PJ Brown
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· Oct 20
Welcome to my new home for stories on women's sports
Why I am focusing on women's sports
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My new adventure has launched! It’s a Substack: The Undercovered: Women’s sports with PJ Brown.
I’ll be sharing the untold stories of these women and those around them.
I’d love to have you come along for the ride! Please subscribe.
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I’ll be sharing the untold stories of these women and those around them.
I’d love to have you come along for the ride! Please subscribe.
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PJ Brown: Opening day at Arizona softball
Observations from Hillenbrand Stadium
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February 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Time for opening day at Arizona softball
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Time for opening day at Arizona softball
It was a sad day for journalism and sports journalism. A great message from my friend, @howardmegdal.bsky.social today (and always). This is the time to support your favorite journalists, so we can all continue to do good, quality work.
Our @howardmegdal.bsky.social discusses what the big journalism story of the day — the shuttering of the Washington Post sports section — means for women's sports coverage, and journalism writ large. Plus hear from Kia Vaughn ahead of Athletes Unlimited's opener. www.theixsports.com/features/how...
How we win the battle for information in women's sports - The IX Sports
How we win the battle for information in women's sports — Kia Vaughn talks Athletes Unlimited in the latest Basketball Wednesday.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:19 AM
It was a sad day for journalism and sports journalism. A great message from my friend, @howardmegdal.bsky.social today (and always). This is the time to support your favorite journalists, so we can all continue to do good, quality work.
Last week I was back reporting on basketball in person for 2 games at SMU women’s basketball.
Here are some observations on what it’s like being back after 10 months.
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Here are some observations on what it’s like being back after 10 months.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Last week I was back reporting on basketball in person for 2 games at SMU women’s basketball.
Here are some observations on what it’s like being back after 10 months.
(photo courtesy of SMU Athletics)
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Here are some observations on what it’s like being back after 10 months.
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Phoenix is hosting the 2026 Women’s Final Four. I talked to Arizona Sports & Events Alliance’s Kelly Triplett on the planning, as well as what the sprint to April 3 looks like.
Here’s the full story …
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Here’s the full story …
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Arizona Sports & Events Alliance's Kelly Triplett made for the sprint to the Women's Final Four
What goes into the last few months of preparing to host the most anticipated event of the 2025-26 season
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January 20, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Phoenix is hosting the 2026 Women’s Final Four. I talked to Arizona Sports & Events Alliance’s Kelly Triplett on the planning, as well as what the sprint to April 3 looks like.
Here’s the full story …
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Here’s the full story …
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“She’s battle-tested. You can’t buy that; you can’t rush that. That’s true experience.” - Stanford women’s basketball coach Kate Paye on junior guard Chloe Clardy
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Read the full story here …
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Stanford basketball's Chloe Clardy "battle-tested" and it shows
Clardy on studying, working to grow and help teammates
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January 7, 2026 at 9:54 PM
“She’s battle-tested. You can’t buy that; you can’t rush that. That’s true experience.” - Stanford women’s basketball coach Kate Paye on junior guard Chloe Clardy
Read the full story here …
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Read the full story here …
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Great nugget from @cbrunsonaz.bsky.social on this USC-UCLA game about the shoes. USC’s JuJu Watkins designed the Nike shoes her teammates are wearing however Londynn Jones isn’t wearing them because they didn’t make them small enough. Jones wears a 7 & the shoes only go down to 7 1/2.
January 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Great nugget from @cbrunsonaz.bsky.social on this USC-UCLA game about the shoes. USC’s JuJu Watkins designed the Nike shoes her teammates are wearing however Londynn Jones isn’t wearing them because they didn’t make them small enough. Jones wears a 7 & the shoes only go down to 7 1/2.
The lack of media coverage for women’s basketball/sports was a big topic this week as UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close started the conversation after the Bruins game at Ohio State.
Here’s my take …
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Here’s my take …
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PJ Brown: The fight for media attention for women's sports continues
UCLA coach Cori Close's message after little coverage of game between two ranked teams
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January 2, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The lack of media coverage for women’s basketball/sports was a big topic this week as UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close started the conversation after the Bruins game at Ohio State.
Here’s my take …
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Here’s my take …
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I believe stories on Olympians should be told all the time, not just the few weeks leading up to their events.
My latest is on Team USA women’s water polo team and their reset for the 2028 Olympics in L.A.
Here’s the full story…
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My latest is on Team USA women’s water polo team and their reset for the 2028 Olympics in L.A.
Here’s the full story…
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Team USA women's water polo navigating new waters after loss at 2024 Olympics
With parity in play, the domination may be over but Team USA still among the best
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December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I believe stories on Olympians should be told all the time, not just the few weeks leading up to their events.
My latest is on Team USA women’s water polo team and their reset for the 2028 Olympics in L.A.
Here’s the full story…
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My latest is on Team USA women’s water polo team and their reset for the 2028 Olympics in L.A.
Here’s the full story…
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This is a must-listen. Not just this episode but every episode!
December 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This is a must-listen. Not just this episode but every episode!
“We’d want a million Hannah Kennys on our team if we could.” - Louisville volleyball assistant CC McGraw.
Here’s the full story on Hannah Kenny.
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Here’s the full story on Hannah Kenny.
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Louisville volleyball's Hannah Kenny takes on new role, yet thrives, impacts the program as a freshman
Kenny relies on work ethic, mentality and skills
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December 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“We’d want a million Hannah Kennys on our team if we could.” - Louisville volleyball assistant CC McGraw.
Here’s the full story on Hannah Kenny.
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Here’s the full story on Hannah Kenny.
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Illinois women’s basketball with a dominant win, 78-57, over Indiana to open Big Ten play. It was disciplined, team ball with 23 assists on 34 made FGs. The Illini forced 20 turnovers.
December 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Illinois women’s basketball with a dominant win, 78-57, over Indiana to open Big Ten play. It was disciplined, team ball with 23 assists on 34 made FGs. The Illini forced 20 turnovers.
“(It’s about) never being satisfied; always knowing that there is another step that I can reach.” - Illinois freshman guard Destiny Jackson.
Here’s the full story on this Chicagoan …
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Here’s the full story on this Chicagoan …
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Illinois basketball's Destiny Jackson uses her Chicago mentality to her advantage
Jackson on never being satisfied
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December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“(It’s about) never being satisfied; always knowing that there is another step that I can reach.” - Illinois freshman guard Destiny Jackson.
Here’s the full story on this Chicagoan …
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Here’s the full story on this Chicagoan …
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I talked to SMU women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes recently on her new chapter.
Here’s the full story
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Here’s the full story
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It's a new day and a reset for SMU basketball coach Adia Barnes
Barnes on starting over in Dallas and at SMU
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December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I talked to SMU women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes recently on her new chapter.
Here’s the full story
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Here’s the full story
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I had a great conversation with Arizona Triathlon’s Kelly Wetteland a few weeks back (prior to her winning the NCAA individual championship and another team title).
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I hope you’ll take a look at theundercovered.substack.com/p/arizona-tr...
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I had a great conversation with Arizona Triathlon’s Kelly Wetteland a few weeks back (prior to her winning the NCAA individual championship and another team title).
I hope you’ll take a look at theundercovered.substack.com/p/arizona-tr...
I hope you’ll take a look at theundercovered.substack.com/p/arizona-tr...
My 97 year old mom, Phyliss Brown, passed away last week. After some reflection, it’s time to celebrate her life.
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Honoring and celebrating Phyliss Brown
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November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My 97 year old mom, Phyliss Brown, passed away last week. After some reflection, it’s time to celebrate her life.
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From individual and team National Champion, Arizona Triathlon’s Kelly Wetteland…
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
From individual and team National Champion, Arizona Triathlon’s Kelly Wetteland…
With all the changes in college basketball, USC basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb made a “conscious decision to double down on the things that are my core values of coaching.”
Here’s the full Q&A, including Saturday’s upcoming “The Real ‘SC” game
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Here’s the full Q&A, including Saturday’s upcoming “The Real ‘SC” game
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Spend a few good minutes with ... USC basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb
Gottlieb on the "Real 'SC" matchup. coaches facing extra challenges and more
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November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
With all the changes in college basketball, USC basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb made a “conscious decision to double down on the things that are my core values of coaching.”
Here’s the full Q&A, including Saturday’s upcoming “The Real ‘SC” game
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Here’s the full Q&A, including Saturday’s upcoming “The Real ‘SC” game
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I wrote about Kelly Wetteland earlier in the week and today she won the National Championship as Arizona Triathlon won its’ second consecutive title.
Here’s the story …
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Here’s the story …
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Arizona Triathlon’s Kelly Wetteland’s unimaginable meteoric rise to the top of the sport
A newcomer to triathlon, Wetteland’s work ethic, clear-headedness and trust in her coaches made all the difference
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November 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I wrote about Kelly Wetteland earlier in the week and today she won the National Championship as Arizona Triathlon won its’ second consecutive title.
Here’s the story …
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Here’s the story …
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Just a few years ago, Arizona Triathlon’s Kelly Wetteland never imagined she would be competing in this sport or be excelling at this pace.
I talked to Kelly and here’s her story. (Photo by Rebecca Sasnett/Arizona Athletics)
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I talked to Kelly and here’s her story. (Photo by Rebecca Sasnett/Arizona Athletics)
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Arizona Triathlon’s Kelly Wetteland’s unimaginable meteoric rise to the top of the sport
A newcomer to triathlon, Wetteland’s work ethic, clear-headedness and trust in her coaches made all the difference
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November 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Just a few years ago, Arizona Triathlon’s Kelly Wetteland never imagined she would be competing in this sport or be excelling at this pace.
I talked to Kelly and here’s her story. (Photo by Rebecca Sasnett/Arizona Athletics)
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I talked to Kelly and here’s her story. (Photo by Rebecca Sasnett/Arizona Athletics)
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Here’s what one reader said when they subscribed to my Substack, The Undercovered: Women’s sports with PJ Brown
November 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Here’s what one reader said when they subscribed to my Substack, The Undercovered: Women’s sports with PJ Brown
It’s the first day of basketball; it’s the first day back on the court in a game that counts for UCLA’s Charlisse Leger-Walker in around 650 days.
I talked to Charlisse about her ACL injury and so much more about being a Bruin.
Here’s the story …
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I talked to Charlisse about her ACL injury and so much more about being a Bruin.
Here’s the story …
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Charlisse Leger-Walker is back on the court! Off the court, she's home and leaving a legacy at UCLA
Leger-Walker on her journey after an ACL injury and more
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November 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It’s the first day of basketball; it’s the first day back on the court in a game that counts for UCLA’s Charlisse Leger-Walker in around 650 days.
I talked to Charlisse about her ACL injury and so much more about being a Bruin.
Here’s the story …
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I talked to Charlisse about her ACL injury and so much more about being a Bruin.
Here’s the story …
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One more sleep until women’s basketball tips off!
In the meantime, here’s Stanford women’s basketball coach Kate Paye on all things Cardinal.
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In the meantime, here’s Stanford women’s basketball coach Kate Paye on all things Cardinal.
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Spend a few good minutes with ... Stanford basketball coach Kate Paye
Paye on settling in and more
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November 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
One more sleep until women’s basketball tips off!
In the meantime, here’s Stanford women’s basketball coach Kate Paye on all things Cardinal.
(photo from Stanford Athletics)
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In the meantime, here’s Stanford women’s basketball coach Kate Paye on all things Cardinal.
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“Just knowing more what’s coming, having lived through a whole year in the ACC, you feel more comfortable.” - Stanford women’s basketball coach Kate Paye.
Here’s the full conversation…
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Here’s the full conversation…
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Spend a few good minutes with ... Stanford basketball coach Kate Paye
Paye on settling in and more
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October 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“Just knowing more what’s coming, having lived through a whole year in the ACC, you feel more comfortable.” - Stanford women’s basketball coach Kate Paye.
Here’s the full conversation…
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Here’s the full conversation…
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Oh, heck yes. PJ Brown is fantastic — a fabulous and well-connected chronicler of women’s sports.
Go get ‘em, cuz!
Go get ‘em, cuz!
My new adventure has launched! It’s a Substack: The Undercovered: Women’s sports with PJ Brown.
I’ll be sharing the untold stories of these women and those around them.
I’d love to have you come along for the ride! Please subscribe.
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I’ll be sharing the untold stories of these women and those around them.
I’d love to have you come along for the ride! Please subscribe.
open.substack.com/pub/theunder...
Welcome to my new home for stories on women's sports
Why I am focusing on women's sports
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October 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Oh, heck yes. PJ Brown is fantastic — a fabulous and well-connected chronicler of women’s sports.
Go get ‘em, cuz!
Go get ‘em, cuz!