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Sports Minded Show
Monthly
Hosted by Brittany Young

Sports Minded is a monthly sports podcast. It features interviews with current and former coaches, athletes and sports personnel. They share insight, commentary and analysis on professional, collegiate and high school sports— mainly basketball. Sports Minded is hosted by Brittany Young, APR Program Director & Content Manager and former Division 1 women’s basketball player.

Latest Episodes
  • "An Example of Success" Featuring Mike Hill
    Sports Minded host Brittany Young and guest Mike Hill - Studio Host for FS1 Los Angeles - discuss Hill growing up in Bessemer, Alabama and working at ESPN and Fox Sports. They also talk about Super Bowl LIX, NBA All-Star weekend and the future of college athletics.
  • Rose's Angel Reese, center left, and Vinyl's Dearica Hamby, center right, tip off during the first half of an Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball game, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Medley, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
    Setting A New Standard
    Sports Minded host Brittany Young and guest Rashad Milligan - Senior Audience Editor for Sports at nola.com - discuss whether the Unrivaled league has been what they've expected so far, WNBA free agency, the future of the Chicago Sky and Connecticut Sun and 2025 draft projections.
  • "Till the Ground" Featuring Candace Foster
    Sports Minded host Brittany Young and guest/former Mississippi State women's basketball teammate Candace Foster discuss Candace's journey: earning a scholarship as a preferred walk-on at MSU, coaching challenges, and the evolution of NIL. They also give a preview of SEC women's and men's basketball ahead of conference play beginning in January.
  • WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks to the media before the WNBA basketball draft on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
    A Bright Future for Women’s Basketball
    Sports Minded host Brittany Young and guest/former Midfield High School basketball coach Reggie Ware analyze WNBA head coaching changes, W players opting out of 2020 collective bargaining agreement, expansion draft for new Golden State Valkyries franchise, Unrivaled & Athletes Unlimited leagues, and some of the top players in women’s college basketball.
  • A basketball is seen on the court during the second half in Game 1 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
    2024 WNBA Season Recap
    Spots Minded host Brittany Young and guest/former Midfield High School basketball coach Reggie Ware discuss the 2024 WNBA season, featuring the Finals/playoffs, regular season awards head coaching fires and the narrative that surrounded the league this season.