Levels to This with Sheryl Swoopes and Terrika Foster-Brasby

On this episode of Levels to This, Sheryl Swoopes and Terrika Foster-Brasby break down why the WNBA's surprise teams are surprising (Toronto and Portland winning without a so-called superstar) and what that says about coaching and buy-in. Contrast that with Phoenix's stunning fall from the Finals to two-and-eight. Has a roster that beat the defending champs by 33 tuned its coach out? They also get into the Stephanie White–Caitlin Clark sideline moment and the impossible scrutiny of coaching the most-watched team in the league, then run down their early Coach of the Year ballots.
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On this episode of Levels to This, hosts Sheryl Swoopes and Terrika Foster-Brasby are joined by veteran play-by-play analyst Cindy Brunson, who heard "no" for seven straight years before the Phoenix Mercury finally let her into the booth. By then she'd hosted WNBA Studio at ESPN, taught herself play-by-play "in the dark" at the Pac-12 Network where nobody could find the channel... and watched NBA guys with no W experience get handed the jobs she was chasing. The trio discuss the evolved landscape of WNBA broadcast coverage and why this year’s Finals will mean so much.
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On this episode of Levels to This, Sheryl Swoopes and Terrika Foster-Brasby break down the opening weeks of the WNBA season, starting with the devastating news that Rickea Jackson is out for the year with a torn ACL, and what that means for a Chicago Sky team that's been one of the early surprises at 3-1. They get into A'ja Wilson's 45-point masterclass against the Sun (she missed three shots, period), why Kennedy Carter has the Aces looking scary, and the case for the Washington Mystics as the most underrated team in the league. Then they get into the fun stuff: way-too-early picks for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Player, Most Improved, and a champion — and Sheryl makes it very clear that if anyone wants the trophy, they're going to have to go take it from A'ja.
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On this episode of Levels to This, Sheryl Swoopes and Terrika Foster-Brasby were joined by Clare Hamill, Interim President of the Portland Fire. We're running this one back because the Fire just returned to the floor for the first time in over two decades this past weekend as one of two new WNBA expansion franchises in the league's 30th season. They're off to an explosive start, setting a new WNBA attendance record for an expansion team opener! Listen back to the conversation that laid out the vision.
Original run-date: August 21, 2025
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On this episode of Levels to This, Sheryl Swoopes and Terrika Foster-Brasby take the show live to the Sigma Gamma Rho Boulé in Springfield — Terrika's home chapter energy on full display, and Sheryl one year into her own neo season as a new soror. With a room full of sisters in the audience, they break down what spring cleaning really means: clearing out old clothes, old ideas, and maybe even some old "friends." Especially the friendships where only one person is building the bond. Sorors on the mic bring the bars too — including one line that needs to be a t-shirt: "your disrespect is my closure." Sheryl and Tee close it out with what's worth making room for on the other side of the cleanout.
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