouge (19:20) The best thing she’s eaten in Louisiana (20:07) Who is MiLaysia Fulwiley off the court? (21:23) How her dog helped her make the transition to LSU (21:32) Her hidden talents (22:51) How she expresses herself through fashion (24:50) Rapid Fire: What's her FAVORITE basketball memory? + More To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How does UConn look without Paige Bueckers? And is Jazzy Davidson the next BIG thing for USC? Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala break it all down PLUS discuss the new Project B league, Unrivaled's new rosters, the NWSL postseason and MORE. (0:00) Intro (1:40) Three Big Things (2:00) Jazzy Davidson & the Freshmen are showing out (13:16) Are blowouts holding Women’s College Basketball back? (19:04) Azzi Fudd & Sarah Strong are the leadership UConn needs (25:33) What is Project B? (34:36) Kate Martin and Paige Bueckers are TEAMMATES?!? (41:26) The NWSL postseason is CHAOS (45:53) Washington Huskies win Big Ten soccer title, honoring Mia Hamant To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices