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EPISODE · Oct 7, 2025 · 42 MIN

The Swagger is Back with Sabreena Merchant

from Good Game with Sarah Spain · host iHeartPodcasts

The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant joins Sarah to discuss what she witnessed in games one and two of the WNBA Finals in Las Vegas, whether we should be reading more into Alyssa Thomas’s hand injury based on her handles, the cost-benefit of letting A’ja Wilson eat, and what to expect next in the ongoing WNBA CBA negotiations. Plus, an alliance to align the women’s hockey calendar, plastic confidence, and the boys are fighting.  Watch the post-game incident involving Anders Jacobson and Jimmy Coenraets here  Follow Sabreena on Instagram here and on Bluesky here Check out photos Ilona Maher’s Barbie doll here, her video promoting the collab here, and Mattel’s press release here  Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected]  Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant joins Sarah to discuss what she witnessed in games one and two of the WNBA Finals in Las Vegas, whether we should be reading more into Alyssa Thomas’s hand injury based on her handles, the cost-benefit of letting A’ja Wilson eat, and what to expect next in the ongoing WNBA CBA negotiations. Plus, an alliance to align the women’s hockey calendar, plastic confidence, and the boys are fighting.

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