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We Need To Talk NOW
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CBS Sports' groundbreaking women-focused brand We Need To Talk is launching a podcast. Get your weekly sports and culture fix with Alicia Jay and Erica Ayala. They will cover the top news in sports, with an emphasis on female athletes and women making waves across the industry.
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"Decided to be champions:" UCLA DOMINATES South Carolina to win natty I Women's Basketball Reaction
Apr 600:29:41Tap to summarizeUCLA danced their way to a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala broke down the dominating win over South Carolina. (0:00) Intro (0:44) The vibes of Final Four weekend (3:05) UCLA danced their way to national championship (9:35) Gabriela Jaquez was a GAME CHANGER (12:24) What makes this win so special for UCLA (16:59) Where do the Gamecocks go from here? (21:36) Best part of the WCBB season To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Why Marina Mabrey to Toronto ISN’T a Done Deal I WNBA Expansion Draft Reaction
Apr 400:15:11Tap to summarizeAlicia Jay, Erica L. Ayala and Terrika Foster-Brasby react to Friday's expansion draft. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Geno Auriemma damages legacy as Gamecocks STUN UConn, UCLA onto FIRST NCAA natty: Final Four Recap
Apr 400:30:25Tap to summarizeWhat HAPPENED between Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma? South Carolina has ENDED UConn’s perfect season and sent the reigning national champions home. UCLA AVENGED their lone loss to Texas to reach their first NCAA national championship game EVER. Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala break down the Women's Final Four and preview the national championship. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Lisa Leslie, Renee Montgomery Preview Final Four: UConn vs. South Carolina, Texas vs. UCLA
Apr 300:33:32Tap to summarizeThe Final Four is HERE and we’ve got some BIG matchups on deck. Could South Carolina topple UConn? And will UCLA get REVENGE on Texas? Lisa Leslie and Renee Montgomery join Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala to break it all down! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →March Madness: Texas DOMINATES + UConn, UCLA and Gamecocks into Final Four I Elite Eight Recap
Mar 3101:01:56Tap to summarizeUConn. UCLA. Texas. South Carolina. We're RUNNING IT BACK in Phoenix. Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala break down the Elite Eight and look ahead to the Final Four. (0:00) Intro (1:10) Vibes in Sacramento (3:38) Elite Eight Recap: Which matchup you enjoyed the most? (9:36) Standout performers of the Elite Eight: Blanca Quiñonez powers UConn (17:55) What each team is bringing to the Final Four (22:36) Texas was the best-looking team in the Elite Eight (23:19) Connecticut Sun reach agreement to move team to Houston (33:59) Keys for each team to reach the natty (39:00) Final Four Preview: Predicting the national championship and the game of the TOURNAMENT (45:30) Chat questions To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →March Madness CONTINUES: Hannah Hidalgo is HER + Geno Auriemma sounds OFF I Women's Tournament Recap
Mar 2901:06:19Tap to summarizeGeno Auriemma sounding off on the schedule. Hannah Hidalgo with a historic defensive performance. Ashlon Jackson playing hero to send LSU packing and Duke onward. And MUCH MORE. Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala break down every matchup in the Sweet 16 and look ahead to the Elite Eight. (0:00) Intro (0:30) Sacramento Sweet 16 experience (2:15) Games that stood out: Duke vs. LSU was an INSTANT CLASSIC (7:02) Flau’jae Johnson’s LSU career comes to an end (9:49) Games that stood out: Hannah Hidalgo was HISTORIC (14:40) Remaining Sweet 16 matchups: UConn did UConn things (22:22) Standout performances from individual players: Olivia Miles and Marta Suarez are UNREAL (31:20) Geno Auriemma sounds OFF on tournament scheduling (38:33) Kymora Johnson’s journey (41:48) Elite Eight preview: Why Michigan could stage THE upset over Texas (53:56) Chat Questions To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →March Madness is DELIVERING: Virginia HISTORY over Iowa, UConn DOMINATES I Women's Tournament Recap
Mar 2401:02:11Tap to summarizeVirginia making HISTORY with a win over Iowa. UConn DOMINATING Syracuse. Amaya Battle playing hero for Minnesota. Madison Booker dropping 40 and SO. MUCH. MORE. Round 2 had it ALL. Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala break down all of the BIGGEST storylines of the second round of March Madness as we enter the Sweet 16. (0:00) Intro (0:30) Is this the MOST exciting Round 2 in recent memory? (6:07) Standout performances from individual players (13:25) Games that stood out (28:25) Looking ahead to the Sweet 16 (32:30) Is Notre Dame the Cinderella of this tourney? (36:24) Emerging storylines that we LOVE: Azzi Fudd’s nails and Brenda Freese’s coaching To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Diana Taurasi doesn’t think Geno Auriemma will retire anytime soon: ‘Many more Championships’
Mar 2300:15:08Tap to summarizeDiana Taurasi joins Alicia Jay to discuss this year's NCAA Tournament, including standout moments thus far, who she has going to the Final Four and more. Additionally, they talk about Taurasi's former teammate Shea Ralph, the coaching job she's doing at Vanderbilt and how far she thinks the Commodores could go. They also talk UConn, where Sarah Strong stacks up against the all-time greats and how this is the most determined she's seen Geno Auriemma in a long time. (0:00) Intro and the importance of being a good pet parent (1:36) Favorite March Madness memory (2:09) Standout moments from the tourney thus far (2:53) Who does she have going to the Final Four? (3:57) How proud she is of Shea Ralph, Vanderbilt: ‘On any given night they can beat anyone’ (5:06) Mikayla Blakes could be ‘the best player’ on any team in the country (5:48) Any other players that stand out in the tournament? (6:52) On where Sarah Strong stacks up against UConn greats: ‘At the rate she’s going, it would be silly to not think she’ll be No. 1 eventually’ (8:05) Is there a player that she wishes she could’ve played with at UConn? (8:43) What it meant to present Olivia Vukosa with POTY award & Why the decision to attend UConn isn’t an easy one (9:57) Her retirement advice for Geno Auriemma and why she doesn’t think he’ll retire soon (11:00) What makes Geno Auriemma a great coach (12:06) Where this year’s UConn team will rank if they finish the season undefeated To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →NCAA Tournament First Round Recap: Iowa SURVIVES, Jazzy Davidson ARRIVES and Sarah Strong is HER
Mar 2200:47:06Tap to summarizeWho were the standout performers of the first round? Alicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala break down all of that and MORE in our NCAA Tournament First Round recap. (0:00) Intro (2:40) Where does Tennessee go from here? (10:08) 1-seeds roll through the first round (15:30) Iowa survives + Iowa State disappointment (20:10) These players are HISTORY MAKERS (27:58) Carver-Hawkeye Arena got STEAMY (34:30) Chat Questions (37:33) Round 2 Lookahead To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Why Mikayla Blakes reminds Vanderbilt coach Shea Ralph of Maya Moore
Mar 2100:43:39Tap to summarizeAlicia Jay and Erica L. Ayala are joined by Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph to talk at length about her career, including how this year's Commodores squad has changed her as a coach, how far she thinks they can go in the NCAA Tournament and beyond. Additionally, she opens up about why Mikayla Blakes reminds her of UConn and WNBA great Maya Moore, why she chose to leave UConn and how she's forming her own legacy at Vanderbilt. (0:00) Intro (0:25) What she's looking forward to in this tournament (1:45) Where she’s at in her 6-year Vanderbilt plan (4:40) On teaching her players to be 'kind not nice' (7:10) How this team has built toward the postseason (9:10) The moment she knew this Vanderbilt team was special (11:50) How does Vanderbilt get back to the Final Four? (13:20) Impact that AD Candice Storey Lee has had on the team & Piece of advice from Geno Auriemma taking head coach job (16:20) How she bonded with Mikayla Blakes on building a legacy (19:02) Biggest growth she's seen in Mikayla (19:55) What having back-to-back SEC Freshmen of the Year means for Vanderbilt (20:55) What makes Mikayla built different, like Maya Moore (22:48) How do they retain talent in the NIL age (24:57) How UConn changed her as a player and coach (28:30) How overcoming injuries made her a better coach (31:01) What did it take for her to feel confident stepping into a head coach role? (34:35) How she’s feeling about potential matchup with UConn in the tournament (35:21) Advice coach Shea Ralph would give to player Shea Ralph (35:55) Favorite and least-favorite basketball drill (36:50) Former UConn player that she implicitly trusts with her daughter (37:50) One thing people don’t normally know about Geno Auriemma (39:45) Favorite March Madness memory To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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