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Happy (almost) Halloween listeners. Is there anything scarier than the Knicks’ championship ring phishing scam? Or Tom Brady’s supermodel obsession ft. Joan Smalls and Candice Swanapoel? The answer is yes. It’s the WNBA finals game 6 taking place in the middle of our lunch break on Thursday. An honorary mention? The thousands of people who voted Belmon Cameli as People’s “Sexiest Fake Hockey Player You Want to Play Real Tonsil Hockey With.” We as a society have got our priorities all mixed up. Send Its: Molly Carlson becomes first woman to iceberg dive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPUn6QzJzO4  Catherine Breed is the first person to swim the California coastline: https://abc7news.com/story/mill-valley-native-catherine-breed-becomes-first-person-swim-entire-900-mile-ca-coast/19960857/  First it was matcha and painted nails. Now, Caleb Williams is box breathing, just like us: https://www.instagram.com/reels/De0rOOFjgxX/  Zendaya’s rich auntie era: https://www.instagram.com/ej_cole007/  PS: Sound off on the sports stories keeping you up at night. Call Well Played at (828) 412-4825 to leave your questions, rants, or rule checks. We’d love to hear from you — and we’ll send every caller a Well Played claw clip.  Follow Well Played on Instagram: @wellplayedbytheskimm Follow Blake on Instagram: @blaaakkkke Follow Caroline on Instagram: @cghendy Sign up for the Well Played newsletter: https://www.theskimm.com/newsletter/well_played  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in sports delivered for casual and hardcore sports fans alike. The Brewers and Rays will compete in the World Series for the first time in *checks watch* a long time, while college football brackets got completely wrecked with historic upsets. Meanwhile, Natalia Bryant and Trinity Rodman gave us a peek behind the curtain of their decades-long friendship at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, while Val from Dancing with the Stars made history on the show — and not the kind we like to celebrate. PS: Sound off on the sports stories keeping you up at night. Call Well Played at (828) 412-4825 to leave your questions, rants, or rule checks. We’d love to hear from you — and we’ll send every caller a Well Played claw clip.  Follow Well Played on Instagram: @wellplayedbytheskimm Follow Blake on Instagram: @blaaakkkke Follow Caroline on Instagram: @cghendy Sign up for the Well Played newsletter: ⁠https://www.theskimm.com/newsletter/well_played⁠  Send Its:  Emma Morgan, the first woman to wrangle Ralphie in front position: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMEVdCemxrE⁠  Plus, a profile about her: ⁠https://cubuffs.com/sports/ralphie/roster/emma-morgan/18437⁠  Paige Bueckers birthday menu LEAKED: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/DesekeUkaqP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&exln=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==&srtk=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==⁠  Game Recognizes Game ft. Bijan Robinson and Kylian Mbappé: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEkL4x5pDtc⁠  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between MLB playoffs and WNBA finals, the sports gods have giveth this week. The WNBA will crown a debut champion for the first time since 2024, between the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries. Meanwhile, the broke boys of MLB are dominating the ALCS. But only one of them will continue in the running to become America’s Next Top Model – sorry, we meant World Series champs. Plus, Coach Jackie joins us in the studio to talk about her new podcast with Higher Ground Productions, Is She Game? Send Its: Mariska Hargitay: https://www.tiktok.com/@mariskavideos/video/7695158606441811230  Pinoe’s Pink Hair: https://www.instagram.com/p/DeZz_NbARXC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&psln=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==&srtk=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Carolina Hurricanes don’t hold back against Philly fans: https://www.instagram.com/p/DeZgk9DlZH1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link  Sporty Halloween inspo: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DeM0SL5jwtO/ + Follow Coach Jackie: https://www.instagram.com/jcubedhax/  Subscribe to “Is She Game?” wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We thought we knew everything about Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s divorce, then Lars Anderson gave us more to chew on. In his new biography on the 7x Super Bowl champ, we learn that the literal stars effectively ended the Brady Bündch-en. Plus, we get into why we’re still talking about the incident between a Fever fan and A’ja Wilson — and what questions it raises for the soon-to-be-hired WNBA commissioner. PS: Sound off on the sports stories keeping you up at night. Call Well Played at (828) 412-4825 to leave your questions, rants, or rule checks. You could end up on next week's show — and we'd love to hear from you.  Alex Morgan pledges $10K to moms who coach: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd-GvBeP7Lp/  Tigst Assefa wins the Berlin Marathon champion…with a ruptured achilles: https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/50058315/tigst-assefa-destroyed-achilles-berlin-marathon-win  Marathon mom plays cupid: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeHbjSKxWPp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==  LeBron and that darn branded helicopter: https://frontofficesports.com/article/lebron-fanatics-helicopter-philadelphia/  Follow Well Played on Instagram: @wellplayedbytheskimm Follow Caroline on Instagram: @cghendy  Follow Blake on Instagram: @blaaakkkkeSign up for the Well Played newsletter: https://www.theskimm.com/newsletter/well_played  Send Its: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jalen Brunson ditched his typical stoic self for his SNL debut last weekend for a few characters: a high school musical-esque basketballer, a rapper, and a member of a polycule. Seeing OG Anunoby act was the cherry on top. Matt Stafford also took the big screen in Taylor Swift’s music video for “Patient Zero,” which debuted at this year’s VMAs. Turns out having Swiftie daughters can pay dividends for your career. In this episode, we also cover: The latest in the WNBA playoffs, plus honoring Olivia Miles and Nneka Ogwumike’s league accomplishments Whether JJ McCarthy will replace fellow young Giants QB, Jaxson Dart, for the long run Two activities that aren’t activities but should be: beer wenching & girl gripping Where things stand in the MLB post-season    PS: Sound off on the sports stories keeping you up at night. Call Well Played at (828) 412-4825 to leave your questions, rants, or rule checks. You could end up on next week's show — and we'd love to hear from you. Send Its: Justin Verlander’s emotional send-off, featuring his daughter and wife, Kate Upton: https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/justin-verlanders-daughter-gave-him-an-emotional-hug-on-the-mound-after-his-final-mlb-pitch-what-a-moment-191250826.html Bonus: the commercial Verlander and Upton met on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgQ4QwyZem8  The beer baddie who carried 14 beers: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdwMEwaMEwq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==  Plus, the Toronto Tempo and Coors Light for making a drink we need: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdrZlRllnfa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==  Introducing Atlanta City FC: https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-team-17-atlanta-city-fc-unveils-club-name-logo-and-colors Plus: Ashley Sanchez ties Temwa Chawinga’s record: https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/sanchez-becomes-second-to-score-20-goals-fishlock-breaks-rapinoe-s-reign-scoring-record  Follow Well Played on Instagram: @wellplayedbytheskimm Follow Blake on Instagram: @blaaakkkke Follow Caroline on Instagram: @cghendy  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices