Cynthia Cooper retires. Rebecca Lobo moves to Houston. Sue Wicks becomes the first active WNBA player to make her coming out. But the league is going through some tough times. Ratings and attendance are going down and owners are disinvesting. At the end of 2008, as the Comets are getting ready for their next season, the unthinkable happens. 

Cynthia Cooper retires. Rebecca Lobo moves to Houston. Sue Wicks becomes the first active WNBA player to make her coming out. But the league is going through some tough times. Ratings and attendance are going down and owners are disinvesting. At the end of 2008, as the Comets are getting ready for their next season, the unthinkable happens.&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.

Season 2 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 powerhouse teams and the players who dominated the sport — the women whose names are often forgotten but whose excellence, sacrifices and love for the game built the foundations for the league’s popularity today.

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.
Season 2 takes us back to the early days of the WNBA and the league&rsquo;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 powerhouse teams and the players who dominated the sport &mdash; the women whose names are often forgotten but whose excellence, sacrifices and love for the game built the foundations for the league&rsquo;s popularity today.

Biggest Rivalries of All Time

Episode 6: End of an Era 

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In this short epilogue, we look at how the WNBA became the sensation it is today. And how the Liberty finally got what they had been chasing after for almost three decades: their first ring.  

In this short epilogue, we look at how the WNBA became the sensation it is today. And how the Liberty finally got what they had been chasing after for almost three decades: their first ring.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Epilogue: The Resurgence

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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. 

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&nbsp;makes one of the most memorable shots in the history of the WNBA.&nbsp;

Episode 5: The Shot 

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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. 

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.&nbsp;

Episode 4: Kim

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