The IX Sports

12/19/2025

On Friday's episode of The IX Sports Podcast, hosts Howard Megdal and Jackie Powell have a wide-ranging discussion about this week's top women's basketball news.

In Friday's episode of The IX Sports Podcast, hosts Howard Megdal and Jackie Powell analyze news from a busy week in women's basketball.

12/19/2025

Today's Women's Sports Daily is all about players' associations.

Stephanie Kaloi provides new reporting on what the WNBPA's vote to strike "when necessary" means and the league's latest salary proposals. She also touches on the NWSL's "high-impact" player loophole.

12/19/2025

Kentucky is moving on to the final!

12/19/2025

In this week's Hockey Friday, hear from Minnesota Frost players Claire Butorac and Mae Batherson on the importance of being a youth hockey coach in a Q&A with The Ice Garden.

https://www.theixsports.com/features/claire-butorac-mae-batherson-giving-back-coaching-pwhl-minnesota-frost/

12/19/2025

The NWSLPA rejects the “High Impact Player” rule with concerns regarding the league “trying to control and interfere by trying to dictate which players get paid what with this pot of funds.

12/19/2025

Texas A&M swept No. 1 seed Pitt to advance to the NCAA National Championship!

12/18/2025

⛳ — Let’s recap the Grant Thornton Invitational!

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12/18/2025

Host Maya Smith from was joined by Ottawa Charge beat reporter Elisha Côté to discuss the Rivalry Series, PWHL, and more.

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12/18/2025

The Boston Fleet defeated the New York Sirens 2-0 to extend their winning streak.

12/18/2025

It's the final Golf Thursday of the year! Recap all the action from the Grant Thornton Invitational with Marin Dremock and catch up on the other top headlines across the sport as we close out 2025.

12/18/2025

🏀 — Let’s take a look back at 2025 and look ahead to 2026 in the final Basketball Wednesday of the year.

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12/17/2025

Our Howard Megdal takes stock of the year in women's basketball in his final Basketball Wednesday of 2025.

After the big bang: women's basketball in 2025 — Live from Sienna Betts' debut for UCLA all in Basketball Wednesday.