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maya goldberg-safir

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maya (she/her) / independent women's basketball writer I subscribe to my newsletter/blog WNBA ROUGH NOTES https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/ I i love queer community, adventures & audio I between oakland & chicago I reach me: [email protected] <3

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 22d

i wrote about navigating the splendor & contradictions of queer fandom in ballhalla for @coyotemedia.org, check out this piece! proud to be part of their launch this week.

and if you're into political/cultural/queer writing about the wnba, dive into rough notes: wnbaroughnotes.substack.com

Watch Parties, Dildos, and Equal Pay: How Queer Valkyries Fans Claim Space in the WNBA

The vibes around Ballhalla are immaculate — yet the league is still mired in misogyny and inequality. What’s a fan to do?

www.coyotemedia.org

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 20h

we need each other rn for real

Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 23h

If you’re a queer person who loves sports, there’s a new way to connect: a project from Out of Your League & Rough Notes called Shoot Your Shot. Whether you’re looking for love, friendship, solidarity or partnership — we’re hoping this collab can help you find it. Call us your queer sports yentas.

Shoot Your Shot: Queers + Sports + Connections

Old-school classifieds for queers who love sports, from Out of Your League + Rough Notes <3

www.thefrankiedlc.news

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 20h

im finally collaborating with @thefrankiedlc.news for a dreeeeaaaam project! fyi i am a lifelong diy matchmaker/yenta

submit to SHOOT YOUR SHOT & expand your constellation of queer sports connections (& maybe find your next great love? im right there with y'all lol)

Shoot Your Shot: Queers + Sports + Connections

Old-school classifieds for queers who love sports, from Out of Your League + Rough Notes <3

wnbaroughnotes.substack.com

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 20h

sports queers unite <3

ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · 21h

Did you see this classifieds thing some sports girlies are putting on? looks fun!

www.thefrankiedlc.news/p/shoot-your...

Shoot Your Shot: Queers + Sports + Connections

Old-school classifieds for queers who love sports, from Out of Your League + Rough Notes <3

www.thefrankiedlc.news

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Andrew G. Haubner @aghaubner.bsky.social · 23h

Something that I feel has been missed in the discussion of A’ja Wilson’s greatness is that the payoff of her ascent is earned.

Four years to the day since being blocked by Brittney Griner with a series on the line, Wilson’s game three game winner marks the completion of her hero’s journey.

With A WNBA Finals Game Winner In Hand, A'ja Wilson's Ascent Is Now Complete

There's no question about it now. One win away from a third WNBA title in four years and on the heels of a Game Three game winning jumper, A'ja Wilson is officially the undisputed best in the world.

www.nocapspacewbb.com

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 6d

ok and andraya in this tie?

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 6d

what if we actually got adam silver in the room tho

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 6d

i feel like we just confronted our rich uncle about being toxic to the family and now we're all sitting down for christmas dinner

maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 6d

press conference by cathy (adam) was a strong platform for... journalists asking rly good questions <3

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 6d

@anniecostabile.bsky.social pls ask "so are you calling phee a liar?" <3

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Valerie @beezygrey.bsky.social · 6d

"they (the players) deserve all the credit" but less than 10% of the revenue

-Cathy Englebert

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 6d

cathy's kids are devastated that every word phee repeated cathy saying are true?

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don acaballero @postmodernism.bsky.social · 6d

that’s the first thing they take out of you when you start at deloitte

maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 6d

ok cathy says she cares most deeply about the league and the players but we've never seen her show a single emotion ever

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 6d

"we will form a task force to have a council to discuss with a committee to meet the stakeholders to work tirelessly to exchange proposals to weigh the options to really make some change" - cathy engelbert

maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 6d

ok cathy says she cares most deeply about the league and the players but we've never seen her show a single emotion ever

maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 6d

kinda wild

maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 6d

ok just a q whats the most emotional we've ever seen cathy before? #wnba

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 6d

cathy speaks in one minute i am SAT

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Chelsea Leite @chelsealeite.bsky.social · 8d

Kelsey Mitchell confirms she developed Rhabdomylosis.

The level of over-exertion/dehydration you need to get to in order to develop this is extreme. Getting to that point while under the supervision of a professional sports team staff is pretty blatant malpractice on the team’s part.