This week – the NWSL is front and center as reports of systemic abuse come to light, KC Current breaks ground on the first modern stadium built for a women’s team, Cherelle Griner gives an update on Brittney, and people showed up at Wembley Stadium for women’s footy. Continue reading “Just Because Things Are Messy Doesn’t Mean They Can’t Be Fixed.”
This week – we take a look at the NWSL playoff picture and the record-breaking attendance records, Athletes Unlimited raised tons of money, Team USA’s gold medal game at the World Cup, and something fishy is going down in the Spanish soccer federation. Enjoy! Continue reading “It’s Good Business to Support Women’s Sports”
This week on the Babes podcast – the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup tipped off with many significant absences, Ashley has FOMO from the Las Vegas Aces Championship parade, and a little insight on the Shane Beamer fiasco. Enjoy! Continue reading “It’s Not a Good Look to Be Screaming at a Group of Women On TV”
This week – we’ve said our goodbyes to Sue Bird and Serena Williams. It’s been emotional. Nike’s US Soccer kits are causing a stir, the WNBA finals are coming to an end and, somehow, so is the NWSL regular season? Time, man. Enjoy! Continue reading “Supporting Women’s Sports Isn’t an Excuse to Behave Badly”
In this week’s episode, the US Open is underway in NYC, an NCAA legend is retiring, women’s sports are going to be on network television, and AU Softball is coming to a season end. Enjoy! Continue reading “Believe Women, Or Else This Cycle of Sexual Abuse Will Continue Forever and Ever.”
When I heard that Amazon was adapting A League of Their Own into a series a few years ago, I was filled with rage. Because who wants to watch a show about women playing baseball?!!? Obviously, I’m kidding. I hated even typing that. I was filled with rage because as a television writer myself, I selfishly wanted to take one of the most important sports … Continue reading Babes Watch Party: A League of Their Own
This week – a lot of legends in sport are retiring, and Ashley is sad about it, Germany’s chancellor is fighting for women’s equal pay, and A League of Their Own is finally here! We’re not sponsored by Amazon Prime, but very open to it. Plus, some final thoughts about men’s sports being considered the “norm”. Enjoy! Continue reading “Sports Don’t Equal Men.”
This week – a huge step forward in getting Brittney Griner home, Sue Bird invests in women’s soccer, the Women’s Euro concludes, and it is STILL Katie Ledecky season. Enjoy! Continue reading “Building It Isn’t Free, That’s Why We Need to Invest in Women”
This week, no big updates on Brittney Griner, the ESPYs have a complicated relationship with women’s sports, USWNT players are finally reaping the benefits of their equal pay fight, and it sounds like Allyson Felix heard our chants for one more race. And more! Enjoy! Continue reading “Shoutout To Men in Power Protecting Themselves at The Expense of Others”
This week on the Babes podcast, we have updates on the Brittney Griner trial, we can now rep the USWNT, the women’s national softball team dominates, and we bid farewell to the best to ever do it – Allyson Felix. Enjoy! Continue reading “I’m Getting the Overalls”
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