Erica
@ericamauter.com
queer mixed Black, Minneapolis heart + Detroit soul, Michigan engineer, digital do-gooder, Minnesota Lynx & WNBA fan, Enneagram 6w5, rooting for everybody Black
Have already watched several times. Saw some of my faves in there!
Every year I see this remix with just men’s sports, so… Happy Thanksgiving from Good Game with Sarah Spain! 🫘🫛🥔🍅
P.S. Check out the editing skills on yer girl. Watch out world, I’m starting to figure out this whole content creator thing…
P.S. Check out the editing skills on yer girl. Watch out world, I’m starting to figure out this whole content creator thing…
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Have already watched several times. Saw some of my faves in there!
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MPR reported earlier today that the number of Somali people in the entire *country* with TPS is 705.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
MPR reported earlier today that the number of Somali people in the entire *country* with TPS is 705.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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No. 2️⃣!
Entering the WNBA Draft Lottery with the 2nd-best odds at the top pick, the Lynx earned the No. 2 selection for the 2026 WNBA Draft in April.
@hansen13.bsky.social has the lottery results, draft order, Minnesota's history of drafting at No. 2 and more! www.canishoopus.com/minnesota-ly...
Entering the WNBA Draft Lottery with the 2nd-best odds at the top pick, the Lynx earned the No. 2 selection for the 2026 WNBA Draft in April.
@hansen13.bsky.social has the lottery results, draft order, Minnesota's history of drafting at No. 2 and more! www.canishoopus.com/minnesota-ly...
Minnesota Lynx Land No. 2 Pick in 2026 WNBA Draft
Entering the WNBA Draft Lottery with the second-best odds at the top pick, the Lynx earned the No. 2 selection for the 2026 WNBA Draft.
www.canishoopus.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
No. 2️⃣!
Entering the WNBA Draft Lottery with the 2nd-best odds at the top pick, the Lynx earned the No. 2 selection for the 2026 WNBA Draft in April.
@hansen13.bsky.social has the lottery results, draft order, Minnesota's history of drafting at No. 2 and more! www.canishoopus.com/minnesota-ly...
Entering the WNBA Draft Lottery with the 2nd-best odds at the top pick, the Lynx earned the No. 2 selection for the 2026 WNBA Draft in April.
@hansen13.bsky.social has the lottery results, draft order, Minnesota's history of drafting at No. 2 and more! www.canishoopus.com/minnesota-ly...
Seems like it’s less “be gay, move to Philly” and more “find a partner who shares household responsibilities better and live somewhere more affordable with less commute.”
Also! Have def wrestled with this in my household.
Also! Have def wrestled with this in my household.
November 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Seems like it’s less “be gay, move to Philly” and more “find a partner who shares household responsibilities better and live somewhere more affordable with less commute.”
Also! Have def wrestled with this in my household.
Also! Have def wrestled with this in my household.
Evergreen: Be extremely skeptical of comments about CBA negotiations based on “league sources.”
Players are workers. Even when they are extremely rich themselves, they’re advocating for their fair share of the value they create and care needed to protect those assets, against literal billionaires.
Players are workers. Even when they are extremely rich themselves, they’re advocating for their fair share of the value they create and care needed to protect those assets, against literal billionaires.
“The owners' previous negotiating tactic, loudly screaming at anyone in earshot about how the WNBA is a money-losing venture and they are basically only doing this out of the goodness of their hearts, doesn't fly in the age of billion-dollar TV deals and expansion.”
The WNBA's Million-Dollar Offer Is A Misdirection | Defector
There’s no way to know exactly what goes on during a CBA negotiation between a sports league and it’s players’ union. All we have to rely on is information that gets strategically shared to plugged-in...
defector.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Evergreen: Be extremely skeptical of comments about CBA negotiations based on “league sources.”
Players are workers. Even when they are extremely rich themselves, they’re advocating for their fair share of the value they create and care needed to protect those assets, against literal billionaires.
Players are workers. Even when they are extremely rich themselves, they’re advocating for their fair share of the value they create and care needed to protect those assets, against literal billionaires.
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"Women are tasked with nurturing children & society reinforces the idea that their lives should be dedicated to that job—whether by not participating in sports so they can birth them or by playing sports so they can inspire them. Everything they do has to be in service of the next generation."
Can we tell the pro women’s sports people that it would be absolutely ok if the players are fulfilling their own dreams and not just “doing it for the next generation?” I wrote about this once lol
Haterade: "do it for the little girls" is just sexism by another name
also, some bonus links!
www.thefrankiedlc.news
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 AM
"Women are tasked with nurturing children & society reinforces the idea that their lives should be dedicated to that job—whether by not participating in sports so they can birth them or by playing sports so they can inspire them. Everything they do has to be in service of the next generation."
The latest update includes only the salary figures that the league has offered, with no rev share details, and the assertion that league business is already being impacted. So clearly the league chose to leak this info on purpose to pressure public opinion. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
What we're hearing on the WNBA's CBA negotiations
With the Nov. 30 WNBA deadline looming for a new CBA, where do talks stand?
www.espn.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The latest update includes only the salary figures that the league has offered, with no rev share details, and the assertion that league business is already being impacted. So clearly the league chose to leak this info on purpose to pressure public opinion. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
The 9% of revenue David Berri calculated that WNBA players currently get (that’s backed out, not prescribed in the CBA) has really gotten traction in the ongoing discussion.
One caveat on the percentages is that he’s doing his math on all revenue, not BRI. Gender disparity is still huge, though!
One caveat on the percentages is that he’s doing his math on all revenue, not BRI. Gender disparity is still huge, though!
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The 9% of revenue David Berri calculated that WNBA players currently get (that’s backed out, not prescribed in the CBA) has really gotten traction in the ongoing discussion.
One caveat on the percentages is that he’s doing his math on all revenue, not BRI. Gender disparity is still huge, though!
One caveat on the percentages is that he’s doing his math on all revenue, not BRI. Gender disparity is still huge, though!
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Everyone’s favorite sports economist is back! And he even did the math for us.
“So, if this offer was accepted the WNBA players would be getting a “substantial” increase in pay from less than 7% of revenue to only 17% of revenue.”
“So, if this offer was accepted the WNBA players would be getting a “substantial” increase in pay from less than 7% of revenue to only 17% of revenue.”
The NBA's latest offer to the WNBA players is "highly lucrative". For the NBA owners!!
Really... this deal promises to make the NBA owners millions!!
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/highly-luc...
Really... this deal promises to make the NBA owners millions!!
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/highly-luc...
Highly Lucrative for the NBA!
The latest offer to the WNBA players is a great deal for the owners of the NBA!
wagesofwins.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Everyone’s favorite sports economist is back! And he even did the math for us.
“So, if this offer was accepted the WNBA players would be getting a “substantial” increase in pay from less than 7% of revenue to only 17% of revenue.”
“So, if this offer was accepted the WNBA players would be getting a “substantial” increase in pay from less than 7% of revenue to only 17% of revenue.”
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Reportedly the NBA is now offering a max WNBA salary of $1.1 million. It is only for a few players, though. And the average is less than $500,000.
Before the season started I argued simple math says the average should be $1 million.
The math is simple!
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/one-millio...
Before the season started I argued simple math says the average should be $1 million.
The math is simple!
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/one-millio...
One Million is the Average, Not the Max!
Simple Math Suggests a Simple Slogan for the WNBA Players as They Seek to Close the NBA's Gender-Wage Gap
wagesofwins.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Reportedly the NBA is now offering a max WNBA salary of $1.1 million. It is only for a few players, though. And the average is less than $500,000.
Before the season started I argued simple math says the average should be $1 million.
The math is simple!
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/one-millio...
Before the season started I argued simple math says the average should be $1 million.
The math is simple!
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/one-millio...
If it’s not rev share, I don’t care.
As the two sides continue to meet this week, can confirm via sources with knowledge of the CBA discussions that the league’s most recent proposal to the WNBPA included a max salary of more than $1.1 million.
AP first on it.
AP first on it.
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
If it’s not rev share, I don’t care.
I stg if Kristi Toliver can’t get a shot because all these NBA guys are flooding in, after SACRIFICING NBA ASSISTANT COACH PAY but coaching anyway because of a stupid rule in the WNBA CBA capping her pay because she was playing for the Mystics but coaching for the Wizards…
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Warriors assistant coach Chris DeMarco has emerged as a serious contender for the Liberty’s head coaching job, multiple sources told The Post on Tuesday. nypost.com/2025/11/18/s...
NBA champion emerges as serious contender in Liberty coaching search
He joins a pool of finalists that includes former Nets assistant Will Weaver, Raptors assistant Jama Mahlalela and Mercury associate head coach Kristi Toliver.
nypost.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I stg if Kristi Toliver can’t get a shot because all these NBA guys are flooding in, after SACRIFICING NBA ASSISTANT COACH PAY but coaching anyway because of a stupid rule in the WNBA CBA capping her pay because she was playing for the Mystics but coaching for the Wizards…
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Join me, @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social, @lynxwyze.bsky.social, @ericamauter.com and others the Thursday after Thanksgiving at Arbeiter Brewing to support a progressive fighter for Hennepin County Attorney — this race is going to be an All of Mpls target (derogatory, obvs), so get ready to get organized
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Join me, @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social, @lynxwyze.bsky.social, @ericamauter.com and others the Thursday after Thanksgiving at Arbeiter Brewing to support a progressive fighter for Hennepin County Attorney — this race is going to be an All of Mpls target (derogatory, obvs), so get ready to get organized
Pretty sure Alexis Ohainian said his biggest sports investment mistake was modeling Angel City’s ownership structure after a typical tech company.
All women’s basketball fans should listen to this. If nothing else, you hear Sarah around 39 minutes emotionally regulating herself in real time as Beard says dumb shit like “our investors want tech-like returns” and then refusing to elaborate at all.
WNBA legend & Project B co-founder Alana Beard talks the origins of Project B, how her experience as a player informs her new gig, the league’s partnership with a company owned by the Saudi’s Public Investment Fund & when we can expect more player announcements.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Pretty sure Alexis Ohainian said his biggest sports investment mistake was modeling Angel City’s ownership structure after a typical tech company.
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With apologies for acting like a journalist I figured I would give an update on the raid in St Paul. I should be clear i haven’t seen anything labeled ICE. Fbi, dea, etc
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
With apologies for acting like a journalist I figured I would give an update on the raid in St Paul. I should be clear i haven’t seen anything labeled ICE. Fbi, dea, etc
I wasn’t ready for this.
The music. You gotta tap for the full screen video for the full effect. You can imagine what you’re about to see but you gotta experience the whole thing.
The music. You gotta tap for the full screen video for the full effect. You can imagine what you’re about to see but you gotta experience the whole thing.
November 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I wasn’t ready for this.
The music. You gotta tap for the full screen video for the full effect. You can imagine what you’re about to see but you gotta experience the whole thing.
The music. You gotta tap for the full screen video for the full effect. You can imagine what you’re about to see but you gotta experience the whole thing.
Listening to this Good Game episode and seeing Jonquel Jones announced as the next Project B player…
Still doesn’t make me want to support it. I’ve got a thread brewing. 🤔
Still doesn’t make me want to support it. I’ve got a thread brewing. 🤔
Project B co-founder and Chief Basketball Officer Alana Beard on why top WNBA players might be seeking offseason opportunities outside the U.S. again, and whether or not Project B is a competitor to existing leagues.
Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Listening to this Good Game episode and seeing Jonquel Jones announced as the next Project B player…
Still doesn’t make me want to support it. I’ve got a thread brewing. 🤔
Still doesn’t make me want to support it. I’ve got a thread brewing. 🤔
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Has anyone seen the @stribsports.startribune.com announce who is covering the Lynx or the new women's sports beat?
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Annihilation. Embarrassing for Notre Dame on network tv. I thought ND might make a little run in the 3rd but Michigan ran away with it. GO BLUE! 〽️
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Annihilation. Embarrassing for Notre Dame on network tv. I thought ND might make a little run in the 3rd but Michigan ran away with it. GO BLUE! 〽️
Ope! Hannah Hidalgo 1-8 and just 3 points? Michigan’s defense has been smothering her, we’re flat out outrunning ND, and crushing them on the glass.
November 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Ope! Hannah Hidalgo 1-8 and just 3 points? Michigan’s defense has been smothering her, we’re flat out outrunning ND, and crushing them on the glass.
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A while back, I wrote about Jennifer Sey and XX-XY Athletics are stoking anti-trans hysteria by a) gaming the media, & b) offering money to cis women who speak out. Just a few people can be tied to the entire anti-trans hate campaign:
November 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A while back, I wrote about Jennifer Sey and XX-XY Athletics are stoking anti-trans hysteria by a) gaming the media, & b) offering money to cis women who speak out. Just a few people can be tied to the entire anti-trans hate campaign:
Oh fuck, that’s so many kinds of fucked up.
From @karleighchardonnay.bsky.social at Outsports:
Jennifer Sey, who said the NWSL had “several males” has issued a $10,000 bounty to the next player to “speak out like Elizabeth Eddy.” An anonymous donor added $5000. Clay Travis said he’d double it.
NEAT.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/14/2...
Jennifer Sey, who said the NWSL had “several males” has issued a $10,000 bounty to the next player to “speak out like Elizabeth Eddy.” An anonymous donor added $5000. Clay Travis said he’d double it.
NEAT.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/14/2...
Transphobic clothing brand feels every athlete has a price - Outsports
Anti-trans activewear XX-XY teams up with sports shock jock Clay Travis to pay athletes to speak out against trans women.
www.outsports.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Oh fuck, that’s so many kinds of fucked up.
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Know any twin cities small-business owners?
I'm hosting a gathering of businesses against fascism on Wed. Nov. 19 @6pm.
Working w/ ISAIAH to connect business owners with a broader anti-authoritarian movement with shared demands. Please send anyone you know who might be interested my way!
The plan:
I'm hosting a gathering of businesses against fascism on Wed. Nov. 19 @6pm.
Working w/ ISAIAH to connect business owners with a broader anti-authoritarian movement with shared demands. Please send anyone you know who might be interested my way!
The plan:
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Know any twin cities small-business owners?
I'm hosting a gathering of businesses against fascism on Wed. Nov. 19 @6pm.
Working w/ ISAIAH to connect business owners with a broader anti-authoritarian movement with shared demands. Please send anyone you know who might be interested my way!
The plan:
I'm hosting a gathering of businesses against fascism on Wed. Nov. 19 @6pm.
Working w/ ISAIAH to connect business owners with a broader anti-authoritarian movement with shared demands. Please send anyone you know who might be interested my way!
The plan:
Ducked out of my home office between meetings to go outside and put the holiday lights up because it's inexplicably 70 degrees out.
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Ducked out of my home office between meetings to go outside and put the holiday lights up because it's inexplicably 70 degrees out.