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 fans. The WNBA knows that to build momentum, they need a rivalry. And they have an obvious one in mind: Los Angeles vs New York. But things don’t always go as planned… 

It&rsquo;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&rsquo;re competing for talent and fans. The WNBA knows that to build momentum, they need a rivalry. And they have an obvious one in mind: Los Angeles vs New York. But things don&rsquo;t always go as planned&hellip;&nbsp;

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 each other 80 times over 15 years. Billie Jean King has called it the greatest rivalry in the history of all sports. This season delves into not just their rivalry, but their unusual friendship, and how it transformed the sport and our culture.

Biggest Rivalries of All Time is a documentary-style series covering the most epic and dramatic rivalries in women&rsquo;s sports, hosted by broadcaster Cari Champion. Each season unpacks a rivalry, beat by beat, and explores how it shaped women&rsquo;s sports, and the larger culture, then and now.&nbsp;
Season 1 explores the rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, the two tennis giants who faced each other 80 times over 15 years. Billie Jean King has called it the greatest rivalry in the history of all sports. This season delves into not just their rivalry, but their unusual friendship, and how it transformed the sport and our culture.

Biggest Rivalries of All Time

Episode 1: We Got Next

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