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This week on The IX Sports Podcast Basketball Edition, host Jackie Powell is joined by special guest host Maggie Hendricks to discuss DeWanna Bonner’s move to the Dream, the recent incident at the Fever-Sky game, and whether defense still wins championships.
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The IX Sports Podcast Hockey Edition: Analyzing the New York Sirens after expansion
This week on The IX Sports Podcast Hockey Edition, host Maya Smith is joined by New York Sirens’ beat reporter Breanna Ebisch, to break down what the team looks like after a busy expansion season.
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The IX Sports Podcast Soccer Edition: Epicenter Week in Portland with Annie Peterson
This week on The IX Sports Podcast Soccer Edition, host Kathleen Gier is joined by Annie Peterson, author of The IX Sports’ weekly Soccer Insider, to discuss Portland’s Epicenter Week.
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The IX Sports Podcast College Basketball Edition: Texas head coach Vic Schaefer
This week on The IX Sports Podcast College Basketball Edition, hosts Melissa Triebwasser and Michael Waterloo are joined by University of Texas Head Coach Vic Schaefer.
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The IX Sports Podcast Basketball Edition: Ogwumike retiring from the WNBA, Fudd’s rookie season ends
This week our hosts discuss the news that Nneka Ogwumike is retiring from the WNBA and that Azzi Fudd will miss the rest of the WNBA season. Plus: a preview of Liberty vs. Fever.
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The IX Sports Podcast Hockey Edition: How will the Boston Fleet rebuild?
This week on The IX Sports Podcast Hockey Edition, host Maya Smith is joined by The Ice Garden’s Boston Fleet beat reporter, Lydia Murray, to discuss the state of the team following expansion and the PWHL Entry Draft.
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The IX Sports Podcast Soccer Edition: Cameroon triumphs at WAFCON 2026
This week on The IX Sports Podcast Soccer Edition, host Kathleen Gier is joined by two guests to break down Cameroon’s victory in the 2026 iteration of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
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The IX Sports Podcast College Basketball Edition: UCLA’s future with The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant
Sabreena Merchant of the Athletic joins hosts Melissa Triebwasser and Michael Waterloo for a discussion of UCLA women’s basketball’s attempts to rebuild using the portal after its top six players were drafted into the WNBA.
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The IX Sports Podcast Hockey Edition: Can the Minnesota Frost withstand expansion changes?
This week host Maya Smith is joined by the Ice Garden’s Minnesota Frost beat reporter to discuss the state of the team following PWHL expansion.
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The IX Sports Podcast Basketball Edition: Stephanie White’s message and the WNBA’s fight for dignity
This week the hosts break down Stephanie White’s comments to the media Tuesday and the rise of bad actors creating a moral panic about transgender athletes in women’s sports.
