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Commissioner's Cup preview, WNBA awards chat, and Aussie WoSo fandom

August 14, 2023 • Lindsay Gibbs • Episode 5

This week, Jessie once again joins host Lindsay Gibbs from Down Under and recounts her time at the Australia/France World Cup quarterfinal, before Lindsay gives her a rundown of what went on this week in women's sports -- without a Cotton-Eyed-Joe interruption.

Then (17:06), Dr. Kasey Symons, Sport Innovation Research Group at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne and co-founder of Siren Sport, comes on to tell us about how Australia has built this phenomenal fan culture at the World Cup.

Finally (40:06), Sabreena Merchant of The Athletic joins to preview the Commissioner's Cup and talk about our top contenders for the major WNBA awards this season.

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