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Let's Fantasy Game is a vibrant, safe, and supportive online community dedicated to fans of women's sports. With a focus on empowering women athletes and offering a wealth of engaging content. Be in the KNow All of Our Latest News & Insights VIDEOS Articles Read More June 2, 2025 The Atlanta Dream Look Like Contenders The WNBA season is heating up, and while the Liberty and Lynx appear poised for a WNBA Finals (and Commissioner’s Cup finals) rematch, another team has emerged as a possible foil. Read More May 30, 2025 Mr. Women's Basketball's Week 3 Hot Takes "A healthy Azura Stevens is the most versatile forward in the W, there I said it!" + more WNBA hot takes... Read More May 28, 2025 What Will the Fever Do With Caitlin Clark Out? On Monday, Fever head coach Stephanie White tried to spin the injury as a positive. She noted that the absence would give Clark more time to break down the game from the sideline. White said it would also give the rest of the team an opportunity to grow and learn how to play without Clark, so that they would be that much better when Clark returns. Read More May 28, 2025 In The Know W/ Kate Wiesner There’s an exciting buzz around the women’s game right now, it’s getting the attention and recognition it deserves, and there’s some amazing talent around the NWSL and across the world that is making women’s soccer so fun to watch and be a part of! Read More May 26, 2025 Six Players to Watch at the U.S. Women’s Open There are a number of players who can win this week that may be less well-known. With that in mind, I present six players... Read More May 22, 2025 10 Things Mr. Women's Basketball is Looking Forward to in WNBA's Week 2 After an extra spicy opening week here are the things I’m most looking forward to this week... Read More May 22, 2025 In The Know W/ NSL's Croix Soto People should know that the Northern Super League is the first ever professional women’s soccer league in Canada. My favorite part so far has been... Read More May 20, 2025 Is the WNBA Facing a Three-Point Reckoning? What I find far more interesting is that while everyone with a podcast discusses the number of threes being shot in the NBA, that discourse is largely absent in the WNBA. Today, I want to examine why that is the case and whether or not the WNBA could face its own three-point reckoning in the future. Read More May 20, 2025 What These Record-Setting Debuts Mean for the 2025 WNBA Season The WNBA had a historic opening weekend, with several records being set. Whether players were setting franchise records, debut records or all-time records, I believe they all point to larger trends that will shape the league this season. Read More May 9, 2025 In The Know W/ Adelaide Gay I’m particularly excited to watch the new Canadian league this year. There are so many great players making the move there, as well as female coaches, owners and GMs involved. Read More May 9, 2025 Five Women's Sports Stories To Watch This Summer With the WNBA season beginning and the NWSL and LPGA seasons heating up, now seems like the perfect time to take a look at five storylines... Read More May 9, 2025 Jaden’s Picks - 3 NWSL Storylines to Follow Is Alyssa Thompson a potential MVP pick? Read More May 8, 2025 Meet Mr. Women's Basketball This isn't a moment, it’s a MOVEMENT… and you do NOT want to get left behind! Read More May 8, 2025 Let’s Find Out Why Former player & Creative Director for UNC Women’s Soccer, Brittani Bartok, is excited about her role as Head Of Content for LFG. Read More May 7, 2025 The "Why?" Behind Steve Pimental There have been so many factors in my women’s sports fandom that it is nearly impossible to isolate just a few. One thing I am confident in, however, is that it began with my younger sister, Leslie. Read More April 30, 2025 LFG Founders' Welcome Message Our mission at LFG is to help grow women's sports by bringing fans of women's sports together. We are building a supportive, safe, and fun community. Read More April 29, 2025 Why is the Wolfman Interested in LFG? If you are reading this because I am writing it, I don’t believe you. If you know of my journey in developing software, businesses, and mentoring talent in the sports industry, you might be asking.... Read More April 25, 2025 Netflix's Former Head of Content, Todd Yellin, on becoming an LFG Founding Investor As a lifelong—at times, borderline obsessive—NBA fan (split loyalties: Warriors and Knicks), I didn’t pay much attention to women’s sports. 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There are a number of players who can win this week that may be less well-known. With that in mind, I present six players... May 26, 2025 Six Players to Watch at the U.S. Women’s Open Steve Pimental The U.S. Women’s Open, the second major of the year, tees off this week at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin. Erin Hills previously hosted the men’s U.S. Open in 2017, which was won by Brooks Koepka. That course played long, with wide fairways and soft greens due to wet, calm weather. I expect the course to play somewhat similarly this week, though we will want to keep an eye on the weather report heading into the tournament. We could see some very low scores if we get rain Tuesday and Wednesday and relatively light winds during the tournament. No matter the conditions, expectations will be high for Nelly Korda to win her third major and first tournament this season. That being said, there are a number of players who can win this week that may be less well-known. With that in mind, I present six players I’ll be keeping a close eye on at Erin Hills. 1. Hye-Jin Choi Her two best career performances both came in the U.S. Women’s Open. She finished solo second to Sung-hyun Park in 2017 at Trump National and solo third behind Minjee Lee and Mina Harigae at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in 2022. She has missed the cut just once in her last 15 events going back to last season, including a top 10 at the Chevron Championship and T4 at Mayakoba last week. Choi still hasn’t won on the LPGA, and her last KLPGA win came in 2023, but at 25 years old, there is a good chance her best golf is still ahead of her. 2. Lindy Duncan One of the things that makes golf great is that a 36-year-old can break out seemingly out of nowhere. That doesn’t happen in other sports. After topping out at 70th in the world rankings back in 2018, Duncan is inside the top 50 thanks to the best stretch of golf of her career. She was one of four players to lose to Mao Saigo in a playoff at the Chevron Championship, but she bounced back to finish T36, T11 and T21 since then. Duncan ranks inside the top 35 on the LPGA Tour in Strokes Gained Driving, Greens in Regulation and Putts Per GIR. That should serve her well at Erin Hills. 3. Ariya Jutanugarn If I’m not careful, I’m just going to list everyone who was in the playoff at the Chevron Championship. Jutanugarn sandwiched that result with a T3 at the T-Mobile Match Play and T6 at the Black Desert Championship. Overall, she has finished in the top 10 in half of her starts this season. She is 20th on tour in birdie or better percentage from the fairway and sixth in putts per GIR. If she drives the ball well enough to put herself in position to attack the greens, she could win her second U.S. Women’s Open. 4. Julia Lopez Ramirez I had to choose someone who wasn’t T2 at the Chevron, and also who isn’t inside the top 50 ranked players in the world. Lopez turned professional last year after playing in college at Mississippi State and winning the European Ladies Amateur in 2023. She has played the AIG Women’s Open twice and made the cut both times, so she shouldn’t be overwhelmed by the major stage. She has only made the cut in half of her eight LPGA starts, but she is playing better lately. That being said, she is mostly on this list because her results haven’t yet caught up with her statistics. She came into the Mayakoba Open ranked eighth in Strokes Gained Driving. She is also in the top half of the tour in Greens in Regulation and Putts per GIR. She has shot 70 or better in four straight opening rounds, and I wouldn’t be shocked if she got out to an opening round lead at Erin Hills. 5. Chisato Iwai This would have looked like a much bolder call before she ran away with a seven-stroke victory in the final round of the Mayakoba Open. Iwai came into the final round one shot back of Jenny Bae, but her 6-under-par 66 was three shots better than anybody else in the field Sunday. Iwai made just one bogey over the weekend, but her ability to make birdies has me excited for Erin Hills. Iwai came into Mayakoba ranked 11th on Tour in Birdie or Better from the Fairway. Back-to-back wins, including a major, would put her in rare company, but I believe she is capable. Iwai became the third rookie and the third player from Japan to win on the LPGA Tour this season, and one or both of those trends could continue at the U.S. Women’s Open. 6. Stephanie Kyriacou Earlier this month, I wrote that one of the stories I would be following this summer was the youth movement on the LPGA Tour . So I suppose it is no surprise that Stephanie Kyriacou is the fourth player 25 or under to make this list. Kryiacou has made the cut in all 10 starts this season, including back-to-back top-tens in her last two events. She missed the cut at the U.S. Open last year but overall her record has been pretty solid in majors. I think Kyriacou is a good bet to make the cut again this week, and she could even contend at the end of the day. SEE MORE ARTICLES & VIDEOS About the Author Steve Pimental would rather write 20,000 words about Stef Dolson than write two sentences about himself. He lives near Chicago with his beagle/shepard mix, Hootie.

"A healthy Azura Stevens is the most versatile forward in the W, there I said it!" + more WNBA hot takes... May 30, 2025 Mr. Women's Basketball's Week 3 Hot Takes EJ Arocho 1. PLAY DOMINIQUE MALONGA! While it’s known that Noelle Quinn doesn’t play rookies right away, Malonga is far from your average rook! In 7.6 mpg off the bench, she’s averaging 3.2 ppg & 2.0 rpg, compared to Li Yueru’s 2.0 ppg & 1.6 rpg in 10.4 mpg. With the right balance of minutes between Ezi, Li & Dominique, Seattle might just find the recipe to success and start creating some separation this week in the Western Conference. 2. Liz Kitley IN, Kiah Stokes OUT. Vegas needs production at the 5 and A’ja Wilson needs help. So far, the Aces aren’t finding success with Stokes in the starting rotation. She’s been held scoreless in 4 starts this season. Kitley, on the other hand, has shown glimpses of greatness in her minutes off the bench. 4.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.0 spg & 1.0 bpg in 9.3 mpg. 3. This week may determine ROY: KiKi Iriafen & Sonia Citron are the frontrunners & one of them could distance herself from the other in Week 3. The Mystics have two games against New York & a game against Indiana. 4. Move Julie Allemand into the starting lineup! She brings undeniable energy and effort. In 15.0 mpg off the bench this season, she’s putting up 3.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg & 1.5 apg. In 29.5 mpg, Odyssey Sims is averting just 4.2 ppg more! I think Allemand more than deserves the starting role at PG, which may benefit everyone and get LA some more wins. Games vs Vegas & Phoenix this week will be very telling. 5. Kamilla Cardoso needs more touches! The offense should be directly flowing through her! If she gets a touch on every possession, she’ll be able to put Chicago in a position to win games… something they desperately need if they want a chance at playing postseason basketball! On the post-entry pass, she can either go up with it or kick out to 3-pt shooters Vandersloot, Atkins, Banham & Nurse. At 6’7”, she draws a lot of attention. Give her the ball & let her go to work! That strategy paid dividends at South Carolina! 6. Get more assertive, Paige! Good things typically happen when PB has the ball in her hands. Having a scoring juggernaut like Arike on your team can be tough to navigate especially as a rookie & not wanting to step on toes, but Paige should take more command and let that ball fly! She’s known for her efficiency, something we saw Tuesday in Dallas’s first win of the season over Connecticut (21 points on 8-10 shooting). We need more of that! 7. Bria Hartley IN, Jacy Sheldon, OUT. Connecticut needs to find the recipe for success & quick! They go into Week 3 winless. With the news of Lindsay Allen’s left hamstring injury (out approx. 2 weeks), CT needs to fix rotations at the guard spot. I think the perfect place to start would be to move Bria into the starting rotation & have Jacy come off the bench. She’s back after a 3-year hiatus & in 20.2 mpg off the bench, looks good! 8.4 mpg & 3.0 apg could see a big increase due to versatility at the guard spot; can play the 1 & the 2 very well. 8. Sydney Colson out, Sophie Cunningham in. While Caitlin Clark remains sidelined with injury, the Fever need a reliable point guard. Cunningham has proven to be that over the past few years, on both sides of the ball. In their loss to Washington on Wednesday, Colson got the start and went 2-7 from the floor to finish with 4 points in 31 minutes. Give Sophie the starting role at PG and let her go to work. 9. A double-double isn’t enough. If Chicago wants to get on the winning track, more efficiency will be needed from their star Angel Reese. Though a dominant force on the glass, her shooting has been abysmal to start off the season. She’s shooting it at a 31% clip, which simply isn’t going to cut it. We saw last year what happened when AR shoots the ball at a higher clip: THEY WIN GAMES. If she can shoot it 50% or better from the field, Chicago wins Saturday vs Dallas. 10. A healthy Azura Stevens is the most versatile forward in the W, there I said it! This is the best she has ever looked in her pro career. She’s currently leading LA in rebounds & blocks while ranking third in points & steals. At 6’6”, nobody plays inside-out basketball as efficiently as she does. SEE MORE ARTICLES & VIDEOS About the Author EJ Arocho is Mr. Women’s Basketball and lives in New Jersey. Lives by the shore but looking to make waves everywhere!

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The WNBA season is heating up, and while the Liberty and Lynx appear poised for a WNBA Finals (and Commissioner’s Cup finals) rematch, another team has emerged as a possible foil. June 2, 2025 The Atlanta Dream Look Like Contenders Steve Pimental The WNBA season is heating up, and while the Liberty and Lynx appear poised for a WNBA Finals (and Commissioner’s Cup finals) rematch, another team has emerged as a possible foil. The Aces and Fever have struggled to varying degrees at the start of the season, allowing the 5-2 Atlanta Dream to move into third place in the standings on the strength of a four-game winning streak. Atlanta has gotten started about as well as they could have hoped under first-year head coach Karl Smesko, and all indications are they have an excellent chance to ride that start to a playoff berth and potentially a long playoff run. Atlanta is fifth in the WNBA in net rating at 5.3, behind Indiana and Phoenix but ahead of the Aces. Atlanta’s 106.9 offensive rating is second in the WNBA, which is encouraging because Atlanta hasn’t even shot the ball well yet. Atlanta is ninth in the WNBA in three-point percentage but third in three-point attempts. I was skeptical coming into the season if Karl Smesko’s three-point-heavy scheme was a fit for Atlanta’s personnel, but that might not even matter. If Atlanta’s offense is elite even while they are missing 20 threes per game, there is a chance they can be even better with a little bit of luck. Beyond three-point shooting, Atlanta’s biggest struggle has been defense, but there is reason for optimism there as well. Atlanta has played every game this season without Jordin Canada, who suffered a knee injury less than a minute into Atlanta’s first preseason game. The team announced she would be sidelined for two weeks, and that was three weeks ago. Canada is a two-time WNBA All-Defensive player who is excellent at the point of attack. Her return would move Maya Caldwell back to the bench and allow Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard to defend more off the ball, where they are strongest. Canada’s injuries contributed to Atlanta’s struggles last season, as the Dream were 9-11 when Jordin Canada played and 6-14 when she didn’t. Atlanta doesn’t play again until Friday, which will give Canada more time to recover and should also allow Brittney Griner to put more distance between herself and her own knee injury that caused her to miss two games last week. In addition to getting Canada back from injury, Atlanta has a couple of other avenues to get even better this season. The first would be playing rookie Te-Hina Paopao more minutes. Paopao and Allisha Gray are the only proven three-point shooters on this roster, and Paopao is making 38.5 percent on 5.0 threes per 36 minutes. Atlanta is +6.9 per 36 minutes with Paopao on the floor this season. Atlanta could also be positioned to add more shooting in a midseason trade. Atlanta has all of their 2026 draft picks and could use one of them to rescue Marina Mabrey from Connecticut or Rebecca Allen or Rachel Banham from Chicago. One more knockdown shooter could really open up this offense, which relies on shooting a lot of threes. While Atlanta has some opportunities to improve this season, the fact is they might not need to improve much to host a first-round playoff series. If their offense remains elite and their defense is average or slightly above, that should be enough to compete with anyone outside of the Liberty and Lynx. Not coincidentally, the Liberty and Lynx are the last two winners of the Commissioner’s Cup, and I think Atlanta at +2000 is a sneaky pick to win this season. No team has repeated in the Cup’s four-year history, and with Catlin Clark out, the Liberty look like the only real threat to stop Atlanta from advancing to the Commissioner’s Cup final. When Atlanta returns from their week off, they will play five consecutive Commissioner’s Cup games. The first four of those are against teams with losing records. If they can take care of business in those games, it could set up a showdown with the New York Liberty on June 17 to determine who advances to the final game. At the start of the season, we asked if the Lynx, Liberty and Aces could continue their dominance for another season . So far, the answer for two of those teams has been a resounding yes, but following their hot start to the season, the Atlanta Dream may be poised to challenge that dominance. SEE MORE ARTICLES & VIDEOS About the Author Steve Pimental would rather write 20,000 words about Stef Dolson than write two sentences about himself. He lives near Chicago with his beagle/shepard mix, Hootie.

After an extra spicy opening week here are the things I’m most looking forward to this week... May 22, 2025 10 Things Mr. Women's Basketball is Looking Forward to in WNBA's Week 2 EJ Arocho After an extra spicy opening week here are the Top 10 things I’m most looking forward to in Week 2: 1. Indiana’s Big 3 (Caitlin, Aliyah, Kelsey) vs New York’s Big 3 (Sabrina, Stewie, Jonquel). Saturday’s game features the Top 2 leaders in college triple-doubles in Sabrina Ionescu & Caitlin Clark, who also happen to be the two most lethal 3PT shooters in the W. Look for logo 3’s & a lot of ‘em! 2. Kelsey Plum’s first game against her former team Vegas. We saw what she was able to do with the Aces (2x champ). Now we’re about to see what she can do against them on Friday. No one knows the scouting report better than Becky Hammon! Through 3 games this season, Plum Dawg is averaging a ridiculous 26.7 PPG! 3. A’ja Wilson vs Dominique Malonga (their last meeting was in the Paris Olympics Gold Medal Match!) The reigning MVP vs a future MVP. 4. Tina Charles vs Napheesa Collier on Friday. Husky on Husky crime! Both averaged over 20.0 ppg during opening week! Both look like they’re chasing MVP & DPOY supremacy! 5. Aneesah Morrow’s WNBA debut: Could we see the #7 Draft pick play her first-ever pro game on Sunday vs Atlanta or even Tuesday at home vs Dallas and begin her ROY campaign. She’s been hampered by a slight knee injury to start the season. After recording 104 double-doubles in college, she’ll look to bring that same fire & intensity in the W. 6. Bounce back game for Marina Mabrey & Jacy Sheldon?? Both are coming off of abysmal performances vs Vegas on Tuesday. Jacy was held scoreless (0-7 FG) and Marina, known for her 3PT shooting prowess, went just 1-5 from deep & 3-11 overall from the field. It’ll be another tall task to go up against the league’s best team currently in Minnesota but neither ducks smoke, so I’m eager to see how they perform on Friday. 7. The Battle of Cali Part II. Los Angeles vs Golden State, 2 meetings in 7 days?? I’ll take it! Kelsey Plum exploded for 37 on opening night & the Sparks won by 17. I don’t expect that to happen this time around. ***Something to note: starters Veronica Burton & Kate Martin were held to 4 points combined in that game & went 0-7 from the field. 8. Rookie rematch of the last two National Champions when Atlanta & Dallas clash on Saturday- Te-Hina Paopao (2024) vs Paige Bueckers (2025). 9. Iowa alum clash on Wednesday when Indiana heads to Washington.The face of the league Caitlin Clark takes on rookie & 23rd overall pick Lucy Olsen. I can assure you all of Hawkeye Nation will be tuned in to this one! FUN FACT: After CC graduated in 2024, Lucy Olsen transferred from Villanova to Iowa to fill the primary PG role at Iowa. 10. FIBA/Eurobasket reunion when the Valkyries & the Liberty clash on Tuesday. 7 international players for Golden State representing Belgium, Italy, the UK, France & Australia. 4 international players for New York representing the Bahamas, France & Germany. It’s like the United Nations of Basketball! The matchup I’m looking most forward to here is Temi Fágbénlé vs Jonquel Jones in the post. SEE MORE ARTICLES & VIDEOS About the Author EJ Arocho is Mr. Women’s Basketball and lives in New Jersey. Lives by the shore but looking to make waves everywhere!

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This isn't a moment, it’s a MOVEMENT… and you do NOT want to get left behind! May 8, 2025 Meet Mr. Women's Basketball EJ Arocho It’s simple. I’m a guy who LOVES women’s basketball. From scouting at the High School & AAU level for Prep Girls Hoops & my scouting service, EJ’s Evals… to freelance & independent media coverage for college, reporting on the transfer portal & all things WNBA… it’s what I eat, sleep & breathe. It’s what I do & what I do best. Some call me EJ, others call me Mr. Women’s Basketball. If you follow me on X, you know what I’m about. If not, you’re missing out! (@ejayarrow) We’re witnessing the meteoric rise of this sport, so let’s continue this journey together. Let’s keep investing in something truly great every single day because this isn’t a moment, it’s a MOVEMENT… and you do NOT want to get left behind! About the Author EJ Arocho is Mr. Women’s Basketball and lives in New Jersey. Lives by the shore but looking to make waves everywhere!

What I find far more interesting is that while everyone with a podcast discusses the number of threes being shot in the NBA, that discourse is largely absent in the WNBA. Today, I want to examine why that is the case and whether or not the WNBA could face its own three-point reckoning in the future. May 20, 2025 Is the WNBA Facing a Three-Point Reckoning? Steve Pimental Much digital ink has been spilled over the proliferation of three-point shots in the NBA, and for good reason. This season the Boston Celtics, fresh off winning the NBA title, attempted a record 48.2 three-point attempts per game. In fact, eight of the top 25 team-seasons in NBA three-point attempts per game occurred in 2024-25. This has, perhaps inevitably, led to much discussion within the league, media, and fans over whether or not this reliance on the three-point shot is good for the game. I don’t personally have a problem with the number of threes being taken in the NBA, but I understand why people across the game would argue that it has gone too far. What I find far more interesting is that while everyone with a podcast discusses the number of threes being shot in the NBA, that discourse is largely absent in the WNBA. Today, I want to examine why that is the case and whether or not the WNBA could face its own three-point reckoning in the future. Before we dive into the three-point numbers in the WNBA and what that means for the league going forward, I think there is one reason this discussion has centered on the NBA that has little to do with statistics. I believe a lot of the people who criticize the number of threes being taken do so because they came of age as an NBA fan in the 90s. Whether it is former players like Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal or simply fans who grew up watching those players, there seems to be a common theme to much of the criticism that basketball was better 30 years ago when post play reigned and the three-point shot was largely an afterthought. The WNBA doesn’t have this issue for a couple of reasons. First of all, the WNBA is only in its 28th season, and most fans don’t have strong memories of watching Lisa Leslie, Theresa Weatherspoon and Tina Thompson play. Even if the game was actually more fun to watch back then, most fans don’t have personal memories to cling to. Perhaps more importantly, while NBA fans can lament the death of post play, nobody in their right mind can watch A’ja Wilson or Angel Reese or even Napheesa Collier and complain that nobody in the WNBA posts up anymore. While post play is not dead in the WNBA, the league has seen a stark rise in three-point attempts in recent seasons. The league’s three-point attempt rate, or percentage of all field goal attempts that were threes, has increased nearly every season over the last decade. Just 21.2 percent of all shots were threes in 2014, compared to a league-record 33.5 percent in 2024. That is a huge increase, but it looks different when you consider the NBA’s three-point attempt rate went from 26.8 percent in 2014-15 (the first season the Warriors won the championship) to 42.1 percent in 2024-25. By that metric, the WNBA still has farther to go before we have to consider whether players are taking too many threes. I expect three-point attempts to rise again this season, though not nearly to NBA levels. The WNBA has eight new head coaches this season, including seven making their head coaching debuts. Atlanta Dream head coach Karl Smesko comes from Florida Gulf Coast, where his teams attempted more than 300 three-pointers nearly every season. Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts and Sky head coach Tyler Marsh also expressed a desire for their respective teams to shoot more threes this season. All three of those teams were in the bottom half of the league in three-point attempt rate in 2024, and if those coaches are successful in getting their teams to shoot more threes, it stands to reason the league as a whole will shoot it more from deep. Interestingly enough, three-point attempts in the preseason were down slightly from a year ago. I’m not going to read too much into that or the early-season numbers, but I intend to keep an eye on it as the season goes along, as well as into next season. With two more expansion teams joining the league in 2026, I think there is a chance we could see even more threes taken next season. As the number of players in the league increases and talent is dispersed, I think teams could try to lean even more heavily on the three as a way to make up for a lack of star players. If that is true, it could continue to shape the direction of the league going forward. Either way, I will be interested. SEE MORE ARTICLES & VIDEOS About the Author Steve Pimental would rather write 20,000 words about Stef Dolson than write two sentences about himself. He lives near Chicago with his beagle/shepard mix, Hootie.

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Our mission at LFG is to help grow women's sports by bringing fans of women's sports together. We are building a supportive, safe, and fun community. April 30, 2025 LFG Founders' Welcome Message Adrienne Alitowski & Gary W. Marion When our daughter was in elementary school, the first words she’d utter almost every morning were “Who won the game last night?” It didn’t matter the sport or the team. Since she’d have to go to bed before the final whistle, the girl needed to get caught up. She loves sports. She loves playing sports and watching sports and talking about sports. And when she got to high school, she talked to boys about sports for the first time. We remember her telling us at dinner one night that the boys told her that women’s sports were no good. Yeesh. We knew those boys were wrong. But when it was that easy for them to dismiss the hard-fought progress made by resilient and powerful athletes, well, we realized just how far there was left to go. Our daughter came of age with the 2015 and 2019 USWNT World Cup wins. We screamed our heads off, watching a giant screen in a park in Paris, when the US beat the Netherlands to win in 2019. We cheered at the inaugural Angel City FC game in Los Angeles. We welcomed Brittney Griner back to the WNBA in her first game (against the Los Angeles Sparks) after being released from Russia. Absolutely exciting and life-changing moments. Adrienne did not grow up a sports fan. When she and Gary moved in together in a small studio apartment she found him the perfect gift: TV headphones so she didn’t have to hear his sports. She didn’t understand his love for all things sport and she didn’t understand why they mattered so much to him. But watching their daughter play and love sports turned things around for her. And when Adrienne started noticing women’s sports on TV, the headphones finally came off. Women playing sports was a whole different story. She was all in! The global passion for women’s sports is catching up to our own. Audiences are growing and more people are tuning in. Maybe some of those high school boys are watching now, too. Our mission at LFG is to help grow women’s sports by bringing fans of women’s sports together. We are building a supportive, safe, and fun community that can chat, learn about our favorite athletes, and play fantasy contests. Community. Connection. Competition. What could be more fun? Welcome to LFG! SEE MORE ARTICLES & VIDEOS About the Author Adrienne Alitowski & Gary W. Marion founded LFG as a way to support their love of women's sports.