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The Pick Up - A WNBA Podcast
Fiba, Playoff Race, Vancouver Expansion & More
Season 6, Ep. 192
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This week hosts Cathryn and Freddie discuss the Fiba championship and highlight some key players in the competition. Then the WNBA season is back and they get into the very exciting playoff race ahead of us in this final week of the regular season. Then, some investors in Vancouver are trying to put a bid together for another expansion team. They discuss the very high price tag and how the Tempo games went in Vancouver last month. Then in the FFQ (Freddie's Fun Question) they talk about Natisha Heideman's running club Run Budz and pick new club ideas for different players.
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