Sports Ladies Podcast

The Olympics have ended. Adam Silver is trying to end tanking in the NBA. The WNBA is hoping the players will sign the CBA so they can start the season. Steph and Nifer are here to break it down.

Steph and Nifer talk about the joys and some scandals of the Winter Olympics. We love everything from Elmo to supportive boyfriends at the Olympics and of course all of the incredible triumphs of being the best in the world at these wild sports!Is the NBA All Star stuff worth the hype? Will the dunk competition ever be good again?

Steph and Nifer are down one Sports Lady, but back with all kinds of insights--the Olympics starts this week, Unrivaled is giving the WNBA an actual run for its money, the NBA is in full swing with All Stars announced and the SUPER BOWL is this weekend.

A lot is going on with sports at this moment, so the Sports Ladies have some things to talk about. Starting with the insanity of the NBA-betting-mafia-FBI situation. Is load management just code for tummy issues? NBA is starting with some great offensive performances-16+ 50 point individual performances!The World Series is wild, including an 18 inning Game 3! All hail Freddy Freeman. Will there be an MLB lockout?!People/Institutions who caught strays in this episode:CongressLebronNicoThe Orlando MagicPaul GeorgeDoc Rivers Drake

The Las Vegas Aces win the WNBA and all the fallout from Naphessa Collier's press conference. Lebron James is NOT retiring, just making that Hennessey money. Russ to Sacramento?! MLB coming down to the World Series and MLS Decision Day heats up. All the sports updates!

Steph, Ashlyn, and Nifer discuss the current goings-on in the NFL, College Football, and WNBA playoffs. QBs plagued by injuries, and what even is turf toe? How will these backups fare? Is NIL good for college athletics? Would you love a job where you got $15m for *NOT* showing up to work anymore (hint, Nifer would). And the WNBA playoffs are in full effect. Who will win the whole thing?!

Steph, Ashlyn, and Nifer talk about MLB and WNBA coming into the postseason and how the first week of the NFL shaped up. Including how we did week one with our fantasy football teams.

The sports ladies talk about fantasy football, but honestly we don't know if it will help you draft well, but I bet you'll be laughing. Nifer goes off about the Cowboys, so that's entertaining.

Ashlyn, Steph, and Nifer draft their top 5 favorite sports movies. Whose list would you keep if you could only keep one? The classics of Steph, the silly and heartfelt of Ashlyn, or Nifer's nostalgic list?

Ashlyn, Steph and Nifer talk about the similarities between the MNBA from 20 years ago and the current WNBA and how the league needs to pay these women what they owe them. Grateful to Trysta Krick (@trysta_krick) and her great perspectives to help seed this conversation.

Ashlyn, Steph, and Nifer dive into the major trades and their salary cap implications for the MNBA in this exciting off season and are so very excited for the future of the hometown franchise, the Orlando Magic. What will the future hold with Desmond Bane in the mix?

Steph, Ashlyn, and Nifer talk about the exciting end to the 24-25 NBA season, the wild trades that have already been made, and how the W's era feels reminiscent of the NBA in the 90's with CC as the MJ of the league.

Ashlyn, Steph, and Nifer talk through the beginnings of the WNBA season and break down the final four teams in the NBA. Steph breaks out some of her classic sayings and there's a lot of laughteer.

From drinking out of Stanley Cups to the NBA home teams not being able to win their games, there's a lot happening with the playoffs for NHL and NBA. Don't miss the start of the W on Friday May 16!

It's the most beautiful time of the year when NFL teams get a renewed sense of optimism from their draft picks, and NBA teams are hoping to hold off on that vacation for a few more weeks. Ashlyn, Stephanie, and Nifer talk through the good, bad, and confusing of the 2025 NFL Draft and offer some condolences those who are already out of the NBA playoffs.

The tournaments have concluded with UCONN taking the win for the women and University of Florida for the men. We found out that we have a lot of Gator fan friends. The NBA playoff picture is incredibly tight coming into the last week of the season. And breaking news the Denver Nuggets fire their coach with three games left in the regular season! Also, have you seen these Lebron songs on IG and TikTok?We’re all cheering for the Osceola Magic to win the G League Finals and for the Orlando Magic to take it all the way to the championship for the NBA!

Ashlyn & Nifer talk all things NCAA Men's & Women's Basketball tournament, including first-round upsets, and who they think will make it to the final four. They also face the fact that Stephanie being out for this episode is ill-timed, as she is the one with real college hoops knowledge. Ashlyn's allegiance to the Big 12 shines through and Nifer's predictions are entirely based on friendship and a weird contrarian streak.

Ashlyn, Steph, and Nifer take you to the unique game of Banana Ball live in Savannah, GA. Learn the rules, some history of Grayson Stadium, and hear us recap the fun we had!

Ashlyn, Steph, & Nifer talk about the upcoming NCAA Basketball tournaments and all the excitement leading up to the fun of March Madness. Keep an eye on the @SportsLadiesPod Instagram on Selection Sunday, March 16 to join in on doing a bracket with us! And we break down the NBA All-Star Weekend, with some ideas on how it might be fun again?

Ashlyn, Stephanie, and Nifer break down all the WNBA trades, the NBA trade deadline excitement, and Super Bowl LXI. Listen now!

Ashlyn, Stephanie, and Nifer react to the CFP Championships, NFL Super Bowl lineup, and then get into a breakdown of Unrivaled! How does it work? Who is playing? Who has funded it? And of course who are we cheering for!

Ashlyn, Steph, and Nifer face the music for their CFP Champion predictions, discuss the insanity of the Pop Tart Bowl and *gags* Duke's Mayonnaise Bowl, and why does everyone want to escape from Miami?!

It's that time of year when college football conference games are complete, and the National Champion will be named soon, but this year, there's a whole new playoff system. Ashlyn breaks down the latest college football playoff situation. Steph gives us an update on the Emirates In-Season Tournament.

During the last week of the regular college football season, better known as Rivalry Week, fights broke out across the country. Ashlyn and Steph break down the week of planting flags and fights. And of course, as UCF alum, they talk about the Gus bus moving on and who might replace him.

Ashlyn, Steph, and Nifer talk about the big fight on Netflix. Is it okay to punch a 58-year-old man in the head? Apparently, yes. Will Netflix get its live streaming together in time for the NFL Christmas games? Probably not, but we're still going to rely on them anyway. The NBA in season tournament or Emarites Cup is confusing as heck, but Stephanie is breaking it all down. And the end of MLS and NWSL are upon us and both of Orlando's teams are still in mix. Will the Orlando Pride have a happy ending after the best season in franchise history? We certainly hope so!

Ashlyn, Nifer, & Steph talk about the current status of the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, & NWSL as well as a quick recap of the MLB World Series and the WNBA finals. Ashlyn also brings the tea with Tom Brady's IG full of feelings and his on air comments that may lead to big fines.

Stephanie, Ashlyn, and Nifer talk about the upsets on the field throughout the NCAA, the consequences of NIL and an unregulated system, the WNBA and NSWL are in the final weeks of their seasons, and the NFL always keeps things interesting.

Steph, Ashlyn, and Nifer talk about the WNBA playoffs, the MLB picture looking at the upcoming playoffs, and what is happening with these calls in the NFL. Caitlyn Clark wins Rookie of the Year and Shohei Ohtani gets to 50/50! In the NFL, should they have called DPI on the Chiefs? Why so many illegal formation calls?!

In this episode Ashlyn picks an NFL team. Steph, Nifer and Ashlyn talk about the end of the WNBA season and ROY in light of Angel Reese's injury. They also discuss Alex Morgan's retirement and how much has changed in women's sports since 2011.

Ashlyn, Stephanie, and Nifer talk about the WNBA Rookie of the Year Race, an overview of the upcoming NFL season, and the realignment of NCAA conferences. Don't forget the Paralympics are happening starting today! The biggest question is which NFL team should Ashlyn cheer for?

Ashlyn, Steph, and Nifer talk about some of the memories of the 2024 Paris Olympics including diving, running events, pole vaulting, soccer, basketball, rugby, all the celebrity citings and the general swell of American pride watching the games! We also make some wild "predictions" for the 2028 games in LA! Also we're gearing up to talk about all the sports outside of the Olympics, if you have something you want us to cover!

Ashlyn, Steph, and Nifer talk about the incredible and innovative Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics. From the Parade of Nations to the Lebron Crossing the Delaware River memes we have a lot to talk about! And the games are now underway with so many incredible stories, including the US Men's Gymnastics team taking home a medal for the first time since 2008. We're still watching to see how all the athletes perform! What a fun and an inspiring thing to get to watch!

Ashlyn, Steph and Nifer talk about super fun water sports: Surfing in Tahiti, Canoeing, Kayaking and Artistic Swimming.

This episode was recorded about a month ago, so you'll hear our premonitions about Copa America and the NBA Finals...spoiler the USMNT didn't do well in Copa and the Boston Celtics won the NBA Finals. Ashlyn, Steph, and Nifer talk about the tournaments at the Olympics in Paris this summer and some of the coolest locations where events will be taking place across Paris (and beyond).

Steph, Ashlyn and Nifer share their favorite athletes. Then break down the 10 events in the Modern Pentathlon *spoiler, it includes a LASER RUN* and all the events that comprise Track & Field. They also talk about the athletes who don't compete under their own country's flag, highlighting those refugees who compete under the IOC Refugee team flag!

Coach Steph, Ashlyn, and Nifer talk you through the basics of gymnastics and tennis. Including the athletes we're most excited to see (Simone Biles, ever heard of her?) Did you know tennis is played on a hard court, clay or grass depending on who is hosting the Olympics?!

Ashlyn, Coach Steph and Nifer are here to bring you the primers you didn't know you need ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. On today's episode you'll learn about the swimming competitions and some of the athletes to look out for and about this summer's Olympic mascots Phryges and what it means!