S2 Ep. 67 The Hoops come off and return of Sports.

In this week’s Zoom’d episode, it’s the return of Kyndall and a new segment, The Hoops Off. We discuss Black Women writers in Sports during Women Crush Wednesday, the start of the National Women’s Soccer League and the power of their platform to support Black Lives Matter. We also discuss WNBA and NBA returning, Bubba Wallace’s NASCAR saga and much more.

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Black and WOC Sports Writers(just a few):
Jasmine Baker
Dorothy J Gentry
Ari Chambers
The Next
Sports Talk with Erica Ayala
Girl Sport Talk TV
Khristina Williams
Renee Montgomery
Jenn Hatfield
Just Women’s Sports

S2 Ep. 62 Special Guest Keia Clarke, COO New York Liberty WNBA team

Keia Clarke, COO for the New York Liberty, joins us on this Hoops Talk Podcast Zoom’d episode. Along with sharing insights to her 10 seasons career journey, Clarke also discusses how the New York Liberty organization is pivoting during the Coronavirus, which includes, the first WNBA virtual draft, Sabrina Ionescu, the NY Liberty’s continuing outreach to players, fans, and the community, and why the WNBA is important.

S2 Ep. 58 Special Guest Krysten Peek and WNBA Virtual Draft recap

Krysten Peek, NBA Analyst for Yahoo Sports, joins us in our latest Zoom episode to discuss how she is dealing with quarantine, Jalen Green’s announcement, how the G-League is evolving, the NBA Season and much more. We also dig into the WNBA virtual draft and what worked and what did not work.

High School Sneak Peek: Zion Williamson vs. LaMelo Ball in the biggest AAU game ever.

S2 Ep. 57 Special Guest Emalee Nelson - A League of Their Own

In this episode we are joined by Emalee Nelson, PhD student at the University of Hawaii, to discuss her dissertation on the Cuban Women who played baseball in the All-American Girls Baseball League - which was fictionalized in the popular 1992 sports comedy movie, A League of Their Own. This conversation leads to socio-economics, gender equality, racism and the American dream for Women in Sports. We also dive into the #WeKeepPlaying panel, WNBA 2020 Draft, NBA HORSE and much more.

Emalee Nelson Latest Projects
Emalee on Social: Instagram | Twitter

Extra Credit reading recommendations:
Shultz, Jaime. Qualifying Times: Points of Change in U.S. Women's Sport. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2014.

Cahn, Susan. Coming on Strong: Gender and Sexuality in Twentieth-Century Women Sport. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1994.

Burgos, Adrian. Playing America’s Game: Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007.

Ramirez, Catherine. The Woman in the Zoot Suit: Gender, Nationalism and the Cultural Politics of Memory. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2009.

Iber, Jorge, Regalado, Samuel O., Alamillo, José M., and Arnoldo De León. Latinos in U.S. Sport: A History of Isolation, Cultural Identify, and Acceptance. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2011.

S2 Ep. 53 Women's History Month - Special Edition Episode

Tonight’s Special Edition episode celebrates Women’s History Month and is about the women in sports that inspire us. Hear Kyndall talk about the legendary boss lady Amy Trask, Karen covers her fond memories of Kristi Yamaguchi and Liz covers the Women of Troy. In addition, we discuss the worst article that digs into the reason women are not in sports and it’s not a good one.

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S2 Ep. 52 Do the Right Thing and Wash Your Hands!

Tonight’s episode features Alaska athletics, old men wildin’ out, and reactions to the finale of Forever Fan Freer. As usual, we discuss what’s going on around the NBA and lots of WNBA updates.

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S2 Ep. 46: Special guest Heather Turman joins us to talk Ball.

L.A. based comedian, writer, and actor, Heather Turman joins us in the studio to talk NFL, NBA and general sports talk. We also dive into the WNBA collective bargaining agreement and Kendrick vs. Kevin Durant in the sport of petty.

Ep. 36 NBA Fantasy Draft Picks, China, WNBA Finals and new season petty!

We drafted our 2019-20 NBA Fantasy teams and we discuss our picks and bring back our “Just The Tips” segment. We try to unpack the China situation for the NBA, relish in a WNBA Big Game 5 and kick off the new season of Sweaty & Petty with mega-troll KD! It’s OCTOBER BABY!

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Reading Material:
PopSugar: Rihanna Confirms She Turned Down the Super Bowl Halftime Show: “I Couldn’t Dare Do That”

ESPN: Racial epithets, a star benched and a coach questioned: Inside the L.A. Sparks chaotic finish

The Athletic: Does Derek Fisher Stay? What’s Candace Parker’s future? Sparks face offseason uncertainty after firing Penny Toler - by Sabreena Merchant

Fansided.com: Understanding the Daryl Morey, China and NBA Controversy - by Paul Centopani

Sportingnews.com: The Daryl Morey controversy, explained: How a tweet created a costly rift between the NBA and China by Jordan Greer

NYTimes: Why Are People Protesting in Hong Kong? by Daniel Victor and Alan Yuhas

Ep. 35: October is Lit! It's the start of Sweaty & Petty SZN.

October is our favorite time of the year! It’s WNBA Finals, NBA 2019-20 season tip-off, Hispanic Heritage Month, Filipino Heritage Month, Halloween and The Hoops Talk 1-year Anniversary! In this episode, we dive into some of these topics, kick-off Sweaty & Petty with Shaq Fu vs. The Dame Rap Battle and Liz unveils her mystery NBA Superstar run-in. #RIPKimShattuck

Ep. 34: WNBA Playoffs, #WCW Liz Cambage, L.A. Sparks woes and NBA on the way.

In this episode, we go deep into the WNBA playoffs and the continuing issues that plague the league, including the no home court game for the L.A. Sparks and the coaching conundrum that is Derek Fisher. We also shower our #WCW Liz Cambage with praise of her career as her season comes to an end with the Las Vegas Aces defeat at the hands of the Washington Mystics. Also, the NBA is less than a month away from tip-off and we look to social media to find stories of fuckery from these soon to be on-court players.

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Sports Stories
The Athletic writer Sabreena Merchant - Candace Parker’s benching leaves a sour note at the end of the Sparks’ season

L.A. Times Sports Columnist Arash Markazi - The Sparks shouldn’t be forced out of Staples Center for the WNBA Playoffs

Social:
Shams still doing interviews with Dwight Howard about his 2012-13 season with the Lakers and his “ego” - https://www.instagram.com/p/B22M1mBlCg6/

“I think Connecticut is a very good team, but to sweep us – I don’t know if I would go that far. So I think that’s where we gotta start asking ourselves questions as to why that happened.” -CParker https://www.instagram.com/p/B2vStAzgRT2/

Coach Fisher heavily criticized - Jackie MacMullen

Ep. 33: WNBA Playoffs, Heroes and Hustlers

We dive into lots of WNBA talk this episode. The WNBA elimination games, semi-finals, draft, travel and game-day highlights. We also celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting Charo, Jlo, and Tamarindo Podcast - which was recently listed on Oprahmag.com. Lastly, we look at Lavar Ball’s latest outburst on his Ball in the Family Facebook Watch series.

Ep. 32: WNBA Playoffs, Fan Appreciation, Coach Kobe and Dennis Rodman's Redemption.

In this episode we highlight Candace Parker and Liz Loza in the new #WomenCrushWednesday segment, discuss WNBA Playoffs brackets and picks, and begin the NBA Fantasy Basketball league discussion. We also roast Kobe Bryant, unpack Dennis Rodman and give some fan appreciation,

Ep. 31: #WCW, ESPN 2019 Body Issue, and NBA 2019-20 Projections

We are highlighting some women crushing it this Wednesday, celebrating the National Holiday, Beyonce's Birthday, getting naked with the ESPN 2019 Body Issue, featuring WNBA Las Vegas Center Liz Cambage and test our maths skills to discuss the FiveThirtyEight 2019-20 NBA Projections.

ESPN Body Issue

ESPN 2019 Body Issue

ESPN 2019 Body Issue: Liz Cambage

ESPN 2019 Body Issue: Nancy Lieberman

ESPN 2019 Body Issue: Scout Bassett

FiveThirtyEight 2019-20 NBA Projections

History of Taco Tuesday

Ep. 30: #WomenWinning, Male Athletes in Crisis, and Kobe Beef

This episode we talk about the #WNBA playoffs, Elena Delle Donna and Kia Nurse debut new fall footwear with signature sneakers for Nike and Jordan Brand. We also discuss the male athlete’s summer meltdowns and Kobe beefs with Shaq and Shaq drags Dwhite, in another episode of As The NBA Turns Soap Opera.

Ep. 29: Chicken Sandwich, Dwight Howard, and Jay-Z To The Rescue.

As the Mystics, Suns and Aces, clinch a spot in the #WNBA playoffs, a spicy chicken sandwich was birthed to save America. We breakdown Dwight Howard, the heir apparent, and other potential players for Boogie Cousins spot on the Lakers. And Jay-Z is a Business, Man. His partnership with the NFL leaving lots of questions, confusion and exasperation by fans.

Ep. 28: WNBA/NBA Mental Health, Brittney Griner Sounds Off, NBA 2019-20 Regular Schedule

We discuss mental health in WNBA / NBA, Brittney Griner responds to the WNBA after her 3-game suspension, Liz Cambage pens a powerful piece regarding her mental health status for the Players' Tribune and what games we are looking forward to with the recently announced NBA 2019-20 regular-season schedule.

Ep. 27: Maybe Carmelo Anthony Needs a Career Coach?

In this episode coaches and coaching gets checked. From Pat Summitt to Phil Jackson, what does coaching mean and how should coaches evolve in this moment of #MoreThanAnAthlete and more women slowly joining assistant coaching roles in the NBA. Joining me is Jackie Martinez, a.k.a. Mysterious Jacks and host of The Ladies Night Radio Show, subs in for Karen, who is on vacation. We are joined by our special guest, Kea Meyers Duggan, a Career Makeover Coach, who believes Sports has been a positive driver on and off the field. Duggan gives five tips for career growth, gives advice to Carmelo Anthony about his career transitioning and discusses the number one challenge she tackles with her female clients.

The Hoops Talk: Ep.24 The Movers and Shakers

Episode 24 looks at the USWNT and the fight for equal pay band support for women in sports. We also discuss the aftermath of NBA Free Agency and how do the NBA stars align for the next NBA season and the fight for Hollywood.

The Hoops Talk: Independence Day & Kawhi Not?

On episode 23, Liz & Karen celebrate the fourth of July with headlines from social media, which include Colin Kaepernick and Nike, Maya Moore’s calling to reform America’s justice system, Sue Bird’s ode to her girlfriend, Megan Rapinoe in The Player’s Tribune and a recall of Firework f*ckery.

Next up is The Good, The Bad and the Ugly outcomes from this summer’s NBA Free Agency and the Kawhi Leonard dilemma that puts 3-key teams on hold, including the Los Angeles Lakers.

In response to recent social media trolling about The Hoops Talk lack of Carmelo Anthony coverage, Liz & Karen do a Wikipedia deep dive on Anthony’s life and basketball career.

And the Ladies end by handing out Time Out’s to Toronto Raptors fans, #Kawhi Watch, and the entire NBA Free Agency drama.

Ep. 22 NBA Free Agency F*ckery and Summer Shade

On this episode, we invite special guest Mykell the PG, co-host of The Courtside Radio Show and Zach Feintuch, co-creator and lead creative copywriter of Herman's Hell to discuss the state of the 2019 NBA Free Agency as we head into the start of the trades.

We also go over the results of our Twitter Social Experiment: First Basketball Movies that come to mind, discuss the juicy parts of Andre Iguodala's memoir, The Sixth Man, and the unpack travel woes of the WNBA.