ESPN basketball reporter Alexa Philippou joins Sarah to discuss the WNBA Finals. They talk about the Golden State Valkyries’ game one win over the Atlanta Dream, what Angel Reese and company need to do to win game two, and how things might shift when the series heads to Atlanta. Plus a delayed return, backflipping on the world stage, and trading places down the stretch. 
Check out NBC’s WNBA Finals Preview, voiced by Cynthia Cooper and featuring art from Mallory Tolcher, here 


Read Maya Goldberg-Safir’s story on Japanese-American basketball leagues here


Read about Taylor Knibb’s Ironwoman win here


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ESPN basketball reporter Alexa Philippou joins Sarah to discuss the WNBA Finals. They talk about the Golden State Valkyries&rsquo; game one win over the Atlanta Dream, what Angel Reese and company need to do to win game two, and how things might shift when the series heads to Atlanta. Plus a delayed return, backflipping on the world stage, and trading places down the stretch.&nbsp;
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<li dir="ltr">Check out NBC&rsquo;s WNBA Finals Preview, voiced by Cynthia Cooper and featuring art from Mallory Tolcher,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4rq2vYzRdE" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3Do4rq2vYzRdE&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1792456579625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw12LyHP2V3httUdn56Nm2zB">here</a>&nbsp;</li>
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Read Maya Goldberg-Safir&rsquo;s story on Japanese-American basketball leagues <a href="https://defector.com/how-the-japanese-american-basketball-leagues-built-natalie-nakase" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://defector.com/how-the-japanese-american-basketball-leagues-built-natalie-nakase&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1792456579611000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3uwq0Meuc_nV90xajmVM_m">here</a>
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Read about Taylor Knibb&rsquo;s Ironwoman win <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7692138/2026/10/15/taylor-knibb-ironman-world-champion-interview/?unlocked_article_code=1.JFE.WYbx.E-B2hVUqmSYY&amp;source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&amp;smid=url-share-ta&amp;tg_s=text&amp;tg_lt=Taylor%20Knibb%20and%20the%20%E2%80%98sadistic%E2%80%99%20secrets%20of%20an%20Ironman%20world%20champion&amp;ajs_uid=92ee2d0a-4f04-46a5-aab0-1866ee9b0bb8&amp;utm_campaign=The+Group+Chat&amp;utm_content=355-621&amp;utm_media=organic&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7692138/2026/10/15/taylor-knibb-ironman-world-champion-interview/?unlocked_article_code%3D1.JFE.WYbx.E-B2hVUqmSYY%26source%3Dathletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink%26smid%3Durl-share-ta%26tg_s%3Dtext%26tg_lt%3DTaylor%2520Knibb%2520and%2520the%2520%25E2%2580%2598sadistic%25E2%2580%2599%2520secrets%2520of%2520an%2520Ironman%2520world%2520champion%26ajs_uid%3D92ee2d0a-4f04-46a5-aab0-1866ee9b0bb8%26utm_campaign%3DThe%2BGroup%2BChat%26utm_content%3D355-621%26utm_media%3Dorganic%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dnewsletter&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1792456579612000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1i2ciDQtSf8oy65OSTKCjU">here</a>
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Good Game is your one-stop shop for the biggest stories in women’s sports. Every day, host Sarah Spain gives you the stories, stakes, stars and stats to keep up with your favorite women’s teams, leagues and athletes. Through thoughtful insight, witty banter, and an all around good time, Sarah and friends break down the latest news, talk about the games you can’t miss, and debate the issues of the day. Don’t miss interviews with the people of the moment, whether they be athletes, coaches, reporters, or celebrity fans.

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ESPN basketball reporter Alexa Philippou joins Sarah to discuss the WNBA Finals. They talk about the Golden State Valkyries’ game one win over the Atlanta Dream, what Angel Reese and company need to do to win game two, and how things might shift when the series heads to Atlanta. Plus a delayed return, backflipping on the world stage, and trading places down the stretch. 

Rooting for Seven with Alexa Philippou

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/8ca624b0-31bc-475c-9fc7-b4e8000acf23/transcript