Swish Appeal: for women's basketball fans.

Intro Deion Sanders leave JSU for CU CFP Nike, Kyrie, Ja Anthony Davis Boston Celtics and Nia Long GMA Sex Lives of College Girls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephen A and Jerry Jones NBA NFL College football playoff USC's Caleb Williams Dabo Swinney Down Bad NCAA Women's hoops WNBA season looms Is Sarver Selling the Mercury? Marvel vs the universe Is That Black Enough for You New Music Grammy Nominations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBA Favorite team check in City jerseys NFL New music Shoutout Zora Neale Hurston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kyrie LeBron's lies Lakers, again Blazers, Cavs, Jazz NFL Colts Dan Snyder Congrats to the Astros New music 2022 midterms Elon Musk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Intro NBA NFL MLB new music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBA preseason Draymond Green needs to keep his hands to himself Robert Sarver NFL season/NFL doctors are shills Aaron Judge Barry Bonds is the GOAT FIBA Worlds recap Rap girls fighting Kanye... again

Intro: Mango Butter x Durand Bernarr Outro: Nowhere but Up x Phony Ppl WNBA champs Las Vegas Aces Derek Fisher is a CRIMINAL Team USA Women Fiba Worlds Ime Udoka Robert Sarver Brett Favre New music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sabreena gives her thoughts on the WNBA Finals, the FIBA World Cup Team USA roster, and Vickie Johnson's ouster in Dallas. Then it's mailbag time, as Sabreena takes questions from listeners about WNBA expansion, the stylistic future of the league, what the hell is going on with the Sparks, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The WNBA Finals have arrived, and the Las Vegas Aces defended home court in a game that was about as messy as the Connecticut Sun could have hoped. Andy Yamashita from the Las Vegas Review-Journal joins Sabreena to break down everything from the Aces perspective, including what needs to happen for them to retain control of the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Seattle entered the WNBA semifinals with the worst record, and worst net rating, of any of the final four teams, but the Storm have impressed nonetheless. Em Adler of The Next joins Sabreena on this week's episode to break down what Seattle is doing well and how head coach Noelle Quinn used the regular season to get her Storm team to be at its best now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Intro: Harrison x Alxndr London Outro: Sun + Moon x Grimm Lynn The Nets stand pat Lakers trade for Pat Bev Rams/Bengals scrum WNBA awards WNBA postseason New music What We're Watching Student Loan Forgiveness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Connecticut Sun are the current standard for consistent success in the WNBA, but that hasn't led to a league title yet, and after an embarrassing outing in Game 2 of their first-round series, the Sun's 2022 playoff run could be over before it really gets started. Lila Bromberg of The Hartford Courant joins The Whiparaound to break down the Connecticut/Dallas first-round matchup and dive into what the Sun need to fix to make the WNBA semifinals for the fourth straight season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oh man, it's a long one. Intro: You and Your B*tch - RIP Teddy Ray Outro: Seduce and Screen - Shawna & Mia Joe Tsai/KD  Player empowerment Melo and KD Rudy Gobert Bill Russell number retirement WNBA season winds down Serena retiring New music State of Rap Rap Sh!t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The contenders for the WNBA title have all clinched postseason berths, so the real action over the last week of the season comes from the teams that are still fighting their way into the playoffs. Stephen Trinkwald of the Double Down WNBA podcast joins Sabreena to take a statistical look at four teams angling for the bottom three playoff seeds: Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, and New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Opening song: Cuff It x Beyoncé Outro: Hollywood Divorce x Outkast f/ Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg Intro Conspiracy theories Liz Cambage and the Sparks break up Journalists carrying water for questionable individuals and orgs WNBA playoff race Jimmy Bundles NFL back MLB trade deadline (shocked me too) RIP Bill Russell, Vin Scully and Nichelle Nichols Renaissance HBO P-Valley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lynx are one of the most fascinating teams in the WNBA right now. The fact that they're even in the playoff hunt after an abominable start to the season deserves attention, but the future in Minnesota is really what draws interest. As Sylvia Fowles nears retirement, the Lynx have a lot of decisions to make about how to move forward. No one at SB Nation knows this team better than Jack Borman, the site manager of Canis Hoopus. Jack joins Sabreena on this week's episode to break down how Minnesota arrived at the fringe of the playoff picture and how he would manage their offseason. Jack also has some excellent Mama Syl stories as the two celebrate the legend's career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Los Angeles Sparks are in the midst of some turbulence. A team that was a top-3 seed in both 2019 and 2020 has seen a mass free agent exodus since. and last month, parted ways with head coach and general manager Derek Fisher. But with almost a blank slate heading into 2023, there is great potential for what the Sparks could be going forward. Edwin Garcia of Swish Appeal joins The Whiparound this week to discuss the present and future of the Sparks, including ideal playoff matchups, potential coaching hires, and what to do with Chennedy Carter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded over a 3 day period. Things happen. Opening song: Ease Up x Jean Deaux ft Masego Closing song: Promises x Cleo Sol ESPYs WNBA season NBA free agency slows MLB All Star Send Miles Bridges to jail New music Beyoncé DVSN Ciara Coast Contra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mystics feel like a contender hiding in plain sight. They likely won't have homecourt in the first round of the playoffs, but they also have a championship core that was hanging a banner not too long ago. Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post joins The Whiparound to discuss why this Washington team isn't like the 2019 title group, even though it shares the same championship aspirations and could end up just as successful. But first, the idea has been floated of the WNBA permanently hosting its All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas, and Sabreena has some thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Listener Q&A WNBA all star weekend WNBA trade deadline NBA trade rumors Summer League Ms. Marvel Slavery Conspiracy theorists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WNBA All-Star Weekend had some tremendous highs — a Sylvia Fowles dunk! an Allie Quigley four-peat! — and also some logistical lows. Eric Nemchock, a contributor to Swish Appeal, was at the event in Chicago and joins Sabreena to talk about his experience on the ground, what the WNBA did well, and what the league can learn for future All-Star weekends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Las Vegas Aces were the team to beat for the first six weeks of the WNBA season, starting 13-2 and obliterating opponents in the process. They're 2-4 since and have shown real signs of mortality, but it's unclear if this a blip in the schedule or cause for real concern. Sam Gordon of the Las Vegas Review-Journal joins Sabreena to talk about why the Aces have slid and what needs to fix for the team moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There hasn't been a back-to-back champ in the WNBA for 20 years, but the Chicago Sky look poised to challenge that streak. Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times (subscribe to her work!) joins Sabreena on the podcast to talk about the defending champs, who also happen to be the league's best team in the month of June. Annie and Sabreena get into the team's new additions, if Candace Parker would really consider retiring after this season, the merits of James Wade's executive of the year case, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Intro song: Brand New Rolex x Kamaiyah Outro song: The World is a Ghetto x War Intro 1:01 WNBA all time ranking 3:18 WNBA All Star voting 42:15 Jonquel Jones and who gets to be a WNBA superstar 53:03 NBA Draft 1:05:23 Grizzlies social media antics 1:26:17 Kyrie and Kevin Durant 1:31:58 Dan Snyder 1:57:58 LA Angels and Shoehi Ohtani 1:52:23 Nascar Ride celebration 1:55:55 New music 1:57:22 What Harry Potter house we'd be in 2:01:07 Stacey Abrams 2:07:34 Supreme Court rulings 2:13:04 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Swish Appeal has a new podcast! Tune in every Tuesday for The Whiparound with Sabreena Merchant, as Sabreena brings in a weekly guest to talk about the latest women's basketball news and dive into one big topic. On today's debut episode, Sabreena welcomes Mark Schindler of WNBA.com to get into the Dallas Wings, who are neither as good nor as bad as they have seemed over the first six weeks of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tris and Juanita cover cover the end of the NBA season, the ongoing WNBA season, Drake's "surprise" drop, Beyoncé's forthcoming project, the Adam Sandler basketball film 'Hustle' and then some. Well Seasoned Intro song: Whoa x Rakiyah Outro song: Just a Friend x Mario Intro 1:01 NBA Finals 3:53 Series review Steph all time ranking 18:35 KD all time ranking 24:54 Next season excitement 31:20 Listener Q&A 39:14 Sue Bird is retiring 53:14 She needs to take DT with her 57:07 Sparks playoff odds 59:30 NY Liberty Shakira Austin 1:04:04 Beyoncé's Renaissance 1:05:54 Drake 1:17:40 Music and music consumption in 2022 1:23:24 Hustle 1:38:49 Dream On 30 for 30 1:57:24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Intro 1:05 NBA Finals 2:45 Draymond's a bum Matchup analysis Suns drama 25:36 Is CJ McCollum a top 20 scorer? 36:16 NBA expansion 48:44 WNBA season 1:00:09 Derek Fisher fired Season rolls on 1:08:03 Where does Sylvia Fowles rank all time? 1:28:28 Expansion 1:33:15 Favorite song at the moment 1:48:28  Music and streaming recs 1:53:29 Tris's softball adventure 1:56:50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We welcome Twitter legend DragonflyJonez for some very fun CP3 slander. Intro 2:39 NBA Playoffs Chris Paul/Pat Bev 4:33 James Harden 37:11 Glenn Rivers 39:52 Bucks 43:00 Bronny goes to prom 52:05 John Stockton 53:54 NCAA NIL Fiasco 59:17 WNBA Phoenix Mercury drama 1:09:41 Minnesota Lynx 1:18:17 New Music Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers x Kendrick Lamar 1:28:25 The Red Balloon x Tank and the Bangas 1:46:18 Dropout Boogie x The Black Keys F.N.F. x Glorilla Outro Grizzlies 1:49:57 Courtside seat theory 1:53:01 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Intro 1:00 Justice for Russ? 3:17 Sixers 11:42 Sun/Mavs 51:45 Warriors/Grizzlies 59:44 Milwaukee/Boston 1:18:51 WNBA Opening Week 1:21:46 Lynx Dream/Rhyne Howard 1:23:59 Sparks 1:25:29 Mercury 1:28:58 Mystics 1:30:20 Fever 1:32:16 Liberty 1:33:48 Aces 1:38:38 Liz Cambage 1:42:44 Arts & Entertainment 1:45:26 Kendrick lyrics Jack Harlow Alicia Keys New Music: The Lives They Left x FLORES 1:52:22 Best Adele album 1:54:00 YSL RICO 1:55:52 Intro song: Purple Hearts x Kendrick Lamar Outro song: Chitty Bang x Leikeli47 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Gang talks Cynthia Cooper debacle, what the Grizz need to do to stay in the series, the untimely demise of a popular Twitter villain and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NBA playoffs continue as the WNBA season inches closer. Intro 1:02 WNBA opening week 3:55 Childhood games 11:10 LA Sparks 18:41 Sue Bird and equity in women's sports 27:00 What we're looking forward to in the WNBA this season 44:58 WNBA Top 30 50:16 Future Prospective WNBA #1 picks 1:06:00 NBA 1:11:28 Nets 1:11:48 Bucks/Bulls 1:27:10 Ben Simmons 1:31:25 Doc Rivers' incredulity 1:48:58 Free LeBron 1:53:53 Old Lakers and Winning Time 1:59:58 Elon Musk 2:14:56 Sage Steele 2:17:16 Student loan debt forgiveness 2:23:53 Benediction 2:25:28 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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NC State standout Diamond Johnson joins The Committee to talk about what her role will be next year, why we didn't see her in the double overtime thriller against UConn, playing for C. Vivian Stringer and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Committee gets to know the newest University of South Carolina Gamecock transfer Kierra Fletcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Committee talks with Notre Dame star Olivia Miles about her goals, her tooth, her views on the WNBA and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Gang cycles through each NBA playoff series, talk WNBA training camp, Chauny makes a bold prediction for WNBA COY and we give Missy Elliott and Tiffany "New York" Pollard their flowers. Happy birthday, Luther Vandross. Intro 1:02 The DeMar DeRozan Agenda 2:20 Raps/Sixers 6:38 Listener questions/NBA playoff breakdown 13:06 NCAAW 1:00:55 WNBA training camp 1:08:12 WNBA marketing strategy 1:20:02 Sparks 1:28:10 Khris Middleton injury/playoff outlook 1:31:54 Let Pat Summit rest 1:39:24 Arts + Entertainment  Viola Davis as Michelle Obama 1:44:00 Missy Elliott 1:48:38 A$AP Rocky 1:56:20 Gospel Verzuz 2:04:31 LA's top 10 albums of 10s over everybody 2:24:00 Outro 2:36:03 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our dear friend Nat (@natfluential on twitter) was kind enough to be a guest this week and we're a bit all over the place. My apologies in advance. Intro 1:05 NBA playoff preview 7:20 Why the Grizzlies don't like Andre Iguodala 41:00 Why James Harden is the only guy with any real pressure going into the postseason 1:24:40 WNBA draft 1:43:36 New music: 2:00:22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh off the floor from the championship celebration, Chauny and Juanita give a live reaction to the South Carolina Gamecocks beating the UConn Huskies 64-49 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sylvia Fowles granted us a brief interview at UConn's open practice. Gave Aliyah Boston some especially high praise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juanita and Chauny talk to Elissa Cunane, Rhyne Howard and Sylvia Fowles, recap the Final Four games and preview tomorrow's championship game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UConn wins 63-58. Stanford was 10 minutes too late all game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juanita and Chauny react to South Carolina/Louisville from live on the scene in Minneapolis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices