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USA WINS FIFTH CONSECUTIVE WORLD CUP!
USA TAKES DOWN FRANCE. SPAIN BEATS GERMANY FOR BRONZE.
USA captain Breanna Stewart places the USA sticker in the winners section of an oversized 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup bracket. Photo Credit: FIBA Basketball
Kara Lawson and Breanna Stewart lead USA Basketball to its fifth consecutive FIBA World Cup gold medal. Of the five, Stewart has been present for four and took home the 2026 FIBA World Cup Most Valuable Player.
Despite the doubts and increased competition, the United States won its twelfth total World Cup Tournament. No level of Internet ageism, injury withdrawals, nor anemic perimeter shooting could stop the United States, and especially not Stewie.
On Monday’s episode of Gotta Get Up!, I make the undeniable case for Breanna Stewart as the best, most versatile player in women’s basketball.
Now, before you come for me, yes, we discuss A’ja Wilson, Emma Meesseman, and Gabby Williams. Watch or listen to the full podcast to hear why I’m still riding with Stewie.
That being said, Jackie Young might be on the come-up, especially in the backcourt. We made sure to give Jack some love before the playoffs, in the event New York and Las Vegas are paired in the First Round.
Speaking of which, Brian and I have taken opposite sides on the Liberty Hype Train. Brian is all about the Toxic Positivity and I … am not!
This is your time, Liberty fans!
Listen in to the latest episode and tell me who you are siding with as Brian and I rattle off who we would and would not want the New York Liberty to take on in the Best-of-Three first round.
The Lineup
Here’s what you need to know today:
📽️ Reel Respect: A New BRM Project
Plus, Robin Roberts takes us behind-the-scenes during the inaugural season of the Toronto Tempo, Canada’s first WNBA team.
📰 What we’re reading
Some great writing that’s come across our desks.
📽️ REEL RESPECT: A Documentary Film Club for Women’s Sports Fans
SETTING THE TEMPO PREMIERES SUNDAY — AND BRM IS LAUNCHING A DOCUMENTARY FILM CLUB TO COVER IT.
Hi subscribers, Erica here!
Today we’re introducing a new newsletter section and project for Black Rosie Media - a Documentary Film Club for Women’s Sports Fans!
Our club will focus on women’s sports documentaries. While there seems to be a new docu-series in women’s sports premiering every other week – Setting The Tempo is on deck Sunday – as you can imagine, that hasn’t always been the case.
Many, like Setting The Tempo, follow the tried-and-true Hard Knocks formula, an all-access sports reality documentary. Others follow a traditional expository style, where the extensive research, interviews, and narration unearth a story.
As I prepare to launch our WoSpo Film Club, I am learning a lot more about documentaries and women’s sports.
As you can imagine, there are more stories featuring men in sports than women. For example, in six seasons of the Netflix sports documentary series Untold, only four episodes are dedicated to women, which includes a film on Caitlin Jenner and her athletic career pre-transition.
However, the Nine for IX subseries of ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary film series is exclusively about women in sports. From figure skaters to pioneering beat writers, the series has been a huge inspiration.
Throughout this series, I want to share some of my favorite sports documentaries and offer formal reviews of new films as they premiere.
Speaking of … the Toronto Tempo are getting the docu-series treatment. The four-part series is produced by Rock’N Robin Productions in association with Maximum Effort, Ujiri Productions, and Nine Two Six Productions.
“As someone who has loved women’s basketball and had the privilege of being part of the WNBA’s story since the very beginning, this project feels incredibly special,” Robin Roberts said in the official press release.
“The launch of the Toronto Tempo represents a defining moment for the league and for women’s sports in Canada. This series captures the passion, pressure and purpose behind building a franchise from the ground up, while shining a light on the women leading the way and shaping the future of the game.”
Through this series, Roberts – who also has a project on the late and legendary women’s basketball head coach Pat Summitt – focuses on the women at the helm of the first-ever WNBA expansion franchise in Canada, the first outside of the United States.
From the press release:
“‘What makes Setting the Tempo so special is that it captures a moment when so much of what the Toronto Tempo would become existed only as an idea,’ Teresa Resch, Toronto Tempo President, said.
‘Every decision carried enormous possibility, and this series gives fans a window into the people, conviction, and care behind those choices. To now see this team take the floor, represent Toronto and Canada, and begin building its own history makes looking back at those early days incredibly meaningful.’
“At the centre of the series is the Tempo’s all-women leadership team, including Resch, General Manager Monica Wright Rogers and Head Coach Sandy Brondello, as they work against an exceptionally condensed timeline to build an organization ready to compete in the WNBA from day one.”
All four episodes of Setting The Tempo will air Sunday in Canada from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET on TSN, and on-demand on TSN and Disney+.
In the United States, the series will air from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, and on-demand on the ESPN App and Disney+.
What are your favorite sports documentaries? How many feature women?
📰 WHAT WE’RE READING
At Black Rosie Media, we love to give flowers to other writers and creators in the women’s basketball community.
Here’s what we’re reading:
Black Derby Collective Is Heading to Sweden! Here's How They Got There. by Erica L. Ayala for Black Rosie Media
INTERVIEW: Joyce Edwards describes the HARDEST part of playing for Dawn Staley, South Carolina, by Erica L. Ayala for We Need To Talk NOW
PODCAST: Breanna Stewart Wins FIBA World Cup MVP: Liberty Stars Recap & Playoff Preview by Gotta Get Up! A Podcast for New York Liberty Fans
The Miami Sol’s Needless Demise Provided A Familiar Lesson by Frankie de la Cretaz for Defector
Docs: NWSL Received Eight Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Harassment, Or Retaliation Complaints This Year by Lesley Ryder & Diana Moskovitz
for Defector
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