maya goldberg-safir
@roughnotes.bsky.social
maya (she/her) / independent women's basketball writer I subscribe to my newsletter/blog WNBA ROUGH NOTES https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/ I i love queer community, adventures & audio I oakland via chicago via oakland <3
My W group chat has already deemed the Sirens the "Murder Mermaids," making them immediately 10,000 times cooler
TSN@tsnofficial.bsky.social · yesterdayThe Cleveland Sirens are officially the newest team in the #WNBA!
this is the janelle salaun that janelle salaun deserves
why be goofy when you can look like janelle honestly
Janelle Salaun leads the league in side steps that make defenders look silly
sometimes ol morgan and jordan sound like two tipsy roomates
KT with a vintage all-star season performance here tonight
natalie nakase said in the pregame that janelle salaun has been goofing around with her teammates - "sometimes too much" - and i demand to see the evidence. SHOW US GOOFY JANELLE
i love when women support women aka kaila charles with a put back
did anyone use any recs from this map?! i would dieeee to know
Rough Notes Local’s Map of Chicago for WNBA Fans - Google My Maps
Curated recs from Rough Notes (https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/) beyond the 2026 All-Star Weekend lineup.
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Hella grateful for everyone who bought the gayest/cutest/most affordable $36 "Women's Basketball Changes Everything" crop top this weekend. If you want to order yours online, here's the link - and thanks for supporting indie/queer/community-centered women's basketball journalism! :)
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there are two million things to do during wnba all star weekend, which starts today in chicago! but what if you're looking for the most affordable, accessible, weird/experimental, intergenerational & local stuff? here are my picks slash an (aspirational) schedule for the weekend:
"let’s just have every night be Pride night!"
maya goldberg-safir@roughnotes.bsky.social · 4w agocan't let this one go:
I'm a sports girlie now, as soon as i get a job and solve world hunger, I'm getting jerseys
maya goldberg-safir@roughnotes.bsky.social · 4w agocan't let this one go:
rhyne to allisha is giving your friend group before you can text your ex
i need the ca state dept of infectious diseases to get on this
Valerie Valkyrie@beezygrey.bsky.social · last mo.my constant plea to the Valkyries: Make! Your! Free! Throws!!!!!!
fresh blog imagining natalie nakase as a winner on survivor (that means only good things for the valkyries), justice for ruthie bolton, why we should be booing cathy, and more:
Lavender Scare, Volume 4: Natalie Nakase on Survivor, Mighty Ruthie, Booing Cathy & more...
And it's all: "For the Gays!!!"
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Not the DJ playing “Best Friend” as Gabby and VB come down the court 😂
30 years ago, there wasn't just one league. there were two :)
maya goldberg-safir@roughnotes.bsky.social · last mo.We owe 30 seasons of the WNBA not only to its original players but to women who chose not to compete in the league at all... because they joined the American Basketball League (ABL) instead. The ABL predated the WNBA and had a more progressive and equitable vision of pro women's basketball:
wow we are really out here on pride weekend 18,000 valkyries fans chanting FOR THE GAYS
one of the coolest people from New Mexico, ever
maya goldberg-safir@roughnotes.bsky.social · last mo.The most important WNBA news of the day: Dolores Huerta is officially a Golden State Valkyries fan! I reported this news spot for @kalwradio.bsky.social about the feminist labor rights icon, who loved her first experience in Ballhalla:
The most important WNBA news of the day: Dolores Huerta is officially a Golden State Valkyries fan! I reported this news spot for @kalwradio.bsky.social about the feminist labor rights icon, who loved her first experience in Ballhalla:
Dolores Huerta is officially a Valkyries fan
After last night’s game against the Atlanta Dream, it’s clear that Dolores Huerta and the Valkyries have something special.
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the attacks on AT are so serious in part because i think white supremacists fundamentally do not want there to BE a WNBA
the way an army of lesbians are helping me get the how did dolores huerta get to ballhalla scoop rn
i might dedicate an entire rough notes to that woman
Valerie Valkyrie@beezygrey.bsky.social · last mo.Laeticia Amihere is so important!