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The IX Sports: A women’s sports media companyThe IX Sports is powered by a single mission: to be your go-to platform for women’s sports coverage. We provide unparalleled and consistent coverage of all women’s sports. Already, we connect the millions of women’s sports fans with plugged-in insiders across six different women’s sports every day with The IX Daily. Our coverage at The IX Basketball is powered by The Next.
The IX Sports hosts The IX Sports Podcast, a sports show with 118 episodes published.
We’re joined this week by Sabreena Merchant from The Athletic to break down all things women's college basketball as the offseason starts to wrap up. We get into how UCLA is completely reshaping its identity after captur
Next in our summer check-in series is the Minnesota Frost. The Frost missed out on a three-peat last season, can they get back to the finals with the roster they have left after expansion? And what is going on with Kenda
Did you hear what Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White said on Tuesday night before her team took on the New York Liberty? Well if you didn’t, you can hear it this week on The IX Sports Podcast Women’s Basketball Edi
Host Kathleen Gier discusses the latest NWSL headlines, including Olivia Moultrie's season-ending ACL injury and Portland's big win against Boston. She also updates listeners on NWSL standings, the WAFCON semifinals and
Syracuse Head Coach Felisha Legette-Jack joins Michael Waterloo and Melissa Triebwasser to talk building a competitive culture, developing returning talent like ACC Rookie of the Year Uche Izoje, and how the program appr
Howard and Jackie are back for yet another week of The IX Sports Podcast women’s basketball edition where the two hosts go over the official 12 player FIBA World Cup roster for the USA Women’s senior national basketball
Next up in the off-season preview series, it's time to talk about PWHL Hamilton. Host Maya Smith has two special guests to preview one of the league's newest teams. After talking about the Vancouver Goldeneyes' new head
Host Kathleen Gier recaps Wednesday's call with NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman, where she discussed the league's growth, updated schedule, and ongoing conversations about the salary cap. She also provides an update on
Oregon Basketball coach Kelly Graves drops in from Central Oregon to talk all things Duck hoops, including the development of Katie Fiso, keeping talent in the transfer portal era, and what to expect from Oregon’s incomi
The WNBA trade deadline is almost here and Jackie Powell and Howard Megdal provide an overview of what players could be on the move and which teams are aggressive in their pursuit of getting better for the now or the fut
Just in time for the Montréal Victoire off-season episode, Team Canada made a huge announcement. Danièle Sauvageau will leave her role with the Victoire after the 2026-27 series and work full-time as Team Canada's GM. Ho
Who’s actually the #1 team in women’s college basketball heading into the season? Michael and Melissa break down their personal Top 16 power rankings with rosters set and summer workouts winding down. There’s plenty of d
Welcome back to the IX Sports Podcast Women's Basketball Edition. Happy WNBA All-Star weekend! Howard Megdal reports live from Chicago for WNBA All-Star weekend where he brings Jackie Powell some new fresh reporting to d
The Ottawa Charge lost some of their top players in expansion, have they done enough to stop the bleeding going into the next season? Host Maya Smith talks about where the Ottawa Charge stand as the off-season continues,
Host Kathleen Gier looks ahead to the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, or WAFCON, with guests Jacob Mitchell and Kofi. They start with the tournament format, then run through teams and players to watch like Nigeria, M
On this edition of The IX Sports Podcast: College Basketball Edition, hosts Melissa Triebwasser and Michael Waterloo break down some of the biggest storylines shaping the 2026–2027 season. First, they discuss South Carol
Editor’s note: This podcast was recorded before a report from Front Office Sports that noted that a meeting at WNBA All-Star has been scheduled between the players and the league regarding player safety, security and the
PWHL Detroit had a really strong expansion period, but after an okay draft, where do they go from here? Host Maya Smith and guest Alyssa Turner take a look at PWHL Detroit's current roster going into the off-season and a
Host Kathleen Gier breaks down the updated Gotham FC roster after the recent additions of Sam Kerr and Denise O'Sullivan. She also takes a look at the updated NWSL rankings and previews this week's WPSL Championships in
They got Laila Edwards and some key expansion pieces, but can they score goals? This week, podcast host Maya is joined by Eli Fastiff to talk about where PWHL San Jose stands heading into the off-season. But first, the B
Mike Murphy
spiritual teacher, philanthropist, bestselling author · Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
1 appearance on this show
Kelly Johnson
author of the book “Being Brave” · Courageous Curiosity Coaching and Consulting
1 appearance on this show
Molly Miller
Arizona State women's basketball coach · Arizona State University
1 appearance on this show
Tony East
Indiana Pacers
1 appearance on this show
Val Ackerman
Commissioner of the Big East Conference · Big East Conference
1 appearance on this show
Reid Lemker
The Ice Garden
1 appearance on this show
Stephanie White
Indiana Fever
1 appearance on this show
Jonquel Jones
New York Liberty
1 appearance on this show
Zia Cooke
South Carolina Women’s Basketball
1 appearance on this show
Chit Chat Wright
Iowa
1 appearance on this show
Thom Persley
Shea Butter FC
1 appearance on this show
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