The Good Sport Guide to Women's Sports in NYC: June 15th - 21st
Everything you should know, watch, and do as a women's sports fan in NYC.
It was an electric weekend of NYC sports. The Men’s FIFA World Cup kicked off. The Knicks brought home their first championship in 50+ years in Game 5. And the Liberty notched their seventh win in a row, stamping their ticket to the Commissioner’s Cup Finals.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the Knicks fever and seeing the way our city has come together through this playoff run. I don’t follow the NBA, and it turned me into a Knicks fan. And: This is a really good week for us to remind everyone that New York City has won three championships in the last three years, actually. Gotham FC 2023, Liberty 2024, and Gotham FC again in 2025. The NYC championship drought is similar to the loneliness epidemic: A men’s issue.
I don’t want to sound like the fun police. I love fun and I don’t like the police. I drank several beers in the street on Saturday night. But at the end of the day, women’s sports really are that serious to me. Anyways…
I would like to formally go on record and predict: NY Knicks and NY Liberty double championship 2026. Hasn’t happened since 2001 and 2002, when Los Angeles did it back-to-back with the Lakers and the Sparks.
On the Good Sport podcast: I talked with Sophia Mitropolous, the artist behind Snatch Magazine, a queer-first women’s sports publication. We talked about how Sophia transformed Snatch from a DIY weightlifting zine into a full-scale women’s sports mag, what makes New York’s women’s sports scene special, and more. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
What to know
Gotham FC is building a $35 million training facility. This is a major milestone for our 2x NWSL Champs: It’s the first time Gotham will have a dedicated training space after 20 years of sharing fields and playing second fiddle at men’s facilities. We have one of the best rosters in the world, and our players deserve this. Full story here.
The Sirens are doing some saving and some losing. Four new teams are joining the Professional Women’s Hockey League this year, and the six-phase expansion player distribution process is in full swing. New teams need to build rosters that will be immediately competitive while maintaining balance and some roster consistency for existing teams, so current franchises can save six players each from getting picked up by other teams during the process. Anyone not saved is eligible to get snagged.
Our Sirens have saved forwards Sarah Fillier, Kristýna Kaltounková and Casey O’Brien, and defenders Micah Zandee-Hart, Jaime Bourbonnais and Maja Nylén Persson. Naturally, we’ve lost some beloved players—like goalie Kayle Osborne. The draft is coming up in just a few days, followed by free agency, so we’ll see our completed roster soon.
The Siren's saved players The Liberty treated the Young Hos to Block Nation. Please I am not being vulgar nor rude! The Washington Mystics named themselves the Young Hos as the youngest team in the W. And as someone lucky enough to sit in incredible seats at the game yesterday thanks to my bestie Ciara and her workplace perks, let me say that the Liberty big sister’d ‘em. Stewie got a career-high 7 blocks. JJ had 2. But I’ll let this clip of Big B do the talking…
Gotham FC Midfielder Emily Sonnett is living rent-free in Brazil. Sonnett, along with four other Gotham FC players, joined the USWNT for two friendly matches against the Brazil last week. The second game quickly turned not friendly <3 I talked about the details on the podcast, but the TLDR is Brazilian forward Dudinha shoved Sonnett, Sonnett hammed it up, Dudinha got a yellow for it, and Brazil fans are pissed. Marta took to her Instagram story to call Sonnett out after the game, and hella Portuguese hate comments flooded Sonnett’s mentions. I would guess that she is cracking up about it to be honest.
What to watch this week
Wednesday 6/17
🏀 The Liberty are on the road at the Chicago Sky at 8:00 pm ET. It’s a Commissioner’s Cup matchup — watch on USA Network or WNBA League Pass.
🏒 The 2026 PWHL Draft starts at 5:00 pm, live from Detroit. The Sirens have the 7th overall pick. Watch it on the PWHL YouTube channel.
Friday 6/19
🏀 The Liberty host the Washington Mystics at Barclays Center at 7:30 pm ET for Juneteenth Unity Night. Watch on WNBA League Pass.
Saturday 6/20
🥍 The NY Charging host the Maryland Charm at James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, NY at 6:30 pm ET. Watch on ESPN+.
Sunday 6/21
🏀 The Liberty are on the road at the LA Sparks at 5:00 pm ET. Watch on WNBA League Pass.
🏉 The NY Exiles are on the road at the Denver Onyx (Infinity Park) at 5:00 pm ET / 3:00 pm MT. Watch on the Women's Sports Network.
The Scene Report
Here’s some fun stuff going on in the NYC W sports scene.
You are extremely invited to Good Sport’s pride event. It’s on 6/24 at Edmonds Playground, and we’re going to play Knockout in a major way. RSVP here.
Every Wednesday in June, Cherry Golf Club is hosting free simulation sessions and coaching in partnership with Five Iron. Two more events are happening this month; check ‘em here.
Celebrate Juneteenth and Black tennis culture with All-Love Racquet Club at the Juneteenth Cup and Festival, happening on Juneteenth in Queens in partnership with USTA Eastern. There’s something for players at all skill levels - register here.
Our friends at Swish Swish Pod and Blazer’s are hosting sapphic speed dating next month for WNBA fans. It’s WAG season…RSVP here.
And that’s a wrap
Thanks as always for reading :) Drink water, wear sunscreen, and seriously, guys, remember that I’d do anything for you.
everybody needs to put some respect on women’s sports!!!! present company excluded of course