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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 02/10/2026

Help support our show and vote for us! You do have to give an email but they don’t spam you, promise! Search “Sarah Spain” to get to the sports category and vote! Thank youuuuu vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The only solution is more data centers.

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The only solution is more data centers.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

For me, the hardest thing about stories like the Cornell gang rape case isn’t reading the initial details—although that is hard. What’s even harder is when men online, especially the journalists and pundits, start trying to combat the feminist outrage by purposefully seeding doubt and victim-blaming

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

ESPN just completed its most-watched WNBA regular season ever. The network says over 29 games, WNBA games averaged 1.37 million viewers, up 17% year-over-year. The 12 games on ABC averaged 1.56M viewers (up 9%). The 17 games on ESPN averaged 1.24M (up 32%).

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kia speaks @kiaspeaks.us · 23/09/2026

Why is it necessary to have men and women’s Rubik’s cube categories? 😭

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A Senegalese college basketball player, Amina Seck, is currently in ICE detention. Seck was travelling with her team to a tournament in New York when she was detained by ICE at Louisville Airport. She has been moved four times since her detention. #wnba eu.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

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KSU women's basketball player detained by ICE at Louisville airport | Exclusive

Aminata Seck, 26, was detained while traveling as part of Kentucky State University's women's basketball team.

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Do you want to learn more about women’s sports, like the people who have been advocating for decades, and the current moment of investment and progress? I wrote a book about that, because this is a long time coming. www.amazon.co.uk/Fast-Track-I...

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The Fast Track: Inside the Surging Business of Women's Sports

Buy The Fast Track: Inside the Surging Business of Women's Sports by McManus, Jane (ISBN: 9781439925089) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

NEW: After ESPN let her go in 2023, Suzy Kolber has never spoken in-depth about being jettisoned by her company after 27 years of service. She does in this pod below. On her new interview series for the Scripps Sports Network & finding life after ESPN. LISTEN/SUBSCRIBE: swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I really dislike our failing public health system, masked agents kidnapping people, the erosion of expertise and proliferation of data centers… make it at least 7K.

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Almost half of NFL fans are women. Looking forward to a day when a flagship streaming channel for a major sports outlet just happens to feature five women. But I’d settle for one.

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Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com · 08/09/2026

Donald Trump might say silly things and appear to put the Fed under pressure... ... In fact there are more interesting connections between fiscal and monetary policy than crude fiscal dominance in a high debt world www.ft.com/content/dda7...

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Almost half of NFL fans are women. Looking forward to a day when a flagship streaming channel for a major sports outlet just happens to feature five women. But I’d settle for one.

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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 06/09/2026

That the trans inclusion debate is landing us back in The Lesbian Scare era of women’s sports is just chef‘s kiss. As every trans person on this planet has been screaming for years, transphobia is a gateway for all kinds of hate.

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Wear whatever pants whenever the fuck you want to.

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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

He found a grift & he's going all in. #BrokeBigotBamma

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Swin Cash for WNBA Commissioner

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Lions, Tigers and SIRENS 🚨 Over at Storied Sports we’ve been doing a newsletter, and today Noreen Morioka has an insightful essay on women’s sports and design. www.storiedsports.com/lions-tigers...

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Inside Storied — Vol 29: Lions, Tigers and SIRENS — Storied Sports

What’s in a name? The New York Sirens and Cleveland Sirens share one, but what that name comes to represent is still being written. This week, we look at why a name is only the beginning of building a...

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Triumph Books @triumphbooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Editor @mirinfader.bsky.social has curated an extraordinary collection showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. We're honored to announce this year's featured writers! Pre-order your copy of The Year's Best Sports Writing 2026: bit.ly/4ymsurq

Graphic shows the book cover for The Year's Best Sports Writing 2026, edited by Mirin Fader, alongside the names of the writers whose work is featured in the anthology: KATIE BARNES • DOTUN AKINTOYE • STEPHANIE APSTEIN
PETER BAUGH • ERIC SONDHEIMER • KENT BABB
JULIET MACUR • TANIA GANGULI • VANN R. NEWKIRK II
ROBERTO JOSÉ ANDRADE FRANCO • CASSIDY RANDALL
BAXTER HOLMES • JAMES JACKSON • TOM JUNOD
ANTHONY OLIVIERI • JAMES L. EDWARDS III
DAN POMPEI • TAMERRA GRIFFIN • JOURDAN RODRIGUE
MICHAEL A. FLETCHER • SHAKEIA TAYLOR • LIZ COOK
CHRIS FELICIANO ARNOLD • NOA AVISHAG SCHNALL
SIMON LEWSEN • MARCUS THOMPSON II

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Courtney Nguyen @fortydeucetwits.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A thing I love about the Iga, Coco and Alex fandoms -- I'm sure there's other players who have this too, these are just the ones I notice a lot -- the people who come out to see them span generations. Grannies, Uncs, Gen Z, kids, all wearing merch and holding up signs. It's really heartwarming.

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

When I was 5, my babysitter lied to my mom and secretly took me to a Dolly Parton concert. My mom got home but we were still out. Best babysitter ever.

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M Dot @mdot1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It's time to ban him from the arenas. Also, who's paying him?

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The press release could be titled WNBA TO KANTOR: FUCK OFF

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Listen, the highest human law is revenue maximization. Pretty sure it’s in the Bible.

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It’s Game 4 of the 2029 playoffs, Lakers vs 76ers; Iger and Kushner decide to sell all the seats at the Crypto Arena to Sam Altman for $6B. Altman and 3 of his pals watch the game in an empty stadium while everyone else has to pay $100 to watch an AI simulation of the game on a streaming site.

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

If I could do it all over again, I’d have RSVP’d yes to all the weddings.

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Howard Megdal @howardmegdal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Hi everyone! Really proud of our coverage of #WPBL at The IX Sports. Wanted to share a couple of updates. First, come see our newsroom for all the coverage in one place. Columns, features, the works. www.theixsports.com/the-ix-baseb...

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The IX Baseball | The IX Sports

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I cancelled my sub when it killed sports, but checked the Washington Post today and what a stunning fall. Comparing with the NYT, the most dire news is absent, and the framing on other stories is insane. Darlene Graham’s “pitfalls of acknowledging ignorance.” (?) Lead graphic is an airborne pickup.

Airborne pickup truck as lead graphic in Washington Post

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Trey Fillmore @treyfillmore.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

there is absolutely nothing more on the nose than ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen passing away, and *while hurriedly closing out* of their tribute to him, it *hard cut* to the The Pat McAfee Show

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I often complained about how pro sports ownership was defined by the drama of random families turned royalty because grandpa bought a team 50 years ago, but I will miss it when every team is owned by one of the world's 250 wealthiest people for the sole purpose of selling it to one of the other 249

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The Onion @theonion.com · 13/08/2025

George R.R. Martin Finally Finishes Writing Sequel To ‘Erin Brockovich’ theonion.com/george-...

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Last week I kept seeing Jason Arday’s photo. It was everywhere. Disproportionate coverage of a local academic dispute at an elite institution. In real time, the coverage felt oppressive and the photo omnipresent. I can’t imagine what it felt like to have your image used like that.

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 15/08/2026

Absolutely vile framing from the @nytimes.com. Why doesn’t this leave behind hard questions for the media that hounded him? Or the global right-wing that gleefully turned a local matter into an international incident?

“Professor’s Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring”

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Mitchell Northam @northam67.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Per @nielsen, women’s sports viewership is booming. Since 2022, women’s sports have seen a 120% increase in advertising spending. Also noteworthy: 46% of NASCAR fans are women, with 2.7 million women tuning into the 2026 Daytona 500. More here: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

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Nielsen data shows more fans are watching women’s sports than ever before

Women's sports viewership is booming. According to a new report from Nielsen, advertising spending on women's sports has increased 120% since 2022.

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It’s to humiliate women. The social stigma for a non-trans man was once way too great to consider playing women’s sports. But if the goal is to humiliate those players, and there are social rewards in the humiliation, this is what we get.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/08/2026

A legend knows greatness when he sees it. Honored to sit down one on one with Thierry Henry to talk about the city we both love. Catch the full conversation on YouTube.

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The WNBA Player’s Association issued an excellent (imo) statement yesterday, stressing the league’s values and stating that they won’t be used as political pawns. The league and its individual teams might want to reach out to whoever is doing comms for the WNBPA. Just sayin.

WNBPA
A MESSAGE FROM
WNBPA PLAYER LEADERSHIP
To everyone who loves this game: The WNBPA represents 200+ individual people with different lived experiences, cultures, lifestyles, and opinions.
We embrace justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Those are the values that unite this Union and allow it to protect women's sports while creating transformational change.
Hate, abuse, and demonization of any person or group of people, including transgender people, only fuel fear, division, and harm. We will continue to have hard conversations. But we will not be used as political pawns.
Support the Players. Support the Fans. At games, notify security if you witness hateful, violent, or abusive behavior. Online, report abusive posts and drown out the bots and bad actors. At home, tell your elected officials to strengthen Title IX.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

"It's about protecting women's sports which, by the way, I hate more than anything in the world."

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This was completely predictable. Anti trans policy will traumatize girls and keep more and more of them from playing sports.

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It’s hard to overstate how outraged European fans were at the fact that FIFA rescinded US red card just in time for the next game. That it happened after Trump called Infantino? Even worse. And now Infantino wants to connect FIFA to those interests in a way that would enrich himself.

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Jane McManus @janesports.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Great last paragraph: A few rich guys stepping into extract value from something they didn’t build. This whole fiasco really was telegraphed by one oily rescinded red card.

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

NEW: Concacaf joins UEFA in rejecting FFE, instead imploring FIFA to find ways to increase funding for FIFA Forward through its current means and asking that "any matter follows the proper governance processes" in future full statement: www.concacaf.com/competitions...

Concacaf statement: For these reasons, Concacaf and its 41 Member Associations have:

Rejected the proposal;
Tasked their FIFA Council Members with engaging FIFA to determine how existing vast FIFA reserves could be used to increase FIFA Forward funding for football development across our region; and
Tasked their FIFA Council Members with instructing the FIFA President to ensure that any matter follows the proper governance processes via staff and FIFA Council, in accordance with the FIFA Statutes.
Through these actions, Concacaf reaffirms that football's future—and its greatest asset—must remain in the hands of our football family.

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