Vanessa is back from her Sicilian odyssey and she wasn’t the only one partying – the 2025 WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces have been living it up ever since they swept the Phoenix Mercury in the Finals. Las Vegas was dominant, losing only three games since August 2nd. A’ja Wilson becomes the first player to win both regular season and Finals MVP awards in the same year after averaging 28 points per game in the playoffs – we’re witnessing greatness. Are the Aces a dynasty after winning three titles in four years? WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is getting the Gary Bettman treatment – booed mercifully while trying to hand out hardware. A wild offseason lies ahead for the WNBA: two new teams are about to enter the league, 80% of the players are unrestricted free agents and a work stoppage is on the horizon. Lioness Millie Bright retires from the English national team. Christen Press also retires after a decorated NWSL and USNWT career. The 2026 IIHF World Championships will move from April to November. Sue Bird turned 45 this week and happy forever-29th birthday to Vanessa!

Asia Hogen-Rochester scored two tries for Canada in the Rugby World Cup final and tells us what it was like hauling in silver on the biggest stage. Ottawa Charge forward Rebecca Leslie joins the show now that the PWHL schedule has been released with new cities to visit in Vancouver and Seattle. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert addressed the media prior to the start of the WNBA finals and then the Las Vegas Aces went to work, surging to a 3-0 series lead over Phoenix. Was former assistant coach Jasmine Mander scapegoated for the Canada Soccer 2024 drone scandal? Angel City FC defender and New Zealand captain Ali Riley retires. And Michaela reads listener mail!

Napheesa Collier uses her platform to call out WNBA leadership after being injured in the playoffs with no foul called. Inconsistent officiating in Game 3 between Minnesota and Phoenix led to suspensions and fines for coaches who dared to question the league. The players feel disrespected as CBA negotiations are going nowhere. Indiana put up a good fight, but the Las Vegas Aces are off to face the Pheonix Mercury in the WNBA Finals. The Dallas Wings fire their head coach. Emma Regan, captain of AFC Toronto, joins the show to give her impressions of the newly unveiled Diana B. Matheson trophy, which AFC Toronto will be vying for in the NSL playoffs. The 2025-26 PWHL schedule is finally out!

Canadian legend Desiree Scott is hanging up her cleats after fulfilling her dream of playing in a Canadian pro soccer league by suiting up for Ottawa Rapid FC in the NSL’s inaugural season. Canada is in the F-I-N-A-L! of the Women’s Rugby World Cup after taking out defending champion New Zealand. The WNBA playoffs have reached the semifinals: Indiana is giving favoured Las Vegas all they can handle, while Phoenix’s depth is proving a match for Minnesota’s stars. A’ja Wilson is the WNBA’s first-ever four-time M.V.P. award winner. The New York Liberty – who went out in the first round – won’t renew head coach Sandy Brondello’s contract, only a year after winning a title. Seattle will also be looking for a new bench boss. Was Spain’s Aitana Bonmati a deserving recipient of a third consecutive Ballon d’Or?

The WNBA Playoffs are under way and Michaela and Vanessa have some opening round thoughts! Sam Kerr scores in her return to action for Chelsea after almost two years away from the beautiful game. The inaugural NSL playoffs are about to start with AFC Toronto a heavy favourite to win it all. Camryn Rogers breaks her own Canadian record to win hammer throw gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

As promised, Michaela and Vanessa get into the WNBA MVP race between A’ja Wilson and Napheesa Collier. Paige Bueckers will be named rookie of the year. The Golden State Valkyries make the playoffs in their first season while selling out every game. The Chicago Sky suspend Angel Reese for half a game. Michaela and Vanessa speak to Nathalie Cook, executive producer of the documentary “The Pitch”, following the Northern Super League – a truly Canadian sports story. Aryna Sabalenka is the first repeat U.S. Open champion since Serena Williams eleven years ago.

Michaela and Vanessa honour the career of legendary Canadian keeper Erin McLeod who retires from professional play with the Halifax Tides. The Saudi soccer league is starting to attract women’s players and Michaela and Vanessa are conflicted. Canadian Maddie Richardson, a professional climber who’s competed in multiple Climbing World Cups, joins Michaela and Vanessa. A huge transfer in the WSL: Alyssa Thompson is headed to Chelsea. London City unveiled their jerseys with a special logo that makes a lot of sense. The U.S. open is getting spicy. Venus Williams bows out in what could be her last hurrah at Flushing Meadows. The WNBA regular season is winding down and the playoff picture is taking shape. Can Indiana make the postseason and get Caitlin Clark back from injury?

The WNBA playoff push is here and the Las Vegas Aces are getting red-hot at the right time after a rough start to their season. Vanessa gives us her dream Final. Napheesa Collier is back but the Minnesota Lynx are so deep they went 5-2 without her. Things aren’t looking good for a new WNBA CBA any time soon, but who has the upper hand right now: the owners or the players? It’s WSL movement season and London City Lionesses are buying up players left and right. Who is the royal wedding of women’s sports? Another edition of Bench-Cut-Start oughta settle it!