Biggest Rivalries of All Time
Biggest Rivalries of All Time
Biggest Rivalries of All Time is a documentary-style series covering the most epic and dramatic rivalries in women’s sports, hosted by broadcaster Cari Champion. Each season unpacks a rivalry, beat by beat, and explores how it shaped women’s sports, and the larger culture, then and now. Season 1 explores the rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, the two tennis giants who faced eac…Social links:
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Episode 5: The Shot
The Comets and the Liberty meet in the finals for a second time. And just when New York thinks it's all over, Teresa Weatherspoon makes one of the most memorable shots in the history of the WNBA.
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Episode 4: Kim
The Liberty get a new coach, Richie Adubato. They're determined to win a championship. Meanwhile, the WNBA players decide to unionize: they have some demands. And tragedy hits the Houston Comets.
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Episode 3: The Big Three
August 30th, 1997. It's the first ever WNBA Championship Final. Comets vs Liberty. Who will come up on top?
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Episode 2: Coop
As the WNBA kicks-off its first season, the Comets have a problem: their star player, Sheryl Swoopes, is pregnant. But what Houston doesn’t realize is that they have the best player in the league, a 34-year old point guard whose name no one seems to recognize: Cynthia Cooper. With her, the Comets a…
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Episode 1: We Got Next
It’s early 1996 and there is no professional basketball league for women in the United States. Players have to move abroad to play the sport they love. But that year, everything changes. Two leagues get off the ground almost at the same time: the ABL and the WNBA. They’re competing for talent and f…
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Introducing: Biggest Rivalries of All Time - Liberty vs. Comets
Season 2 of Biggest Rivalries of All Time, hosted by Cari Champion, takes us back to the early days of the WNBA and the league’s first real rivalry: the Houston Comets vs the New York Liberty. They faced each other in three of the first four WNBA championship finals. This is the story of two powerh…
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Episode 6: End of an Era
Chris has one more shot at beating her rival. Martina goes back home to Czechoslovakia for the first time since she defected 10 years earlier. This last episode explores the end of these two giants’ careers, their rivalry-turned-friendship and their legacy for the sport.
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Episode 5: Tough Loss
Martina is dominant, even as her team is falling apart, and the media is turning her into a villain. On the court, no one can stop her – not even Chris. But Chris is determined to prove to everyone that she is not done. For the first time, she tries changing her game. And the two meet in the final …
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Episode 4: Team Navratilova
After a humiliating loss to Chris, Martina meets someone new – a woman who believes she can transform her. Martina begins to assemble a team of unconventional characters who may be able to help her reach new heights. With their support, she can finally take on Chris. But in the conservative climate…
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Episode 3: Wimbledon
In the world of tennis, Wimbledon is sacred ground. It is the tournament that every great player dreams of winning. When Martina and Chris meet there in the 1978 final, history is on the line. Chris is still dominating, but Martina has been working on her mental game. Can she upset her rival? And w…
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