She's Got Game

Minnesota defeats Ottawa to capture back-to-back Walter Cups. Every game of the PWHL Finals went to overtime. Michaela and Vanessa eulogize the 2025 Ottawa Charge and predict who’ll be on the teams’ expansion protected lists. Michaela gets to vote for the PWHL awards and reveals who was on her ballot! Paige Bueckers is setting records just five games into her WNBA career. Arsenal stuns the soccer world by upsetting mighty Barcelona 1-0 in the Champions League Final. Mary Earps retires from the English National Team after not being named the starting keeper for the upcoming Euros.  Michaela and Vanessa need your help! They're getting moving for a great cause! The Get Real Movement virtual 5K fundraiser for the LGBTQ+ community! more info here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/team/shes-got-game

Minnesota and Ottawa square off in the PWHL Walter Cup Finals. How did the Charge look so good against Montreal in the semis? Michaela and Vanessa zero in on the turning point in Ottawa’s season. The PWHL released its expansion draft rules – are they too harsh on the six inaugural teams? Caitlin Clark fouls Angel Reese and things devolve from there as WNBA fans show their ugly side. Michaela and Vanessa need your help! They're getting moving for a great cause! The Get Real Movement virtual 5K fundraiser for the LGBTQ+ community! more info here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/team/shes-got-game

We’re almost through the PWHL Playoff semis. Minnesota took out Toronto while Ottawa is on the verge of upsetting Montreal. The WNBA season is finally upon us as Paige Bueckers begins her pro basketball career, while Michaela and Vanessa make their bold predictions. And a soccer legend is coming out of retirement. Michaela and Vanessa need your help! They're getting moving for a great cause! The Get Real Movement virtual 5K fundraiser for the LGBTQ+ community! more info here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/team/shes-got-game

The PWHL Playoffs are upon us! Montreal chose their opponent – Ottawa – and the Charge pulled off the upset in Game 1. Toronto took care of business against Minnesota in Game 1 of their series, a rematch of last year’s semifinal. Sue Bird is named managing director of the U.S. Women’s Basketball Team. Canada gets a big win in rugby. And Michaela and Vanessa have a big announcement in advance of Pride Month! 

Michaela and Vanessa catch-up with Ashton Bell, captain of the Ottawa Charge, who are in a feverish playoff race with last year’s finalists Boston and Minnesota which will come down to the final weekend of the regular season. Ottawa Rapid FC win their inaugural game at home against Toronto, who start 0-2 despite outplaying their opponents in both games. Barcelona and Arsenal will compete in the Champions League Final. Chelsea, despite bowing out meekly to Barca, wins the WSL league title. We finally know why Sam Kerr has been M.I.A. The FA bans transgender women from playing pro soccer in England. It’s official: The PWHL will be expanding to Seattle as well as Vancouver next year, growing the league from six to eight teams. The expansion draft will take place in late June.

The PWHL has made it official: Vancouver is getting a team! Will the league go with seven squads next season or could Seattle be next? Canada loses 4-3 in overtime to the U.S. at the Women’s World Hockey Championship. Montreal scores early and defeats Toronto 1-0 at BMO Field in their first-ever NSL encounter. Desiree Scott is retiring from the Women’s National Team – her final two friendlies will take place in Winnipeg and Montreal. Barcelona dominates Chelsea in the first-leg of their Champions League semi-final, while Lyon gets the better of Arsenal in the other semi. Chelsea fans are left wondering: where is Sam Kerr?

Quinn scores the first goal in NSL history as Vancouver beats Calgary to kick off Canada’s first-ever domestic women’s pro soccer league. As expected, Paige Bueckers goes first overall in the WNBA draft and her new team – the Dallas Wings – sellout their season ticket packages the next day. Michaela and Vanessa analyze all of the top WBNA draft picks and point out a notable college player who wasn’t selected.  Chelsea and Man. U. will meet in the first-ever all-England Champions League final. The hot PWHL rumour is that two west coast cities will be the next to get expansion franchises. The PWHL draft will be held in Ottawa this June.

UConn defeats South Carolina to win their twelfth national title, the most of any school: South Carolina couldn’t stop UConn and didn’t have the offense to keep up. Paige Bueckers ends her college career a champion. Who’s on your UConn mount Rushmore? How deep is this WNBA draft? In soccer, Canada splits a 2-legged friendly with Argentina. While Vancouver and Calgary are about to play in the NSL’s first-ever game!

March Madness is flying by and UConn’s Paige Bueckers puts up 40! There’s a new show following the Mazda MX-5 Cup series and racer/owner Shea Holbrook joins Michaela and Vanessa to talk about it. The PWHL’s Ottawa Charge get back on track with two straight wins while Montreal loses four of five. Should the IIHF World Championship be played at a different time of year to avoid disrupting the PWHL’s playoff push?

This year’s March Madness is soured by the terrible ACL injury to JuJu Watkins. Sadly, the tournament must go on for USC and heavy-hearted NCAA fans alike. On the bright side, Paige Bueckers tied a career high for points in a game and UConn looks like they’re on a mission. Michaela and Vanessa are joined by the NSL’s first-ever signing – AFC Toronto forward Jade Kovacevic – who gets to throw out the first pitch at a Blue Jays’ game! The Champions League final four is set: Arsenal v. Lyon & Barcelona v. Chelsea. Michaela and Vanessa celebrated the 200th episode of She’s Got Game by attending a Toronto vs. Montreal PWHL game at Place Bell in Laval and they got to experience a truly special moment. Meanwhile, Ottawa gives up six unanswered third period goals in a tough home loss to New York.

Michaela and Vanessa are joined by Ottawa Charge forward Emily Clark! They also run through their March Madness brackets: will they have the gall to bet against South Carolina and Dawn Staley? Could Paige Bueckers walk away with a championship before she turns pro? Detroit sets an American attendance record for women’s pro hockey – should the PWHL prioritize western expansion or go to the Motor City instead? The PWHL unveils a beautiful new Pride Logo created by a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community! The Northern Super League unveils its team colours and kits! Real Madrid, Lyon, Barcelona and Man. City were all first leg winners in their Champions League Quarter-final matches.

Paige Bueckers improves to a staggering 66-0 against conference opponents as UConn wins another Big East title. Vanessa correctly predicts UCLA’s upset of USC, while South Carolina takes down No.1 Texas to capture their third straight SEC championship and prove that you should never bet against Gamecocks’ coach Dawn Staley. The Ottawa Charge can’t hold a lead, sit outside of the playoff picture and lose star netminder Emerance Maschmeyer to injury in the same game she becomes the first PWHL goalie to record 1000 career saves. Washington wins the NWSL’s Challenge Cup: are North American sports fans embracing in-season tournaments? And Michaela has a bone to pick with the latest FIFA rankings.

It’s women’s history month so Michaela and Vanessa name their women of the week. They’re also joined by Teresa Resch, president of the WBNA expansion Toronto Tempo, who has a major announcement regarding team ownership. There are 31 NCAA Conference Championships going on: it’s madness. It’s Paige Buecker’s last ride with UConn. The New York Sirens set a new PWHL record with a nine-game losing streak.

Diana Taurasi – the most-decorated women’s basketball player ever – retires after 20 WNBA seasons as the league’s all-time leading scorer, with three WNBA titles and six (!) Olympic Gold medals. Michaela and Vanessa catch up with fun-loving Ottawa Charge goalie Gweneth Philips! Toronto is charging up the PWHL standings. Canada wins soccer’s Pinatar Cup! Japan takes down the U.S. to capture the She Believes Cup. And don’t look now, but the Texas Longhorns are suddenly the NCAA’s top team.

The Northern Super League has released its schedule and Michaela and Vanessa chat with Ottawa Rapid FC head coach Katrine Peterson. South Carolina’s incredible 71-game home win streak comes to an end after a blowout loss to UConn. USC guard JuJu Watkins puts up a 38-point game as the NCAA Conference Championships and March Madness lurch ever-closer. Maya Moore and Sue Bird are among the finalists to get on the ballot to gain entrance into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The Connecticut Sun deny Marina Mabrey’s trade request. The WNBA is about to tab Cleveland as its 16th franchise. Napheesa Collier beats Canadian Aaliyah Edwards in the 1v1 Tournament final. The NWSL salary cap is going up.

Canada wins this year’s Rivalry Series over the Americans in a fifth-and-deciding game. Should the Rivalry Series be replaced with an NHL-style Four Nations Face-Off? Natalie Spooner returns from the IR for PWHL Toronto, just as the Sceptres lose Sarah Nurse to injury. Brianna Stewart gets bounced in round 1 of the Unrivaled 1v1 Tournament, an event she co-created! Here’s a hypothetical: which two non-basketball female athletes would you like to see square off in a 1v1 tourney? We’re just four weeks away from NCAA Selection Sunday. Sam Kerr is found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment.

NSL co-founder Diana Matheson joins Michaela and Vanessa two months from kickoff of the league’s inaugural season! The Indiana Fever are loading up in WNBA free agency. The Phoenix Mercury retool quickly after the departures of Griner & Taurasi. A’ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark have their college jerseys retired. Michaela and Vanessa regale us with tales of their visit to a Sceptres game in Toronto! Here comes an Orlando Pride championship docuseries. The Sam Kerr trial is a waste of taxpayer dollars.

Piper Logan of Canada’s Rugby Sevens joins Michaela and Vanessa as Canada has some big tournaments coming up. Blockbuster trades in the WNBA, including a three-way that sees Seattle land the second overall pick in the upcoming draft. Soccer transfers keep coming fast and furious in the WSL. The NWSL exodus continues: is it politically motivated? Do the PWHL’s Ottawa Charge have a scoring problem? Will Nashville get a WNBA team?

Paige Bueckers reaches 2000 points and is the fastest player in UConn history to do it. Dawn Staley becomes the highest paid coach in women’s college basketball. Is Diana Taurasi retiring from the WNBA? Will Brittney Griner test free agency? Is the new Unrivaled 3-on-3 women’s basketball league a smashing success? We had transfers and retirements galore in the soccer world as NWSL players keep bolting for Europe. The 2025 NWSL schedule is out. Michaela and Vanessa pick apart the transphobic Federal Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which came closer to becoming law in the U.S. 60,000 fans have turned out so far over the first four stops of the PWHL’s Takeover Tour.

Why did four-time Olympian Desiree Scott come out of retirement to play with Ottawa Rapid FC? Find out as Michaela and Vanessa caught-up with the gold-medal-winning Canadian soccer star! NSL player signings are coming fast and furious, including Quinn going to Vancouver. Casey Stoney is the new head coach of the Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team. Canada beats the U.S. in the IIHF U-18 championship final. The Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball league’s inaugural season tips off this week.

The biggest trade in PWHL history (so-far) goes down on December 30th as the Ottawa Charge and Toronto Sceptres swap four players. Who won the trade? Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird were in attendance in Seattle for the PWHL’s Takeover Tour, which also hit up Vancouver, where Marie-Philip Poulin scored an incredible GWG from her knees. Is Ottawa Charge netminder Emerance Maschmeyer the best goalie in the PWHL? Michaela and Vanessa make their 2025 women’s sports predictions. Marta eschews retirement and instead signs for two more years with the defending-NWSL-champion Orlando Pride. The NWSL will expand to Denver. The NSL’s Ottawa Rapid FC sign their first four players.

2024 was truly the year of women's sports. Michaela and Vanessa look back at some of their best interviews of the year with women in sports media. You'll hear from Tessa Bonhomme, Julia Tocheri, Kenzie Lalonde, Claire Hanna and Kayla Grey!

Michaela and Vanessa ring in the New Year by looking back on some of their best PWHL interviews of 2024, including: Brianne Jenner, Natalie Spooner, Jayna Hefford, Hayley Scamurra, Emily Clark, Amy Scheer and Carla MacLeod!

It’s Michaela and Vanessa’s review of the year that was in Women’s sports: they reveal their top five athletes and top five sports of 2024! What was their game of the year? Who were their annual ‘She’s Got Gamys’ award winners?

Michaela and Vanessa catch-up with former CWNST keeper Erin McLeod, who’s now the starting keeper for Halifax Tides FC of the NSL. Toronto and Golden State get new WNBA team names, logos and colours! And you get a whirlwind recap of opening week in the PWHL.

The Orlando Pride are your 2024 NWSL Champs! Marta goes out on top. It’s opening weekend for the second season of the PWHL! Michaela and Vanessa give you a quick preview on each Canadian team. NWSL expansion is on the horizon. And we saw upsets galore in NCAA basketball.

Canadian Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC has a new head coach – Katrine Pedersen – and she joined Michaela and Vanessa as the team is on the verge of signing their inaugural roster. Washington Spirit take down the defending-champs, Gotham FC, and move on to play Orlando Pride in this year’s NWSL final. The Dallas Wings win the Paige Bueckers sweepstakes and will pick first overall in the WNBA draft; should the league change it's draft lottery? UConn's Geno Auriemma becomes the NCAA's all-time wins leader in Women's Basketball. Where should the PWHL expand to?

What’s it like making Canadian sports play-by-play history? Michaela and Vanessa speak to Ottawa native Kenzie Lalonde, who got to live her dream by calling an NHL Senators game – her hometown team – live on TSN TV! The NWSL Playoffs are going chalk – the top four seeds made it through – Michaela and Vanessa set you up for the semis. Gotham eliminates Portland to end Christine Sinclair’s pro career. There was a positive development, from the players’ perspective, in the Canada Soccer drone saga this week. And the Hockey Hall of Fame inducts a pair of deserving women: Natalie Darwitz & Krissy Wendell-Pohl.

Michaela and Vanessa talk NWSL playoffs and more.

WNBA coaching changes, shoe deals and soccer

Are the WNBA Champion New York Liberty a super-team? Jonquel Jones is named Finals MVP. Should the Lynx have a grievance with the officiating? Temwa Chawinga sets an NWSL record for most goals in a season. Michaela and Vanessa catch-up with members of The Get REAL Movement to combat 2LGBTQ+ discrimination.

Sabrina Ionescu makes a 3-pointer from the logo to win pivotal Game 3 for the New York Liberty in the best-of-5 WNBA Finals. Next year, the Finals will expand to a best-of-7. Michaela and Vanessa catch-up with Canadian rubgy player Sohpie deGoede, after Canada went to the final of the World Rugby WXV1 tournament against world no.1 England. Vanessa regales us with tales of her trip to watch Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in front of 45,000 fans in London. The loss cost Arsenal head coach Jonas Eidevall his job. Christine Sinclair scores to help Portland end Orlando’s NWSL record 23-game unbeaten streak. The NWSL’s newest club, BOS Nation FC, is facing a backlash with their failed brand launch.

Michaela and Vanessa make their annual WNBA Finals wagers and tee up the championship series between New York and Minnesota! The Lynx’ Napheesa Collier is making her bid for Playoff MVP. As expected, Christine Sinclair is named co-owner of the NSL’s Vancouver Rise. Marta converts a penalty in the clinching match as the undefeated Orlando Pride capture the NWSL Shield. And Michaela and Vanessa give you part two of their interview with TSN's Claire Hanna - the hardest working reporter in women's sports!

TSN’s intrepid reporter Claire Hanna joins the show to tell us about her experience covering the biggest events in the world, including the Paris Olympics, FIFA Women’s World Cup and the inaugural PWHL season! Christine Sinclair announces her retirement from professional soccer after the end of the current NWSL season. The WNBA Semifinals are attracting a record number of TV viewers. Sabrina Ionescu is showing up again in the playoffs for the New York Liberty.

The all-too-brief first round of the WNBA Playoffs go completely chalk. Caitlin Clark and the Fever proved too green in their first post-season go-around. Michaela and Vanessa make their second round picks! The new WSL season is under way. Canadian Kadeisha Buchanan helped Chelsea win their opener while Arsenal and Man. City played to a draw. And thoughts on the Hope Solo doc, which none of her ex-teammates would agree to appear on.

A’ja Wilson records her 1,000th career WNBA point. Is Diana Taurasi really retiring? Michaela and Vanessa make their WNBA title picks and have expansion news – again! Portland will join the league as the 15th team in 2026, the same year as Toronto. How long until the WNBA makes it an even 16? WSL broadcasting rights are changing, but is it for the better?

The PWHL finally and officially unveiled their team names, colours and logos! Michaela and Vanessa are joined by the PWHL’s Senior Vice President of Business Operations, Amy Scheer to get the details. We’re gearing up for the WNBA playoffs. There’s WNBA lottery intrigue with the prize being Paige Bueckers, who’s a shoe-in to go first overall. WNBA commissioner Cathey Engelbert is facing scrutiny after being asked to weigh-in on fan-racism directed towards Angel Reese. A'ja Wilson sets a new WNBA record for most points in a single season and is running away with the MVP award.

Michaela and Vanessa get to know Ottawa’s latest pro soccer team – Ottawa Rapid FC of the new Northern Super League – by talking to CEO Thomas Gilbert and COO Stephanie Spruston. The Indiana Fever are on fire and Caitlin Clark will make the playoffs in her rookie season. Alex Morgan hangs up her cleats at 35 years old. Michaela and Vanessa try to guess PWHL team names.

Seattle names a street after Sue Bird and Reign FC retires Megan Rapinoe’s number 15. Christine Sinclair and Vancouver Rise FC are teasing a future connection. Caitlin Clark is setting records in the WNBA. The WNBA playoff picture is coming into focus. The Paralympics are under way! And you get a US Open update.

The NWSL has a new CBA: the salary cap is going up and they’re eliminating the draft. Portland Thorns trade Canada’s Janine Beckie to Racing Louisville. The latest FIFA rankings are out. The WNBA is back in full force after the Olympic break: who are your favourites for the MVP award?

Michaela and Vanessa recap the Olympics: including USA’s sweep of soccer and basketball Gold, Imane Kahelif’s boxing triumph and Jordan Chiles being stripped of her bronze medal. They also reveal their favourite Olympic moments. The WNBA is back! The Indiana Fever will host next year’s All-Star Game. Dearica Hamby is taking the Las Vegas Aces to court, filing a discrimination lawsuit against Becky Hammond. And Ottawa’s NSL team name and logo are released!

Michaela and Vanessa wrap-up the Paris Games and debate who should be Canada’s flag-bearer for the closing ceremonies. What are the takeaways from Canada’s performances in soccer and basketball? Can Brazil’s Marta finally capture a major soccer title? What were your favourite events to watch?

Well, well, well, how the turntables… Canada reaches the knockout stage of the Olympic soccer tournament despite being docked six points for the spying scandal. More details have surfaced on just how extensive spying programs are at the sport’s highest level. Brazilian legend Marta gets red-carded and might’ve played in her last Olympic match, while the Americans look like the best team by far. 17-year-old Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh is fulfilling her great promise with a fantastic showing at the Paris Games.

Canadian soccer officials are embroiled in controversy after flying a drone to spy on another team’s practice. On the pitch, Canada opens their Olympic title defence with a victory. We saw Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese as teammates at the WNBA All-Star Game. Christine Sinclair and Sue Bird were conspicuously left off ESPN’s list of the top 100 athletes of the 21st Century.

Michaela and Vanessa catch-up with Canadian heptathlete Georgia Ellenwood who competed in the Tokyo Olympics but is inured and won’t compete in Paris. Ellenwood gives us insight into what her fellow Canadian track and field teammates are going through. Canada is set to defend their Olympic Gold Medal in soccer. There are new revelations into the toxic environment of harassment and bullying with PWHL Minnesota, who’ve been mired in controversy ever since they won the league’s inaugural championship. The WNBA is closing in on a record new multi-billion dollar TV rights deal. And Caitlin Clark sets a new WNBA record for most assists in a single game.

A’ja Wilson is the first-ever WNBA player to land on the cover on NBA2K25! Caitlin Clark becomes the first WNBA rookie to ever put up a triple-double. Fellow rookie Angel Reese posts a double-double in 13-straight games to set a new WNBA record. Michaela and Vanessa speak to Chanel Keenan, a disability advocate who held the unique role of Intersectionality Consultant with the Seattle Kraken. Chanel had a one-of-a-kind job in the NHL: striving to make hockey a more inclusive sport for all. Orlando ends Kansas City’s unbeaten streak in a clash of the two best teams in the NWSL. The Portland Thorns sign a key player who starred at last year’s World Cup. PWHL Ottawa re-sign their second-leading scorer and their fan-favourite backup goalie.

The Olympics start later this month! Get to know Toshka Besharah-Hrebacka and Natalie Davison, who are headed to Paris as part of Canada’s Canoe/Kayak sprint team, but not before joining Michaela and Vanessa for a chat. Michaela and Vanessa also break down Canada’s Olympic Soccer roster. Were there any glaring omissions? The San Diego Wave are in hot water after club President Jill Ellis is publicly accused of fostering an abusive workplace environment by a pair of former employees. The WNBA’s All-Star roster was released. Caitlin Clark garnered the most votes and fellow superstar rookie Angel Reese wasn’t far behind.

Michaela and Vanessa catch up with PWHL forward Rebecca Leslie, who leaves Toronto to sign with her hometown team in Ottawa. The USWNT release their roster for the upcoming Olympics and there were some surprising veteran omissions: Alex Morgan was left off, while the controversial Korbin Albert made the team, despite her history of anti-LGTBQ+ comments. The Minnesota Lynx serve notice to the rest of the WNBA by winning the Commissioner’s Cup.

Michaela and Vanessa speak to TSN’s Kayla Grey about her community work and all things WNBA! Los Angeles Sparks star rookie Cameron Brink will miss the Olympics with a torn ACL. The Indiana Fever are stringing wins together for the first time in forever. New York and Minnesota will meet in the Commissioner’s Cup final. The PWHL season is done but the league is still making news for all the wrong reasons. Sam Kerr couldn’t help but prank Chelsea fans before announcing her contract extension. Help Michaela and Vanessa Michaela as they run/walk/move 5K in support of The Get Real Movement and Rainbow Railroad for 2SLGBTQ+ rights! https://raceroster.com/events/2024/86854/get-real-virtual-5k-to-support-rainbow-railroad/pledge/team/666095

It’s always Pride Month here on She’s Got Game! Michaela and Vanessa announce their partnership with non-profit initiative – The Get REAL Movement and Rainbow Railroad – to run/walk/move 5K for 2SLGBTQ+ rights (link below)! Get the lowdown on the PWHL’s first-ever Entry Draft and Awards. There’s big-time controversy surrounding PWHL Champion Minnesota. Caitlin Clark is left off USA’s Olympic basketball team. Get REAL Virtual 5K to Support Rainbow Railroad: https://raceroster.com/events/2024/86854/get-real-virtual-5k-to-support-rainbow-railroad/pledge/team/666095